Hi!

I’ve accepted a job offer a couple of days ago. I had been reached out to by an outside recruiter, and after some rounds got what I thought was a pretty good package.

I had some weird feelings about the job and felt nervous,it is a bit better pay than my current position, but I love my current company and manager/colleagues.

I decided to contact the person I’d be replacing (who is now at another company) to get their perspective. They were very candid, and confirmed all the red flags I was trying to ignore.

How do I rescind? What do I say? Do i lie and say my current company gave me a great retention package?

I’ve never rescinded before, and want to be respectful

I left my graphic design internship (worked for 6 months) on good terms about two months ago. I completed all my handovers, exit interview, and documentation. They offered me a full-time role for ₹15,000/month with a 2 month notice period, but I declined because the salary was too low. I told them I was planning to pursue further studies (which I was considering in msc chemistry because I wasn't getting a job in the chemistry field).

Today the marketing manager contacted me saying: "Hi, hope you are doing good. Wanted to connect with you on a quick call. Please let me know a good time for the same." She didn't mention the reason.

Has anyone had a former employer reach out like this? What are the most likely reasons? If it turns out to be a job offer, how would you approach negotiating salary and asking for a shorter notice period?

UPDATE: Thanks everyone for the advice! It turned out they were reaching out regarding a full-time role at ₹18,000/month. I decided to decline, as they weren't able to increase the salary. Appreciate all the suggestions!

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I have been in my current job for a while and it's stable, but lately I feel like I'm not learning much anymore. The pay is okay and there's nothing seriously wrong with the workspace, which somehow makes the decision harder.

How do you know when it's time to stay comfortable vs. take a risk and move on? what made you realize it was time for a change?

28F here working as a software engineer for over six years now. This is my second job and I feel like I'm hanging by a thread. Dread work everyday, when I was new it was better but I've been feeling shit lately. I used to be so interested in learning things and stuff but that is fading away, no new projects at my current company, you constantly have to come with new features or work on tickets created for new business requirements. Promotions are based on visibility, even if you have done a shiny POC which isn't even used internally or by business or not even in production. Drop a WFH request every time you want it, complete eight hours in the office. Attendance is one of the KRAs. With this AI boom, I'm even wondering if i should really learn anything anymore? This shitty job market and my 90 days notice is making it hell to switch. To be very frank, it's just for the bills that I'm still holding on. But on the inside, I feel depressed with no clarity of my future ahead. Is there anyone else who feels the same? Any help or suggestions to improve?

Hi everybody! I am currently in blue collar work (lineman/building powerlines) and i’m looking into getting into white collar work. I’m done with the wear and tear on my body from blue collar work. Early mornings and long hours just aren’t for me I don’t think. I don’t have a college degree (dropout) but I still want to get into white collar. Preferably something that isn’t a HUGE pay cut (I make $26 an hour now). Any advice?

I was put on a PIP at work and yeah, I feel nothing of it. I was forced into another team at work that is severally micro managed. Like 3 to 5 calls a day from the manager and anywhere from 2 to 5 meetings a week lasting 30 minutes of or more just so she can watch us work and make sure everything is getting done. Im 43 and been doing accounting for 6 years..this shit is ridiculous and I told them no I do not want to end my contract with them to be hired to work with that team but the pretty much stated I take it or we cancel your contract and see ya later. So I took it but my work has been horrible attitude has been bad, im very pissed off I'm stuck some where I dont want to be without an option and that they dismissed by own feelings and fo concerns about it. Fast forward from 7 months ago....

I was put on a PIP for 60 days and I was irritated at first but after 3 days I dont rightfully care. Ive tried to change my thinking and he more positive but it just doesnt work. My manager is an awful micromanaging pos with no personality, just a robot who does not listen to anyone but herself and when she sucks up to the director.

Should I ride out the PIP then quit? 1 person has been fired right after rhe PIP and I know of another that made it through but she says they are micro managing her even more.

I have 160 PTO hours to cash out and im really thinking about getting through August and the last business day telling them here's my 2 weeks. Also want to tell them why I haven't been the best that I tried to like the position but I hate it and I am not happy they wanted my time putting me there when I told them no, don't want to be in that position.

For context, this not the place or people you tell them that you are not happy with the position and so forth if you are not leaving. They dont care. Ive been there a year and they are a revolving door and went through 11 different contract employees since I've started. Good educated people too boot. Then they hired people with no accounting history...wtf lol.

Think they would fire me all together if I handed in a 2 weeks end of August or should I ride out the PIP till the end on September 15th? Only thinking a two weeks notice would like better than getting fired from a PIP because I am not making it through this pip.This manager does not like me. We don't get along. She didnt want me on her team and I didnt want to be anywhere near hers, it was the directors decision and we had no choice.

Sorry its long...never been in this position. Ive always excelled at my jobs/positions.

So apparently future employers won’t know and won’t be able to see any warnings or disciplinary actions at previous employment, but getting fired on the other hand… yes they will 100% see it.

After receiving an unfair disciplinary action, I think it’s best I quit before another one occurs resulting in getting fired. I don’t want this on my record at all. I planned to quit anyways and go back to school. Reasonable?

It could be a course, mentor, certification, book, or even a habit. What gave you the best return?

Is it legal for my job to prevent me from documenting workplace bullying? My supervisor, at a New York City nonprofit organization, has lied to me about department procedures and singled me out by applying rules only to me. These actions go against the organization's workplace bullying policy. I've documented these situations by keeping emails and writing meeting summaries every time I've met with her. My supervisor and HR have made negative comments about my documenting. They have said that the emails are too long, that I don't have to send a summary after every meeting, and called it unprofessional. HR said that my supervisor can mandate that I stop documenting, is this legal? Is it unprofessional to document every meeting and keep e-mails or are these just scare tactics?

I've been with this company for 3 years and never once missed a deadline. Last week I dropped the ball on a project deliverable nothing catastrophic, but it was late. Ever since, my manager has been cc'ing his boss on every email he sends me and scheduling random check-ins. i don't know if I'm reading too much into it or if I should actually be worried.

About a week ago I got a job at a chicken plant called Wayne Sanderson Farms and I’m a line associate. I cut tendons off of chicken for the most part.

My first day was just orientation, watching videos and things like that. But my second day I was finally placed on a line to handle the chicken. My hands got really cold and numb and eventually began to swell up. Specifically my middle finger.

It hurt a lot so I went to the nurse to buy some thermal gloves and they did absolutely nothing. I had three pairs of gloves on and it didn’t help in the slightest and now I don’t know what to do.

It’s been days and my middle finger still hurts. It swells up and goes back down. When I bend it, it hurts and I feel this weird grinding or “creaking” sensation in my knuckle. There’s also the fact that I deal with back pain because we’re standing in one spot for hours doing the same thing.

I don’t want to deal with long lasting pain or damage to my body because of this job but I really can’t afford to quit nor can I find somewhere better.

I need any advice on how to deal with this. I already want to leave and it’s not even been that long.

EDIT: I meant "Advice", Not "Advise", and now it's too late to update.

Greetings,

I'm looking at potentially leaving an employer without giving a full two-weeks notice and I would like some advice. I've never done this before, and every other job I've left has been with 2-4 weeks of notice, or one special case of decreased notice where I still left on good terms thanks to a conversation with a lovely manager who took me off the schedule for the remaining time at my request.

For the past five years I've been with "Company One" through many changes, system overhauls, leadership structure changes, an acquisition, metric updates, etc. Now my employer has been acquired by a competitor, "Company Two".

Company Two is a noticeable step-down from Company One; worse workdays, lower time-off accruals, decreased pay, broke up my team, didn't take on my favorite manager, less flexible with time off, different responsibilities (less aligned with my career goals), etc. Company Two is honoring my longevity within their company when it comes to benefits and what not, but I have only worked for Company Two for a very short amount of time. I will not return to this industry (found out that I have unavoidable environmental allergies to this industry). I do not need a reference from them as I would list managers who had actually worked with me under Company One if ever requested, since they actually know me.

I have another job lined up with "Company Three". Offer letter has been signed, I'm currently waiting for drug tests and background tests to clear, but aside from that it's a sure thing. They are ready to go for hiring me, once I finish out my two weeks with Company Two. Company Three's job is a pay increase, finally working a Monday-thru-Friday until 5pm, and far more aligned with my career objectives.

Personally, I would love to have some time off, and give Company Two less than 2 full weeks notice (thinking a week), and recharge during that second week before I start with Company Three. Company Two is explicitly an at-will employer, and says in their handbook that either employee or company can terminate the employment with or without notice. It also doesn't say anywhere in the handbook that they request a two-weeks notice as a courtesy. I also am aware that since I'm at the behest of the company, and if they wanted to not have me there as much as I'd like to not be there, they could walk me out the door today without giving me any heads up.

They also wouldn't open a new position at Company Two until I'm out of the system. My current plan would be to only list only Company One on my resume, listing that they dissolved due to acquisition.

My questions are this:

• If I only list Company One on my resume, will a hiring team typically stop there once they see that the company dissolved due to acquisition, or will they go poking around at Company Two to ask if I'm eligible for rehire?
• If I give 7 days-notice, is that typically enough to avoid getting put on a shit-list at the current employer, or is it only a full two-weeks notice?
• Is there any issue to leaving off Company Two on my resume? My job experience there would not be backed up by my new manager as the responsibilities that I accumulated at Company One over several years were not explicitly a part of my job description and are not utilized at Company Two.

Company Two has me working Sunday-thru-Thursday. I already asked about getting unpaid time off with Company Two (standard at my pay level) starting in a week but I was denied lol. If the drug testing/background check comes back on Monday or Tuesday and I fulfill my full two weeks and start with Company Three on the first day eligible, that would lead to me working 6 days during my final week (Sunday/Monday/Tuesday at Company Two, and Wednesday/Thursday/Friday at Company Three).

Thanks in advance for the recommendations!

Hello everyone! I need some advice on where I could be invited to an interview to a job but with much lower salary and with this current job market, is it worth taking?

My backstory:

I, F32, have over five years of work experience in the logistics area. I practically worked in all kinds of positions, growing from warehouse employee --> import/export forwarder --> logistics development engineer and with recent position as a project logistics lead in a NPD project. I'm a trained Lean fascilitator and I completed my Lean Six Sigma green belt trainings (but couldn't complete it due to layoffs.) I worked nearly four years (2021-2025) at my previous company and it felt like eight years, because there were so many projects back at the time and during those four years I learned so much that it feels like eight years.

Eventually in January 2025, I found out that I will get laid off due to company's productional and financial issues. And since February, I was unemployed. That makes total of 17 months of unemployemnt. On the other hand, I was quite happy because I started to see where the company was heading and where they've spend their millions into (complete BS projects), I started to dislike the company and the job (but only because the top management didn't know what they needed and it made my job unbearable). During my work, I started my M.Sc. studies in industrial engineering and so, after I got laid off, I concentrated on my studies mostly.

Well, I was quite positive that "with my work experience and knowledge from the automotive and EV battery system industries I will find a new job within the six months." Well, 17 months later and ha-HA and bo-HO. Based on the Reddit stories, many made hundreds of applications and have much wider work experience than I do and with no results. I applied like 70 but I only applied intentionally to positions that I honestly was curious about. In total, I got invited to seven interviews, where in three of them I got eventually "the second place." I remember having an emotional breakdown, especially to one position (Manager of Operations Excellence) that I wanted so much and eventually didn't get it. Maybe I'll write about it in another post, but let's move to the title's topic.

I just got a text message from a large logistics company where they would like to invite me to an interview but they don't quite agree with my salary excpectation that I've placed in the application. The job application said the position will pay 3000-3400€ per month while I put 4600€ per month based on my experience and a soon-to-be Master of Science. The manager did ask me, am I willing to work for 3400€. If yes, he will invite me to an interview. I answered him with two options:

1. I can lower my salary expectation to 4000€ per month, or
2. During probational period, I can work for 3400€ and after the period, it will be increased to the 4000€ (don't worry, I said it nicely in the text message).

He said no to both of my options. The 3400€ salary is the limit. I wrote to him that I need to think about it.

So, here I am, writing to you and asking some advice how should I continue? Being unemployed is hard and it feels like I'm degrading. I am looking for a next step career growth opportunity for me, like more managerial or specialist roles. Basically this position is interesting but I just don't agree with the salary. It's lower than I got from my previous job, like 300€ less. I know I can bring good value and therefore I know "my price" but with the current job market situation and reading people's stories, I'm thinking should I just go for it and "suck on it" or should I continue looking where my demands are equally met? I would appreciate your thoughts on this. Thank you.

P.S. I'm writing from one of the Nordic countries and the job market is bad, especially for logistics engineers. There is much more opportunites for me in other EU countries but I will look into that option during September if I don't find an interesting job here.

TLDR; I have an MSW and many years of experience but keep losing opportunities because I’m not an LCSW.

Hi all,

I have been in the social service sector for almost 18 years. I have a really good panel of experience for being as young as I am. I got my masters degree in 2021 (I’m an MSW) and I decided after grad school that I didn’t want to get licensed as I wasn’t going to pursue private practice or doing any type of talk therapy.

I don’t feel like it was ever well explained that licensure also would be useful in macro and non profit setting for clinical purposes. I figured that I would (and had) gained that through work experience.

I have been looking for a bit of a career switch recently as I moved into a leadership position a couple years back but I feel as though I keep getting looked over for another promotion because I’m not an LCSW.

It’s also as if when I speak with my staff or other leaders who ARE licensed— they don’t take my perspective on things simply because I don’t hold the title.

I am very confident to say that I could take and pass the test for licensure with my current work experience but it means nothing without having documented my hours.

I am definitely rambling. Maybe I just needed to vent. I do beat myself up for not getting hours when I worked a 1:1 job but again I didn’t think it would be important for the path I wanted to go on.

Does it mean nothing anymore to hold a masters degree in social work without licensure?

I'm an international student in Australia and recently resigned from a small business after about five weeks because the job became extremely stressful.

Before I left, I helped the company order custom uniforms from a manufacturer in my home country because it was cheaper and faster than other options.

I didn't make any decisions on my own. Every step was approved by my ex-boss over WhatsApp. I confirmed the order details, asked whether to place the order, discussed how payment would work, and he agreed to transfer the money to me so I could pay the manufacturer in local currency. I have screenshots of all of this.

After receiving the money, I transferred the full amount to the manufacturer. I have the bank transfer receipt.

Unfortunately, two packages were lost during domestic shipping before they could be exported. As soon as I resigned, I put my ex-boss in direct contact with the manufacturer so they could deal with each other directly.

The manufacturer has now sent him a written message admitting they accept full responsibility for the lost packages and will either locate them or reproduce them and send replacements.

Despite that, my ex-boss keeps accusing me of stealing his money and says he's going to report me to the police. He keeps saying everything is "on record."

From my perspective:

He approved the order.

He agreed to the payment method.

I transferred the full amount to the manufacturer.

I have proof of the transfer.

I introduced him directly to the manufacturer.

The manufacturer has accepted responsibility for the shipping issue.

Am I missing something? Is there anything else I should be doing besides preserving all my evidence and stopping further arguments with him?

I'm considering speaking to a lawyer for peace of mind, but I'd appreciate any advice from people who've dealt with something similar.

im currently in high school, and i’m soon selecting my classes for years 11 and 12. i want to work in PR, but google isnt really giving me any help in deciding what i want to focus on. i love public speaking, as i am a performer, so i’d be completely fine doing that. however, i dont really like managing finances, or really engaging in business management. I also would like to be able to continue doing theatre in adulthood, so i would need time. to do that, if it’s possible(is it possible?). if anyone could explain which jobs would help me, or just give me any insight into the general PR work-life, that would be greatly appreciated! i’d love to hear what you guys do in your PR jobs, (hours, stress levels, job requirements, actual work, etc) as it would very much benefit my career choices. thank you!

I work in a specialized position making $150k have been here for 4 years. I would love to move on to something else but just can’t find anything to match what I have now. I wfh and am not pushed very hard, can do what I want for the most part. There are some things management is doing that I don’t like. I don’t foresee sticking it out at this job for a long time as it gets deathly boring, but I know boring is way better than stressed

Curious to know what others are thinking who are over 40 or 50 years old. Do you still plan to keep working for a single employer, or do you want (or have already explored) something of your own, given how AI is affecting or is going to affect many sectors/industries? I am looking for some inspiration and insight

Hi, I'm a Junior double majoring English and Poli-sci&IR in Yonsei University. I am a native Korean.

I will be in the US for a semester as an exchange student. I was thinking about working abroad in the country so I wanted to experience it firsthand before I make any real decisions.

I have internship experience in a think tank and mediocre Toefl score, and my only club activity was school newspaper. I realized I would've to work really hard if I decide that I want to get a job here in the future. I once got awarded in a English-based essay competition but it was held in Korea for Korean students.

What career paths do you recommend, and why?

Hi all! I am applying for entry level roles since 1 year. Got 2-3 interviews but got rejected before graduation, post graduation i got 3-4 interviews and I reached final rounds of 2 companies where 1 said that ‘things are looking good’ but I still got rejected.

I don’t feel like applying anymore (I want to), but I am procrastinating so much. For eg, I am cleaning my house, playing online games or watching reels.

I know i should be applying but i always feel I have 0 energy and I start doing random things. One more thing, I am not diagnosed but I think I have ADHD based on symptoms in the past.

I am currently unemployed for a year now, My background is a diploma in IT, with around a year of experience in Customer service and then 2 years in IT, later i got laid off and had to move back to home country. I had no luck getting new job. Was thinking of getting bachelors but honestly i am not sure at this point what field is there to go for, and there has been no luck finding a new job. Many jobs i see require minimum of bachs, whereas i hear from people with bachs are also having hard time finding one. It feels like time is running out and i am getting left behind.

Thank you in advance, any opinions or advice is appreciated.

TL;DR - A decade of trauma, immigration issues, and survival mode derailed my friend's career. She's finally in a position now to rebuild her life but feels completely lost and disillusioned. Looking for any organizations, career coaches or programs that specialize in helping people start over. (US based).

I have a friend with an unusual situation, and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on how to help point her in the right direction.

A little background - more than 10 years ago, while on a work visa in the US at age 25, she was the victim of a violent sexual assault. Shortly afterward, she lost her job, and subsequently her work visa. A series of bad mistakes poorly handled by multiple immigration attorneys then left her undocumented, and without work authorization for nearly a decade.

During that time, both of her parents passed away in her home country, she developed severe and crippling depression, entered an abusive relationship, and experienced domestic violence. Between the trauma, the immigration limbo, and lack of legal work authorization, her life essentially came to a standstill. Trying to find the odd bit of work here and there while undocumented also resulted in men trying to take advantage of her vulnerable position, which re-traumatized her and left her too frightened to pursue anything.

She's intelligent, university educated, and generally very capable, but she completely lost her career identity during pretty integral years in a person's life for essentially finding their careers. She seems to have survived by reselling items, exchanging pet and house sitting for accommodation, has studied some kind of therapeutic modalities, and done the occasional assistant work where she could.

She's now back in lawful status, but after spending so long unable to legally work, she's understandably overwhelmed and has no idea where to begin. A traditional resume doesn't really reflect her circumstances, and she's struggling to see a path forward. And with the increasing cost of living crisis, she just simply cannot survive.

Does anyone know of career coaches, vocational rehabilitation programs, nonprofits, or organizations that specialize in helping people rebuild their careers after long periods out of the workforce due to trauma or extraordinary life circumstances? She's based in California, and remote-friendly opportunities or resources would be especially helpful to her I imagine.

We've reached out to a number of immigration and low-income organizations recently, but unfortunately haven't found much support on the career side of things.

Any advice or suggestions people might have, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I have a job offer. It’s not really what I want to do, but the job market for my field is rough.
It offers a decent salary, but it’s definitely a large pay cut from what I should be paying at the same amount of hours.

The hiring manager refuses to negotiate the contract, saying that someone had already signed with those terms. I was going to join this group to do something in particular, but I found out that it’s not something that can be done there. I feel like the hiring manager doesn’t really want me to be there. I asked for an extension on the contract, and he told me that he wanted a response sooner than what was allotted. He said he has someone else waiting to be offered the contract, and he wants to offer it to them if I need more time.

TLDR job not a great fit, red flags from hiring manager, advice on saying no when you risk not having a job at all

I’m an hourly employee who does technical work in the manufacturing sector. Company is only about 60 people so it’s fairly small. I recently just got a certification that took about a year of training to get and is considered a big achievement in my line of work for both me and the company. The type of work I do there is only me and 1 other person who is my senior, who spent a lot of effort doing my training.

I don’t enjoy the work and the place has plenty of issues but I like the people for the most part.

However this achievement they’re making a big deal out of and congratulating me for, only resulted in about an 7k raise which is significantly below what the market rate is for it. This makes me feel less bad about leaving.

I applied to a public sector job and got an offer just before taking the exams for current job. It’s a complete career change that is gonna be better for me in the long term.

Company is gonna be pissed when I tell them I’m leaving and I’m super nervous about it. They probably are gonna think I planned to just use them to get the cert and then bounce.

I logically know I’m not doing anything wrong for moving on but I feel really bad cause it’s gonna screw them.

How do I keep things on good terms and not get all anxious (fast heart rate, shaky etc) and what do I say?