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Was $300 meal story worth flagging for removal from HNQ?
This recent question about $300 meals felt somewhat off to me, and comments moved to chat suggest that many other readers felt that way too. When I saw it in HNQ I recalled that mod advice for "...
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Deja vu reading question about Engineer turned manager training their subordinates for the next job
I just read the question Dealing with manager that has high turnover but great reviews from departing engineers.
Didn't we have the same exact question on the site before? I feel like I already read ...
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Wondering what needs improvement for a specific question
There is this question What is the official date of resignation when registered mail was delivered on time, but went to a collection point to be picked up the next day? and at the time of my writing ...
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How can I improve my question?
I don't understand why my most recent question (Feeling exhausted and disheartened while working on my current assignment) has received downvotes. How can I improve it further?
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(Reopened) Does this question really not have a goal that can be addressed?
This question was closed for supposedly not having a goal we can address: How to find motivation to keep applying to jobs after being rejected
I strongly disagree with both the closure and the stated ...
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(Reopened) What's the justification for closing this question?
When answering "what are your top 3 strengths" are they looking for transferable skills or technical skills?
It can easily be treated as a generalized question and answered in ways that work ...
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Can I ask a question realted to my former boss behavior?
I read the topic section, but still I'm not sure if the question would be on topic.
Basically, I would like to ask for advice about a behavior of my former boss. He is currently doing something that I'...
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(Reopened) I think we should reopen the question about men wearing nail polish to work
The first time As a male, is it acceptable to wear black nail polish at work? made it into the reopen queue, it was unilaterally kept closed by a moderator. It now has 3 more reopen votes.
It was ...
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Why the downvotes?
Employee will not come into the office and managers will not enforce it
I am getting a lot of downvotes on this question. I would like to get some feedback on what can I improve to change that.
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How should questions with obviously ridiculous premises (such as how to engage in fraud) be handled?
Follow-up to: Should we answer questions that are likely to be closed?
I recently encountered a question that basically asks how to defraud companies. The OP was "asking" if they could apply ...
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This community is disconnected from the workplace
I am finding it hard to justify recommending TWP after this.
Telling a Coworker they aren't invited into my house
The user has existing tensions with a co-worker, and one of the symptoms of the ...
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More specific feedback for why my question has remained closed
I asked a question some time ago and it got closed. Apparently, the question was not focused enough so I edited the question yesterday and raised a flag to have it reopened. I see that the number of ...
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Why was a HNQ deleted?
The question coworker made unsolicited comments about appearance has been deleted. The 404 page directs me, and others, to the deleted question help center page. But that page doesn't seem very ...
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How do I improve 'ELI5: Explain work hours to young adult'?
How do I improve this question please?
ELI5: Explain work hours to young adult
(answer gets 9 upvotes and question gets 9 downvotes. so much for this Why aren't people voting for questions?. ...
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(Done) Req to reopen I told off a consultant and it affected my job
I told off a consultant and it affected my job
This is a simple question about correcting course after misconduct. We handle these all the time, and while this one was a bit ranty, it still does come ...
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Is a question about what to learn in order to develop my career OK for Workplace Stack Exchange?
I'm a data analyst and would like to ask a question about what should I learn in order to become better at my profession. The "Tour" page says "Don't ask what to do". Is my question like this? I also ...
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This question seemed fair. What was wrong?
What was wrong with this question?
https://workplace.stackexchange.com/q/154592/437
The text of the question was:
I prefer competition to collaboration. Is this compatible with a career in ...
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Casual sexism in The Workplace
This is not the first time I've seen a question like Casual sexism at work? receive a pile-on of comments and answers explaining to the OP that they're not really experiencing sexism (or, for bonus ...
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Why was my question removed from HNQ?
Note: This is not a rant. I'm okay with whatever the reason from the removal was. I'm just curious to know the reason behind it.
I recently ask this question: Am I obligated to work with my sexist ...
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Is my question about a reasonable pay rate request a duplicate of another question stating how to find a reasonable pay rate for a job?
I'm not entirely sure if a recommended duplicate actually answers the question I'm asking.
My question is asking for specifics on how to ask for a higher pay at a new position than I have at my ...
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(Done) Reopen request - How to negotiate an offer if I'm not actually going to accept it
How to negotiate an offer if I'm not actually going to accept it
This was closed as too broad, but there is arguably a straightforward and answerable question in bold:
So should I try ...
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Why am I featured as a New contributor?
I have joined this community 2 years and 7 months ago:
My first Reputation Points were earned in 17th October 2018 (through some Edits):
My First Answer in this community was last week, on 7th ...
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Can this question be asked around here?
Once I was notified from my management that I had been part of some injustice against some woman and therefore I am no longer welcome to do business with them. My manager asked me what it was but I ...
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Avoiding or Interacting with "Don't Do That Then" Answers
Don't Do That, Then! Is well known in the Hacker Jargon.
On a recent question I asked, I felt I got of lot of "don't do what you are trying not to do" answers. I would hope that the presence of a ...
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Why was my second question on poaching, without brands this time, deleted?
Apologia again for the bother. These answers refer to a "commercial interest", but I removed all brand names in https://workplace.stackexchange.com/q/141179/107097. Thus what's wrong now?
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What happened to the manager poaching question?
I posted a question (https://workplace.stackexchange.com/q/140813/107097) that got deleted. Why was it removed?
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Can I ask for a list of advice?
I were going to ask a question: "What are the good things to do when taking on a new position in a new company?" but I thought that there would be no clear answer or an answer would be an aggregation ...
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Should I ask the question again, differently?
I wrote this question:
Is it common for new employees to be appointed to a team in a higher position than the current technical lead? Is there a term for this?
At first, I was not planning on ...
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(Done) This question should not be closed as 'unclear'
Misleading/out of date LinkedIn profiles - saying you still work for an employer when you don't
is closed as Unclear what you're asking. There is nothing unclear about it. It seems on-topic (...
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sandbox: having group lunch with boss, how to suggest change of culture
I would like to sandbox a question. I don't think this is a dupe.
We are a group of PhD students, have a group lunch with our boss (PI). That never happened before and there is currently no agenda. I ...
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Is this question really a duplicate? Country tags differ
I was looking for questions about medical issues and job interviews in Australia.
This question turned up in a search: Unemployed with health issues last 9 years, how do I present myself in best ...
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Is this question really "Off topic: asking for advice?"
MIS vs IT Degrees
It's closed now as "off topic, asking for advice on a specific choice."
My interpretation is that the asker is not asking which degree to pursue; instead they're asking does it ...
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(Done) Should this question on getting fired on the last day be marked off topic?
The question Why did I get fired right before my last day? was closed, and I personally do not believe there is any other place on SE to ask this good question. Is it OK to ask where it is closest to ...
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What's up with the downvote pattern on this question?
How to point to risks in a culture that awards optimism and punishes CYA
Every answer here has 2 downvotes. I'm prepared to accept my answer was merits the DVs it got, but two downvotes on all ...
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Questions that basically ask TWP to function as someone's Google Assistant
I'd like to get everyone's thoughts on how questions like this fit against guidelines on this site:
Agreement between employee and employer for use of personal equipment
Although the larger topic ...
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Cannot give more than one bounty per question
I recently asked a question that gave me some rep points and I want to invest all those points on this answer
I had 450+ rep, started a bounty and rewarded that answer and now that I have again 100+ ...
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Should I cancel contact with a contract hiring agency; is this a duplicate?
I feel this question might be a duplicate, but if it isn't is it on topic to post?
I was contacted for contract work by a contract agency for a company I really wanted to work for as a full time ...
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(DONE) Can we reopen: "how to deal with inter team work in a toxic team"?
How to deal with inter-team work in a toxic team?
This has been edited down to a manageable size. It's answerable now.
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Not entirely sure how to react to a question which seems a little too out-there
The question I'm referring to: Getting training on a job with a child on the way
This might be a legitimate question, but there's enough red flags for me:
Kid on the way (as in, by the time we're ...
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(Done) This question from a new contributor about getting fired should be reopened
This question Impostor syndrome or will I get fired? should be reopened.
It already has some good answers.
And one of the folks voting to close it already provided an answer - not very nice.
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Is this a rant disguised as a question?
Is it common to require a candidate to take an automatically-graded online coding test if they have lots of demonstrable material online?
The OP asks questions (in the sense that there are sentences ...
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(DONE) Question was closed as "unclear what you're asking" but has an obvious, single-sentence question in bold
Boredom, lack of projects, search for new opportunity
This question is definitely long winded, and rambling, but I don't understand why it was closed as "unclear what you're asking" when there's a ...
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Before I enter the review queues, please evaluate this Q&A combo
I'm five points short of entering the review queues. I'm practiced in other SE communities, but I'd like a bit of insight before I begin to review.
Please consider both this question and my answer ...
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(DONE) How is this question "too broad"?
How to find workplaces with high proportion of young (20-something) college-educated population?
I don't understand how this could possibly be considered too broad. Can anyone help?
I voted to ...
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(Done) Reopen the question about interview test being free work
Reopen request for: Huge interview test seems like real (free) work for the company
This is marked as a duplicate of two questions that seem pretty different except for two words which are the same ...
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Reopen question on internal transfer interview
The question Is it a good idea to take part in a transfer interview if I have no intention of accepting the job? was recently closed for being a duplicate of Should I go to an interview I don't ...
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(DONE) Please vote to reopen "Skilled junior employee critical of her seniors"
Skilled junior employee critical of her seniors
I voted to reopen this question.
It's a good, solid, important question with some great answers - no idea why it was closed.
Perhaps because it was ...
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Reopen "Will relocating close off future opportunities elsewhere?"
The question Will relocating close off future opportunities elsewhere? was put on hold for "asking for advice on a specific choice." While the OP is trying to decide between two jobs, the question is ...
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How to improve my question to not be on-hold?
I have a question about my The Workplace Stack Exchange post: How to break the glass ceiling: How to get my next position of managing 50+ people?
I'm still do not understand why my question on-hold, ...
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How to award bounty on a dupe question?
I asked this question as an anonymous user (as can be seen).
Now I want to reward Ertai87 for his answer that acted like a clear wake up call to me.
However, the question was (incorrectly) flagged ...
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