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Retail, Social, Pharma. Fuck, Marry, Kill....

Have people been getting bonuses or mid year raises now? Saw something on a Deloitte bowl I thought.

Why do people in this industry say "like" so much? It makes it annoying to, like, walk around the building and listen

So. I plan to invest $100k new money and I want to know what stocks are looking the best. Esp considering future results from the vaccine...

Tax people: has there been any updates on the 15k first time homebuyer credit?

How much salary I can expect at ZS with 2.7 YoE for a security analyst??
I'm holding KPMG offer about 7.5 as fix

I want to do PD but also just want to get utilized.

Anyone take SHRM? How many hours did you study?

I've never worked on anything for TikTok and hope I never have to. TikTok is from hell. I was on it one time for about 10 minutes and could feel myself becoming mentally unwell in just those 10 minutes. The human brain is not designed to deal with the sheer amount of sensory overload that app gives you. I'm pretty sure TikTok is one of the main reasons we are constantly hearing about how much Gen Z struggles with mental health.

Once the non-compete with Guidehouse ends, do you think PwC will restart their public sector practice?

Mid-level associate at a mid-size regional insurance defense firm practicing coverage litigation. Salary is capped b/c my firm only does I.D./coverage and has no direct-hire comm clients. Second round of interviews with a comm lit boutique where I would be the only associate with 5 partners. Other than partner track, salary/benefits, and switching from coverage to general comm lit, what qualities of the move should I be thinking about as I weigh my options? I've never worked at another firm.

I’ve worked in sales for 12 years (8 years retail sales and management, 4 years inside tech sales and management). I’m feeling the burn and looking for something else in the tech field. I’m making $140k. I have a college degree but no marketing, engineering, or product experience. What other departments/jobs could I jump to and still keep close to my OTE? I’m pretty good at Salesforce and have thought about a SFDC admin type role, but that’s all I’ve thought of so far.

I think I've moved almost entirely from newspapers to newsletters. Media changes!

I’m a defense attorney looking to make the switch to the plaintiff side. I’m in Los Angeles and I’m wondering what a reasonable compensation package would be. What percentage should I be making off of the cases?

Do CPAs bill at a rate higher than a non CPA at a public accounting firm or do they both bill at the same rate?

I’m curious - let’s say you have a role to fill but they are targeting only female candidates to balance out the team. What recruiting strategies can i implement to meet those needs?

So for those of you who are in learning and development: what are trainers making now days? Interested to know salary & years experience! TIA

My friends and I brought up the black and blue dress, and it's amazing to me how many of them still see white and gold. What do you see?

What should I do in LA tonight? Staying around west LA.

Guys I am looking for a candidate who has 4-6 yrs of experience and is skilled at doing security source code review preferably using Fortify.. Shud have experience in integrating the tool in ci/cd pipelines as well as web development as well.

Looking for a panty dropper used car for around 40k. What would you suggest? Considering a wide range of options from x5 to F type

When to sell at a loss?

I’m 26 and have a fair chunk of my NW tied to Cloudflare - a tech stock that I believe has the opportunity to 3x and become a $100b+ company over the long term. Similarly, I have a lot in cloud computing etf - WCLD.

Given short term rotation out of growth stocks, I’m confused on what to do. I think we still have some time before growth stocks bottom out, but do I sell?

I would consider myself a “long only” investor, but am unsure what to do given my lack of diversif

I recently joined an agency after spending years at small non-agency design studios. Was hired in part for my non-agency perspective. Now I’m being thrown into new biz pitches (more below)

A significant chunk of my team members are permanently leaving Seattle and still collecting Seattle pay checks. They are basically making a ton more now in terms of what's in their bank accounts, and I'm thinking maybe I should move. It's just, what if I move and then don't stay at this company, and the next job pays way less?

Good happy hour near CityCenter in dc? Thanks!!

Question for Sales leaders who’ve said “I did an analysis and concluded we just need more at bats”.

Does it feel like you’re saying something useful? Or are you also writing a book titled “In order to get rich you just need more money”?

What other careers do you catch yourself daydreaming about? I, for one, would have loved acting as I loved theater throughout my life but alas fate had other plans. What's yours?

Is there any joining bonus to 601 grade joiners in JPMC?

For those who reads UX books on Kindle, may I ask how is your experience? I’m asking because I’m torn between buying the book (and I’m almost out of space since our home is small) or buy a Kindle tablet to read books there. For sure there are pros and cons for both..anyone mind sharing their experience / preference? Thanks a lot 🙏🏻

Hi,
I am looking for an iOS developer role. I saw an opening in IBM from the job portal. Need someone to refer to my profile. Any IBM working employees Share your mail id so that I can send my resume.
Thanks in advance

BCG fishes: If you make a temporary transfer to another office for 12-24 months, will your salary (& taxes) come from the home office or the office that you transferred to?

How much variable pay and bonus is given by barclays every year

I have heard there is some HR policy that boomerang/ returning employees are taken back on the older salary. Can someone please share more details about the period of applicability and exceptions? Thank you.

EDITORS.. do you find that you work weekends on EVERY SINGLE JOB when your cutting for the first screening? No matter what the job is like, no matter how complicated or not, no matter the ship date, I find that I have to work weekends to accommodate the first screening.

Need some advice on renting here in ATX.

Back in May 2021, I rented a property that had sustained damage during the big snow storm. This wasn't disclosed at lease signing. The home leaked every time it rained, mold was found in the home & the LL failed to make repairs that resulted in me falling down a flight of stairs. I moved out& rented an apt for 2 mos before signing a lease on the house I live in now. This house has a serious big problem& I've found mold here too. Continued below