I feel completely numb. The pandemic has been rough. I totaled it; I have seen less than 200 hours of light over the last year. There’s been months where I didn’t see any light at all. My home office I the condo was never meant for this; I have to work in the Den and SO in our bedroom. I cannot imagine another year of this but that’s how it looks in Canada

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What is a good alternative to a Herman Miller Size A office chair? Any thoughts for those who are shorter/smaller?

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Assuming we’re all working in the office, how important is it to work from your home office? Should I expect my team members, manager, coach to also be based out of the same office? Finally, if I wanted to occasionally work out of another office near me, is that allowed? Thanks!

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Deloitte 🐠, just signed offer letter. How long befor a background check process starts and how long does it take to complete. Timing is critical for me. Also how are they handling on boarding. Laptops, cellphones and trainings. I know DU is closed, but is training remote or can one go into the home office

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Is EY FSO a national practice? Can you pick a home office?

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Any recommendations for an ergonomic keyboard compatible with MacBooks?

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My carpal tunnel is flaring up. I'm willing to drop some money on a keyboard that is quiet, compact and ergonomic and a vertical mouse.

I've gone through a few that haven't worked for me.

Mouse:
Anker vertical mouse - was too big
Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical Wireless Mouse - angle too steep

Keyboard - I'm using a Kensington with a wrist rest but because it's so wide I have to angle my arm pretty far to use my mouse.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

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Recommendations for foot massager that does provide relief for sore heels?!? (occurring due to long hours of standing desk)
Or anything else that works with folks?!?

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Any standing desk recommendations?

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After a year using my home office setup, especially the 27 inch monitor, how can I ever go back to the traveling life with tiny laptop screen? 😔

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Does anyone have a treadmill desk? Or a similar set up with a standing desk with a portable treadmill under it? Do you find it to be worth it? After spending the past year hunched over with endless meetings and tasks for hours I need to stretch my legs but find it hard to leave my laptop.

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Any desk and chair recommendations? Starting with Deloitte in a few weeks so thought it was time for a home office upgrade.

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Pre-covid, what was “non-busy season” like? Did you still work from the client’s office or work from your home office?

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Best blazer/suit jacket brands for men? For when we can eventually travel outside of the home office.

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Best blazer/suit jacket brands for men? For when we can eventually travel outside of the home office.

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Best standing desk and ergonomic chairs?

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What companies are helping fund home office / wfh expenses? (Either with a stipend, reimbursing certain items like monitors, standing desks, ergonomic chairs etc?) please share stipend amount / what is covered by your policy, if you can order items of your choice and get reimbursed or if you’re restricted to specific items through your intranet site/system, etc. TIA!!

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Thoughts on a good standing desk that also can turn into a normal sitting desk when I get tired?

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Anyone here who was able to assemble a standing desk all by themselves? Got one from Autonomous and I’m going crazy assembling this mammoth of a table. 🥺

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People who code,work on multiple spreadsheets, apps etc., what is your go to second monitor that is budget friendly hopefully under 300$. I’m in 2 minds about the curved monitors and their resolutions to show texts/codes. Appreciate any leads. TIA

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Best ergonomic chairs for neck and back pain that aren't $1000+?

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Can anybody suggest a best ergonomic office chair in the cheaper, sub $100 range?

Any reviews for Smugdesk chair from Amazon?

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Anyone know if Deloitte sends new hires external monitors for home office prior to start date or do they have to wait till they actually start to order?

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Forcing me to use my standing desk

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What’s your home office setup?

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Q for the people that like WFH and never want to go back - what is your living situation? I hate WFH and can’t wait to be back in the office, so curious if other people have adapted better or if their environments are just more conducive to being successful (house with home office and family vs being alone in a 1BR apartment).

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To those who started at PwC recently, did you get any PwC swags? Also does PwC give you an extra monitor for home?

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I am resigning from KPMG tomorrow. Do I need to give the extra monitor back?

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I’m a noogler with a $1000 wfh stipend burning a hole in my pocket. itching for a 4K monitor and/or apple air pods max since I’m in a noisy area. Am I being reasonable? Or am I crazy?

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Getting tired of my kitchen chair. I’m 195cm (6ft5) and need something ergonomic. I’ve heard mixed cases for/against gaming chairs. I’ve also heard Herman Miller is the way to go on the office end. My budget is $500 as of now. Any suggestions? Tall fish perspectives appreciated!

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Has anyone had their LCA location updated so they can work from a different remote work location than their home office city? Did your firm take care of the process for you?

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I worked the majority of 2020 from home. Office is in NYC but live in another state. Why do I need to pay tax to NY?

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Anyone buy a height adjustable mobile laptop cart (vs. a standing desk, Autonomous etc)? Recommendations? TIA!

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Has anyone bought an X-Chair office chair?

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Bought an Uplift standing desk that arrived Friday. Something is giving an error so it will not raise out of the bottom 22 inch height. Called them and was told it has to go to warrenty team who doesn't work weekends and takes 2-3 days to review the case.

TLDR : I bought a thousand dollar oversized coffee table......

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Any WM/AT&T/Xandr peeps hear about wfh for the rest of 2021👀 Also some rumors about another round of a home office stipend

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PC gaming 🐟:

Where is your rig? Do you have your gaming pc in the same room/desk as your work station?

My new home has enough room for a den and an office. I'm trying to decide if I want my work desk in the same room as my gaming pc.

Thoughts?

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Got the call yesterday after seven weeks! Thanks all for helping me with this decision. Now just enjoying the view from my home office. Weekend’s almost here boys. Cheers.

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Home office chairs. What’s the best? No budget. I’m 6ft 220pounds. Wife is 5ft 120pounds. In market for 2 new chairs.
We tried getting ~$250 at OfficeDepot that seemed nice at first seat. After a day of sitting... 👎

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Being a mother, I have anxiety and nervousness about joining a service based company bcoz of doubts below.
1. Job security, considering the upcoming recession is it safe to join TW at this time?
2. How good is WLB at TW for a Lead Consultant? Approx working hours on a daily basis?
3. How flexible is TW for WFH?

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Hi Fishes, I am looking for a role in data analyst/Business analyst/product analyst with Hyderabad as location or WFH.
Experience: 2yrs as Senior Analyst at eClerx
Current CTC: 11LPA
expecting CTC: 14LPA+
If you have any vacancy in your company please let me know
Thanks

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How has your company been dealing with pay bands based on remote location? I feel like there are as many strategies as there are stars in the sky, and everyone wishes they had the one national tier that a few SF/NY companies have adopted.

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My boss (exec director) and I need to come up with a schedule strategy. We work in a hybrid setting, 1-2 days in office, the rest remote. As you all know, the days fill up quickly with travel, meetings and requests internal, external, new partners etc. Fridays are usually off limits to schedule anything unless it’s super important or really no way to work around it. have you seen something, created or implemented a strategy/guideline that would free up more time? I know saying no more would help

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I have an interview for a remote care management nursing position today. Does anyone have any feedback relating to interviewing for this type of a nursing role? I have a lot of nursing experience but was wondering if any of you have experience in this role and any advice etc for me.

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Got to know that the current hybrid work policy (3 day wfo and 2 day wfh) is valid till december only, post which everyone is suppose to work from office.. is it true?

Hi Guys,
Could someone explain the wfh allowance component? Its strange i didn't receive it in my first month salary but 2nd month after joining! I guess it's a one time thing.

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Low billable, low pressure work in privacy law? Slowly realizing that as my boys get older, the money isn’t worth what I’m missing out on. Currently a tech litigation associate with lots of hearing, depo and trial experience (I’ve appeared on my own at hearings/depos) at a well respected firm. I have limited privacy experience despite being hired for that reason… Have my CIPM and CIPP/US /E and /C. Remote preferred; hubs is pilot with cool intl transfer opportunities. Money isn’t issue.

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Have anyone opted for extension in Wfh? How to apply for it? Did you get extension?

TIA

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PWC INDIA VS EY GDS.
EY GDS is offering 18 lpa and senior consultant 1 roles + 1 lpa join in bonus+VP 10%
PWC india is offering 15.5 lpa + 2 lpa Join in bonus + VP(not mentioned) and senior consultant 2.
Currently in one of the BIG 4 in IT Risk advisory.
YOE : 2 + MBA from tier 2
Location: same for both
Please help me decide based on the growth opportunities, earning potential and long term impact of choosing india vs global practice.

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I've completed my technical and managerial rounds in tcs in Data science and AI
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I have 11+ years experience in TCS as Business analyst in payment Cards domain. Also currently leading Cards product development, QA team as Scrum Master and serving banking clients as product owner.

Skills: Business analyst in Payment Cards domain, team lead, Scrum Master, Product Owner, techno Functional

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Hi folks, i am looking for a job change i have 2.6 yoe in data engineering with tech stack - hive, hadoop, pyspark, sql, python , aws. These days i am not getting much calls. I worked for x company for 2 yrs and switched to y company in feb 2022. But recently i faced a situation. I cleared all rounds and send my docs to sunlife financial but now when i am trying to connect with them they are saying your candidature is on hold. I alao resigned from my current company. What should i do?

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Hope you're having a great sunday eve, I am looking for a job change and would really appreciate if you guys have any leads or if you can refer me.

YOE : ~4 years
Role : Business Analyst
Domain: Fitness and Wellness

Thanks in advance !

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How much salary can be asked after 15 years of experience in Telecom BSS/OSS for Solution Architect role?

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I recently switched to a developer role in a product based company from a support engineer for past 4 years in a service based company. I got a good hike as well.

Since I did it I think anyone can do it. Let me know if my experience can be of your any help.
Happy to help!

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Any advice from fellow women in this industry? How did you overcome gender biases?

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M/SM and above, why do you label a meeting as “touch point” or ask if you can have a “quick chat” when it’s something serious? Millennials like us always assume we’re about to get fired - I actually have been laid off in a meeting with that title. But at my new job, my boss asked for a “quick chat” to literally ask me to change the title of a meeting and then chat about christmas. Now that I’m in management, I want to understand it better.

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I have been approached by 3 separate HR people at a startup company to interview for a position. I already have a fulltime job that pays well and I only started 6 months ago too. Anyways, the pay was intriguing and the job was a high level scientific advisor so I did interviews. At the last interview, at the end I was told the job was for management but I prepared for a different kind of interview. I am waiting for an offer or rejection letter. I feel peeved that they wasted my time. Red flags?

Anyone watched V on prime? Very disappointed with such a standard revenge story and untimely songs etc. Not what I was expecting from Nani's most hyped movie this year

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Please suggest me which one is best?? Feb 8th is my LWD.
I'm also in 2nd round at other companies like Brillio , NetApp (Data ops)

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