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I had been working in a Local Government department for about 6 years and was proficient at my job. There had been no issues at all when this new manager started. As is common in UK government s…

Top stories for Jelai   What has your manager asked you to do that you outright refused to do? Beth Ann, studied Life and Living & Working and Dealing with Difficult People at Universit... • Answered March 28 I had been working in a Local Government department for about 6 years and was proficient at my job. There had been no issues at all when this new manager started. As is com... Read more » 272   Why are you considered a deadbeat if you pay off your debt early? Doug Massey, Retired at 41 after working for The Man and investing mostly in index funds. • Answered July 13, 2017 As I understand it, credit card companies refer to people who pay off their balance in full each month (like me) as "deadbeats" — because they're using the card, collecting... Read more » 413 26   What social skills can I learn from your experiences in just 10 minutes? Asked in Human mind readers • Answered by Call me Davi • August 4, 2023 Always stand up when someone enters a room to greet them. Don't just sit and offer them a handshake Stand up and greet them with respect. Start a random conversation with st... Read more » 900 10   Do Filipino people help you if they see you fallen in the street? Derek Berry, lives in The Philippines (2018-present) • Answered February 18 My friend who is 6ft 6in in height and myself came out of a nite club at 3am in the morning. The side walks are sometimes dangerous with many loose pavings sticking out' He ... Read more » 742 84   Do SIPs really repay that promise amount for anybody? Does anybody enjoy the maturity of SIP? Sanjeev Bhatt, lives in Kolkata, West Bengal, India (1958-present) • Answered May 18, 2023 One of My Bangalore based Client on my advise started a SIP in ICICI Pru Value Discovery Fund - Regular Plan - Growth, in November 2016. The figures I am giving below are fr... Read more » 894 53   If I copy and paste chat GPT answers for writing blogs or answers to Quora questions, will there be any copywriting problems for me? Franklin Veaux, I use Quora. No, really. I'm using it right now! • Answered December 29 Yes. You're a plagiarist, you're violating Quora's terms of service, and ChatGPT answers don't fool anyone. They basically scream "Look at me! I can't write, but I want to ... Read more » 142 22   Why do I miss the scammer? Sunshine • Updated September 15, 2023 I don't know if it's the scammer that's being missed or the empty promises, the dreams. Give yourself time, and please don't go back to communicating with him, you'll end u... Read more » 287 81   Do Microsoft employees use Google at the office? Prathibha Janam, lives in Hyderabad, Telangana, India • Answered August 9, 2016 Three years ago, I asked a similar question to one of my friends who works for Microsoft. What is your default search engine at your office? Is it Bing or Google? Her reply w... Read more » 5K 69   Programmers - what application(s) have you created for your own use, not sharing it with anyone else? Asked in Software Engineering Experiences • Answered by Tom Crosley • May 5 It was 1969. I had just graduated with a BSEE from Iowa State University and had accepted a job offer from an R&D lab which was part of GTE (largest independent telephone s... Read more » 37 2   How did Ramdev make a fool of Indians? Katyayani Misra, failed at everything you can imagine • Answered April 17 My whole family uses this toothpaste, even here in Australia. Powder form of this toothpaste helped my mother-in-law when she had severe pyrrhea. Till this day, no one in m... Read more » 4.2K 769   Are INTPs usually underachievers? Andreas Hofer, Teacher (2001-present) • Updated February 12, 2020 I am a teacher and I know the MBTI of all my students. While I have had two INTPs who had straight As at school, I would dare say that INTPs are (like the other NPs) the pr... Read more » 881 102   My boss purposely makes all interview candidates wait 1 hour past the scheduled interview time. This is their "filtering" method, as they refuse to consider anyone who leaves during the 1+ hour wait. Is this legal? Patrick O'Neill, studied at University of Arizona • Answered September 25, 2023 As someone who has been on both sides of the hiring table, I think this is a great strategy. As an applicant, I might not be able to find out the boss is a lunatic until aft... Read more » 11.4K 733 Read more in your feed

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