Is it OK to bring my laptop to interviews to show websites and jQuery projects I have worked on? I have done this in interviews for previous jobs and got every one of them. Now it's time to get a job with benefits at a large company.
UPDATE: I had an interview today, and before I went to the int...
@enderland Actually I am really tired of the disrespect shown to those trying to help improve. I am seriously thinking about quitting this site because of it.
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The comments that are intended to improve or explain why are one thing but I am really tired of the attacking the poster
I'm the owner of a business with about 30-40 employees. Recently, I found out that one of my employees has been having an affair with my wife. The employee has worked for me for 4 years. I felt like I was his mentor, since I recruited straight from university, taught him the ropes, and promoted h...
@NickC That should be fine providing the comments relate to the past version(s) of the question. I just wouldn't delete any that relate to it's current state, such as this one, since those add value to the topic and sometimes explain why the question is not closed :)
I have not yet begun my studies ( i have ~1year to them ( high school )), and I wonder about that whether I have some chances to find internship such as developer/engineer(whatever in IT ). I think about UK or Nederland (go there for 3/4 months), but whether non-fluent english is sufficient ?? (i...
@enderland I suspect it needs cleaned up as its very hard to tell what's being asked
I'm also unclear if "studies" refers to post-secondary education (University, college, etc) or if he's referring to high school. It would have helped if he had listed his age
(The current line was edited in by another user. The OP's exact wording was "I'am before studies ( i have ~1year to them ( high school ))")
"He has made all the money he wanted to from his ancestors, and has no
aspiration to work for."
This is a bias and is likely skewing or prejudicing your assessment of him. Try to remove that from your thinking the best you can.
Everyone has unproductive time at work. Estimates range fro...
am I missing something or does that answer completely not answer the question?
I'm not 100% sure this is on-topic. The essential core of the question is about a personal relationship and a personal issue. While there may be workplace aspects to this situation, none of them have been addressed in the question. Just because two people happen to work together doesn't make it a workplace issue. With that said, Waiter, I'm sorry you're in this position. This sounds terrible; however, if you can possibly [edit] your post to focus more on the workplace aspects of this, it may be more on-topic. — jmort2532 hours ago
@enderland It offers a solution (take a step back and reevaluate if you're being prejudiced against him, and evaluate his actual work performance), although it does't answer the exact question being asked. I'd say it's OK
I have not yet begun my secondary education (I'm still in high-school and have about 1 year to go), and I was wondering if I would have any chance at finding an internship in IT, such as a developer or engineer.
I was considering looking for one in the UK or Netherlands (I go there for 3/4 mont...
@Shog9 Haha I'm seriously no expert. I just think I understand the basics of the technology and happen to be able to explain it to newbies quite well :)
I'm not 100% sure this is on-topic. The essential core of the question is about a personal relationship and a personal issue. While there may be workplace aspects to this situation, none of them have been addressed in the question. Just because two people happen to work together doesn't make i...
@JimG. The thing about that question is the core of it is "How should I handle my employee in this specific situation". The question wasn't about the personal drama or the relationship, it was about how to handle the employee
Loaded question. Regardless whether you think something might make a good soap opera plot, there is no evidence of that being at all relevant here, much less having "the workplace" be the only reason this question is on topic. — NickC52 secs ago
Also. @JimG. if you really dislike the answers on that question, downvote them. There is 1 downvote outside mine on the answers to that question currently
So I have a really hard time feeling as if your concerns here are valid
as you obviously think that almost all those answers are "good" answers (or, didn't read them, and based a meta post off something which you don't have the ability to support)
@BenBrocka The "language level b1/b2" confused me for a minute, but I found this: deutsch-als-fremdsprache.org/en/faq/… - Figured it was something more common in Europe
Sorry, but I can't agree with you on this one. The employee has demonstrated that it is in his character to betray you if he wants something. So you are at risk that he will betray your business, with the right incentive. Definitely understand the law before you do anything, but this person needs to go. — JMarsch1 hour ago
There are some 7 people who agreed with this comment but didn't downvote
@enderland Exactly :) So I let the answers get sorted by upvotes. Pushing down answers you disagree with by downvotes is usually something I reserve for meta
Occasionally there's an answer you find potentially useful you just dont' agree with. But IMO it's more likely in this case people think it's "not bad enough" for a downvote for whatever reason. Upvotes always flow much more freely from most people
@enderland As a side note, most people can't view downvotes, but they can view comment upvotes, so I feel a comment disagreeing with many upvotes to be far superior to downvotes
As I said here - http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/125629/158605
It is far better to have an answer posted disagreeing with the question to gain a lot of upvotes, than the question itself gain a lot of downvotes. This is because instead of providing negative feedback to the person asking the question, you are now providing positive feedback which actually answers the question.
@JimG. Make sure you check the timestamps and the edit history. The comment you are talking about is not about the same version that exists now, and the post was closed and then reopened. — NickC6 mins ago
@Jim: I re-opened it because - as the quote you post illustrates - you're not the only one who made this mistake, and therefore having this question can probably avoid further discussion in the comments there. That said, I think you've missed the point of the question badly - see my answer. Try to assume good faith when reviewing questions - look for (and then emphasize) the on-topic aspect when possible. — Shog915 mins ago
@NickC: Will do. // Hey - Can we agree on one thing though? Consistent with what @Shog9 just said, can we both agree to "assume good faith" when reviewing questions? Your initial Meta close was very abrupt. I know that past (and present) Workplace.SE moderators have had a quick trigger finger, but can we trust each other just a little bit?
@Shog9 Another great answer. Two great answers to that question. Thanks again for intervening, Shog.
@JimG. Your question was filled with all the vitriol and assumptions of a question in bad faith. No, we will not be having questions asked in bad faith as the norm on Meta.
@Rachel I'm more talking about answers on questions on the main sites. They are sorted by total votes, so by not downvoting a "bad" answer (and instead leaving a comment) you implicitly are supporting it
@JimG. Next time, focus on specifics. No one in their right mind thinks The Workplace is a soap-opera forum, so saying that just distracts from the real discussion. Following up a somewhat hyperbolic question with a very hyperbolic meta discussion isn't going to improve the situation.
@enderland I think an answer you disagree with isn't necessarily bad. The answer you linked I didn't think was bad, although I can see why people would disagree with it
@Shog9 Over on Programmers.SE, @Goma paints the corners. He tries to beat all spam algorithms by asking very marginal questions. That's why we need to remain vigilant.
If the sort of advice given there was bad and was what you shouldn't do for some reason (could result in lawsuit, company bankruptcy, loss of company reputation, etc), then I'd vote it down
It's always tempting to let the worst people define your behavior toward everyone
Don't do that
Learn to recognize Goma for what he is and deal with him accordingly, but don't treat every new user as default-Goma on the off-chance that you might miss him otherwise.
I've been working within a company a while as a Support agent, but have now reached the point were I've developed enough technical and soft skills to have my manager accept that my current job title no longer reflects my work.
In order to formalize things a little, I've been asked to join a pro...
"He has made all the money he wanted to from his ancestors, and has no
aspiration to work for."
This is a bias and is likely skewing or prejudicing your assessment of him. Try to remove that from your thinking the best you can.
Everyone has unproductive time at work. Estimates range fro...
I've been working within a company a while as a Support agent, but have now reached the point were I've developed enough technical and soft skills to have my manager accept that my current job title no longer reflects my work.
In order to formalize things a little, I've been asked to join a pro...
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