Carat Discussions

Been seeing a lot of gt500 slander in this bowl what’s up with that 🤔

Where to buy good quality fancy socks without paying $40 a pair ?

Cool Halloween party ideas for a late 20/early 30 group?

What is fastest way to improve both structured communication and thinking? Any helpful books or drills?
It’s the one consistent feedback I get while casing , “to be more structured” I’m there for math ability , business logic , creativity.

I can’t wait for the day when I don’t have to deal with data cleaning.

Welp, see yeah later KFC!

About 2,300 National Guard members will remain in Washington as deployment is extended through most of May

Curious. What's everyone's all in tax rate at year end (first and second years). Thanks. Looking for a percentage.

Do you think being "detail-oriented" is a skill-set one can vastly improve on over time, or is it more of an innate skill one has as part of their personalities?

What is your go to drink after work?

What are the promotion cycle and salary review cycle months?

What’s an appropriate base salary for a pharma marketing DTC Director for a blockbuster biologic that’s on tv? What are typical bonuses and LTI? We only have 18% bonus and $37k LTI per year (approximately depending on stock price) for directors. Our base salaries are all over the place for directors.

Hello! I am an LCSW working in a private practice (not my own) in Utah. I became fully licensed within the last 6 months. I’m trying to figure out if I am being paid a competitive rate. What kind of raise is to be expected going from a CSW to an LCSW?

Thank y’all for your help!

Is this legal? My spouses company just decided to change their comp structure for account managers. It was base + comm, now it’s commission only but nothing changed, OT commission is the same, didn’t get more points, just took away the base pay and said work harder basically. So now they have to worker harder to get $50k they were already making. (Not a decision based on employee performance, they’ve been crushing it. I think the company is just trying to save money they overspent else where)

I'm working at a mid tier company as an SE II based out of Toronto, my base is 120k, some stock options and RRSP matching. Is this a good compensation for someone with a masters in Computer science (Canada) and 4+ years of work ex?
What are people working in amazon and Microsoft earning here in Canada? I know the salaries in US are outrageous for these companies.

What do you guys think if away carry on? How do they compare to tumi or rimowa?

I left bedside nursing and the hospital 2 years ago. I don't feel guilty about it and honestly this pandemic
has convinced me to never return.

Can the group members please share their experience about the CFE exam? How many days of preparation does it require? What are some of the useful study resources?

What is more fun.
A fast car with a new set of sticky tires, or a sow and light car with spare tires.
The older I get, the more i enjoy lightness and low grip, and the less i enjoy laptimes