Remove Office Chairs Remove Salary Remove Sales
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I was laid off and now my manager wants my help, I don’t want my company car, and more

Ask a Manager

My role was to open and then manage a new sales office. Even though I earn a really good salary, it irks me that I spend over $3,500 a year for a car I don’t want. There has been no offer to match the salary of the new role, not promise of a promotion, NOTHING… just “you can’t leave.” Great, right!?

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my interviewers burst out laughing after I left the room, I need a different desk chair, and more

Ask a Manager

Most people remember being on a tight salary at the start of their careers and will get it once you explain it. If you can, though, look for other ways to make overtures — for example, if you usually eat your lunch in the park next to your office, you could invite someone to join you there.