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Workplace Studies

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What Doesn't Your Company Provide, that You Want?
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Paid Time Off
Career Training
Decision Making
Fun Culture
Retirement Contribution

How do you feel the American workplace will change over the next decade?

  • I think some companies will try using AI but I think it will fail miserably and they will go back to humans or go out of business.

9 answers • Office Culture

Have you ever experienced racism in the workplace?
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Female
Yes
Male
Yes

How should I respond in an interview when I am asked why the company should hire me?

  • I have the experience to do the job, I get along well with people and I know how to handle conflict, my work attendance is excellent, I...

5 answers • Interviews

Do you approve of your CEOs management style?
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Female
Yes
Male
Yes

What movies or books do you think are most informative about the working life?

  • Movies are not realistic about working world. Either the dipiction is too glamorous or too grim. Neither books nor movies tell you how...

11 answers • Office Culture

Do you feel burnt out at work?
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Female
Yes
Male
Yes

As a hiring manager, what's the best question a potential hire ever asked you during an interview?

  • What question do you do for anyone during a hiring interview?

7 answers • Leadership

What are some jobs that will never face replacement by automation?

  • User Experience Design and Research, Human Resources

8 answers • Professional Development

What % of the time are you bored at work?
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5% or Less
5-10%
10-25%
25-50%
50%+

What do hiring managers want to hear when they ask me about my greatest achievement?

  • Depends on your department, possibly your best or most impressive sale, customer contact, situation dealt with or handled.

10 answers • Interviews

How can I motivate an employee who is leaving to share their knowledge with their replacement?

  • That would depend on why they are leaving & how they were treated while they worked there. If they got along & were treated well by their...

7 answers • Leadership

What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?
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$2500+/mo
$1500 - $2500/mo
$1000 -$1500/mo
$500 -$1000/mo
Less than $500/mo
Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?
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Female
Yes
Male
Yes

Is there a point of no return when you have an issue with a boss? At what point are you are better off quitting?

  • Build a case and sue. Don't quit. There are people at my station who have sued the company and individual supervisors that still work here.

13 answers • Leadership

Have you ever dated a co-worker, while both at the same company?
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Female
Yes
Male
Yes

How soon can I ask for a raise after starting a new job?

  • Ask about the reformable appraisal process at the interview, and how often those are done. Raises often accompany PAs.

13 answers • Office Culture

How can I get a good sense of a company's culture before I apply for a job there?

  • Ask around. Visit if you can. Read every article you can find about them. Talk to people who already work there. Listen to the talk around...

8 answers • Office Culture

Would you leave your current job for a 20% raise at a different company?
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Female
Yes
Male
Yes

Do you need to be skilled at office politics to succeed in your career?

  • You need to have a certain amount of people skills, and that includes networking with others. Being able to work with other people, make...

6 answers • Professional Development

When you were hired at your current job, what was the cash amount of your signing bonus?
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I didn't receive a signing bonus
$1 - $1,000
$1,000 - $5,000
$5,000 - $10,000
$10,000+

Will I lose my job if I have an extended sickness?

  • No, you cannot control an extended sickness. Employers should find means to accommodate.

8 answers • Office Culture