# How to submit an Open Floor question

The Open Floor runs on **Tuesdays**. Weeks 1 to 3 each month answer a member question. Week 4 is a structural blind spot we choose from patterns we see across client work.

You do not need a perfect question. You need a real situation.

## Where to send it

Email **openfloor@onehundredhq.com** with the situation in your own words. A short paragraph is enough. Include your role and industry type if you are comfortable (for example, "senior PM at a B2B SaaS company"). We use that for context, not for identification.

## Where questions actually come from

Most Mailbag posts are not verbatim emails. They are **paraphrased versions** of topics that come up in client conversations, advisory work, or patterns we are seeing in the market right now. Your email helps us know which situations are live for members. If several people are circling the same problem, it is more likely to surface in the rotation.

That also means you may read a question that sounds like yours even if you did not send it. The answer is still meant to be useful.

## What makes a good question

Strong submissions tend to share a few traits:

- **Specific:** a decision in front of you, not a general "how do I get ahead."
- **Bounded:** one situation, not a career autobiography.
- **Honest about constraints:** comp, timing, relationships, and what you are willing to do.
- **Action-oriented:** you want a read and a next move, not validation.

Examples of the right shape:

- "My scope doubled after a reorg but pay did not move. How do I raise it without sounding ungrateful?"
- "I have an outside offer. I would rather stay. Is it worth using as leverage?"
- "Peers were promoted and I was not. How do I read that before I react?"

## What we change before publish

Questions are shared with permission and **lightly edited** for length, context, and to keep the asker anonymous. We may combine details from similar situations so no one reader can identify a single person.

We do not publish names, employers, or details that would make you recognizable internally.

## What we do not publish

- Questions that identify a specific person or company in a way that could cause harm
- Legal disputes or HR complaints that need a lawyer, not a blog post
- Venting without a decision to make (save that for a private conversation)

## Week 4 is different

The monthly **structural blind spot** is not from the mailbag. It is advisor-driven: a pattern we see repeatedly (title inflation, counteroffer traps, scope creep, and similar). No submission needed for those.

If your situation is urgent or private, email us anyway. We may point you to an existing post, save it for a future Mailbag week, or suggest a different channel.