I'm a manager in my field who, in moving to a new city, got into. Things were looking great, but unexpectedly the company shut down two weeks in. Now I'm looking for a managerial job again, and I need to know how to explain this.
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posted by drea
on May 2, 2013 -
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I have come to the conclusion that I am bad with money, and I need help. The question is, who can provide me with the help I need. I've researched various professions online and have a hard time telling who would best suit my needs: a bookkeeper, an accountant, a financial counselor, a daily money manager, someone else entirely?? More than one of these??
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posted by buddylove
on Mar 6, 2013 -
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The question: Should I provide a lukewarm reference for my recently fired ex-manager to avoid awkwardness? Or should I tell him no, and if so, what is the code language to use? I can't say "Sorry, that won't be possible" for reasons outlined herein.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 5, 2013 -
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I work closely with another team and their manager in my job. The manager has started some weird, what feel like, personal attacks on me.
In case you want to skip the long explanation inside, basically the question is how to deal with a manager who is not my manager (but I am expected to work with anyway) and has a very abrasive style which is kind of offensive.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 13, 2013 -
14 answers
How can I better "manage my managers" who can only think in the long-term? They have lots of really great ideas which never go anywhere because they don't schedule people to work on them.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 22, 2013 -
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I'm asking this question because I can't really verbalize it as well as I'd like to since I'm trying to look at it from all perspectives.
I've been under the management or oversight for a couple of total assholes this past year and a half. The first was the director of the graduate program I am on leave from, and the second is my current boss, a cafe owner.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 16, 2013 -
31 answers
We like our jobs but toxic manager is gutting us. It feels awful because we can't perform to our full potential when she's around and feel like we have no career prospects. How can we help ourselves?
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posted by swimmingly
on Dec 13, 2012 -
9 answers
How do I ask my manager for connections for a new job in a new city without killing my chances for a promotion?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 2, 2012 -
5 answers
I have finally gotten myself promoted to manager -- sweet! I have ADHD -- crap! Have you been in this situation before? What worked for you? Help me figure out how to not just survive, but thrive!
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posted by roscopcoletrane
on Sep 25, 2012 -
10 answers
I supervise a person who has enormous difficulty finishing her case notes. My efforts to remediate her so far have been unsuccessful. How can I help her finish her work?
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posted by The Elusive Architeuthis
on Sep 12, 2012 -
39 answers
Through a friend I have been offered the opportunity to work at a "mom and pop" 60 bed motel that has a fitness center, pool, and serves meals. It averages decent ratings from guests. I'm up for the challenge but I'm no spring chicken. I lost a good paying position in the recession in 208 and subsequently had to drop out of a Ph.D program just before comps- and it looks like I won't be finishing that degree any time soon, because I currently work in a call center and can't even afford a car.
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posted by Piscean
on Sep 9, 2012 -
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Mac osx 10.6. Sick of the spinning ball when I use firefox. Slowly moving to safari however I am married to some of the mozilla plugins.
What is a downthemall equivalent for safari that is free?
Thanks hive
posted by citybuddha
on Aug 21, 2012 -
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I am thinking of pursuing an MBA in IT Management and have been accepted into an online program. But I've heard it said that if an MBA doesn't come from a top-25 or top-50 school, it may not even be worth having in the eyes of job recruiters and hiring managers. What's the real story?
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posted by iamisaid
on Aug 15, 2012 -
25 answers
Let's go do this life thing. Point the way and boot me up the nethers, mefites.
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posted by Fen
on Apr 20, 2012 -
6 answers
My manager fairly frequently sends me email praising me for my work. I think I'm just doing my job. How should I respond?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 12, 2012 -
28 answers
I have the chance to interview people who are likely to be my manager. What should I ask?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 3, 2012 -
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If things go my way, I may be a Team Lead for a group of remote analysts soon. But this position was basically invented to keep me around. There’s no job description and I don’t really know what I would be doing as the Team Lead. Help me figure out specific actions I can take to make myself useful in this job.
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posted by Tehhund
on Feb 20, 2012 -
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I just landed a phone interview for potentially my first managerial job after five years of being a systems analyst. What questions do I need to be ready for in the phone interview and the face-to-face interview?
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posted by Tehhund
on Jan 22, 2012 -
3 answers
I've recently become a buyer for an online shop specializing in electronics & home goods. What advice do you have for me?
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posted by MesoFilter
on Jan 21, 2012 -
3 answers
Any suggestions on how to make your resume attractive? not sure if there is a new trend for resume writing but want to get feedback from, Recruiters and Hiring Manager. With the economy and competition, it's getting so tough to even get an initial interview.
posted by msconfuse
on Jan 11, 2012 -
15 answers
How do I manage a workflow that is dependent on other people's efforts? My (mostly administrative) job requires that I do things that are frequently dependent on the contributions and/or approval of other people, who frequently can't/don't/won't complete tasks in a timely manner. What do I do? (Details inside)
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posted by Wretch729
on Dec 13, 2011 -
11 answers
Any good books out there on handling employee gossip, from a managerial perspective?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 17, 2011 -
8 answers
What is the common practice for turning in a notice to quit, is email good, or do I need to do it face to face with the board?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 31, 2011 -
7 answers
How much money does a person working at Starbucks make per month, working in the Upper West Side of Manhattan if they are a barista and have been working for five years? What about as a shift manager (same time frame), or a store manager?
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posted by foxinsocks
on Jun 5, 2011 -
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I have a new job offer with a company that will pay a bit better than I manage now. The new company is likely to be a better working environment as well. However, the new job would be a step down from a manager/supervisor role into more of a coordinator role.
How highly should I esteem my current manager title/responsibilities? Enough to reconsider a move to a role that feels like a better fit in most other ways?
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posted by owls
on May 23, 2011 -
6 answers
How do I manage a resistant employee? I'm new to this job and I need some advice on people management of a difficult person.
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posted by dawn_chorus
on Mar 31, 2011 -
20 answers
Would you ever send someone an anonymous gift - particularly if you haven't had a good relationship with them?
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posted by mleigh
on Dec 20, 2010 -
22 answers
Multi-part question: Do the various 'services' that run automatically on my computer (such as ipodservice.exe, ituneshelper.exe, adobeupdater.exe) reduce my computer performance significantly enough that it is worth switching them off in Task Manager? How might I automate that process (given that I don't have admin rights -- work laptop)? Could an AutoHotKey script close a batch of these?
posted by man down under
on Aug 22, 2010 -
16 answers
