13 focused guides

Hiring and HR conversations

Choose the exact situation for practical facts, a proportionate next step, boundaries, safety notes, and common questions.

Reject a job candidate respectfully

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to reject a job candidate respectfully while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Withdraw a job application professionally

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to withdraw a job application professionally while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Negotiate a job offer in writing

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to negotiate a job offer in writing while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Decline a job offer respectfully

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to decline a job offer respectfully while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Ask your employer for a raise

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to ask your employer for a raise while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Request family or medical leave

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to request family or medical leave while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Report workplace harassment in writing

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to report workplace harassment in writing while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Disclose a workplace conflict of interest

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to disclose a workplace conflict of interest while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Request a workplace accommodation

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to request a workplace accommodation while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Resign from a job professionally

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to resign from a job professionally while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Return to work after extended leave

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to return to work after extended leave while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Give an employee a performance warning

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to give an employee a performance warning while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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Announce a layoff to an employee

Handle an employment decision with direct language, documented facts, and respect for power differences. This page focuses on how to announce a layoff to an employee while keeping the message clear, proportionate, and fully refusable.

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