In the context of an interview, I think the complexity of the question comes into play; if you're given a long lead-in with several factors, it makes a little more sense to repeat/ rephrase the question. However, someone who repeats, "What's my favorite color?" should be immediately shown the door.

I agree. Part of "likeability" is helping someone grow, and I view constructive criticism as an integral part of that. If someone can't handle that they're going to be wrong sometimes, I don't know if I want to have them on my team in the first place, but I digress.

When I was an engineering co-op working at a satellite warehouse for a Fortune 50 company, our CEO visited as part of a plant excellence tour. It was a pretty big deal, because the facility was usually forgotten unless something terrible happened that we were in some way responsible for. Somehow, some way I ended up…

Like a lot of the people who have replied thus far, I work in CAD quite a bit, so my first priority when I got my work laptop was to get a monitor, which was actually tougher than it should have been.

You'd be surprised. As long as you show up, it's surprisingly hard to fire someone. I'm not saying I recommend not doing work, it's just a sad fact.

I graduated in May and have been working in my first big-boy job since June. Looking through this, I - like most people who probably read this - agree with parts and disagree with others. I had a long post about what I do and why I'm successful at it, but I realized no one really cares. I think the biggest thing to…

Whew, this whole thread makes me sad. I'm not sure if I disagree because I don't think it's true or because I haven't had this experience. I talk to people at work - usually just, "How's your weekend?" or, "How's life?" - but I don't see myself as a suck-up or social-climber, and I've been well rewarded. I promise I'm…

I agree with you. If I don't get a few minutes to myself at lunch, odds are I won't get any me-time for the rest of the day. I eat lunch with a group on Fridays, but I certainly don't force myself to become someone's lunch-buddy.

I've had the same problems with Sticky Notes, and my company doesn't allow us to install 3rd party software without giving up your firstborn.

In a 10,000ft view, I'd usually agree, but there obviously has to be exceptions. If you go through someone's Twitter/ public Facebook page and posts are all "I hate [current company]," or "Skipping work today because I feel like it," that's a pretty good indicator that the subject may not be a good person to work…

I think once you hit the 1.5 - 2 year mark, you don't owe anyone anymore. Plus, like @jp182 said, if you're suffering then get out. I guess it's all personal preference on what feels "right," but personally as soon as I can prove that I've given more than I've taken I won't feel wrong leaving.

I had a candidate do that to me during a round of co-op interviews. I explained the background of the company, what was expected out of co-ops, and how he would be supported, and he told me he wasn't interested. He basically said he was planning to continue living in dorms during the semester and couldn't see himself…

I'll fully admit that dress code played into my current role. I wear jeans three days a week, sometimes four, depending on what visitors are in the office. I know that it's not an apples to apples comparison, but most new hires I talk to mention that they like that we don't have to wear slacks every day.

Coming out of school earlier this year, I turned down three job offers - one with no other offer on the table. Even in school, I turned down two full-time offers to stay with my internship in order to get a full time position with that company (it didn't work out, sadly). I accepted my current position because it had…