Have you ever turned down a job offer—and were you glad you did? I got an offer but the culture felt off during the interviews. It’s scary to say no in this market though. Would love to hear if anyone… more

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I’ve never stuck around a job that hasn’t aligned with me. Anytime I’ve started to get anxiety or that “I hate this place” gut feeling I usually quit asap and I’ve always been a grinder so finding wor… more

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The final round. The market data screamed "sell." Every other team was unloading their position. But I saw an obscure variable in the historicals everyone else missed—a pattern. I held firm, my heart po… more

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So everyone who made GUT, GUT is leaving...

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I was hired with my company as a Senior QA Engineer starting at 95k in the mid-west. I supervise two full time QA technicians. I really impressed my boss in my yearend review, and now I'm staring … more

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What's people's secret for working with a team member (e.g. art director if you're a copywriter, copywriter if you're an art director) whose style you just clash with? Do you try to gu… more

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I had a call with the recruiter I’ve been working with on a middle management-level opportunity. I asked the recruiter “… is an 80 hr work seek standard for this position or does the company value work life… more

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Senior analyst level candidates with 3+ years of experience - what do you expect in terms of comp (base, bonus, and equity)? As a hiring manager at a public tech company, I just want to gut check whet… more

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Always advocate for your self and trust your gut

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Came here to say this to all my creatives .. remember that record label execs thought that Beyoncé had no hits on her first album. But when it was released it became a classic.

The point is that this industry is f… more

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That new GUT stunt feels like a return to form. Very fun.

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Is it better to (1) take a role at a company you want to work for with the goal of someday moving to an adjacent team within the same company, or (2) stick around in Big Law until an opportunity becom… more

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Gut check - I’m a 2021 grad making $195k in DC. Billable goal is 1800. Bonus is negligible regardless of reaching / significant exceeding goal. I’m good at what I do, always exceed goal significantly … more

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Can anyone give me a gut check on decision to buy an apartment? It’s a 2bd coop in Park Slope, zoned for best school (we have a baby), and it’s well maintained and washer dryer in unit. Bedrooms next … more

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Considering buying a complete reno for my first house. Good idea? Bad idea? What should I keep in mind for a full gut job?

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If you work for a firm who primarily deals with federal contracts, should you be looking to jump ship now before the new administration comes in?

With DOGE, Ramaswamey has said there will be "mass… more

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GUT Toronto folks, what’s it like there? Good work/life balance? Good people? Good projects?

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How do we feel about Customer Success Manager in tech as an exit? My gut tells me it’s chill and decently paying but kinda menial customer service firefighting type work and might pigeonhole me/be lim… more

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I’m a senior now and here’s some unsolicited career advice for juniors: trust your gut and don’t be a people pleaser. Some people just can’t be won over, no matter what you do. If it feels off, most likely … more

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Is there practice when the hiring process adjusts the interview rounds? What could be the potential reasons for that? Has anyone faced this type of situation? How do you understand when you have succe… more

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Anybody know if bloom actually helps with gut health

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Lateraling and now starting to regret my decision before I even leave my first firm. Is this regret/wariness normal or is my gut trying to tell me to stay?

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I joined a PE firm about 7 months ago, and I think I’m on a sinking ship. We’re struggling to raise any new funds, and our CEO keeps saying we’re going to run out of cash if we don’t get these funds r… more

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Like many others, My company recently went through lay offs. The HR team was affected more than others. Now, months later , the remainder of the team is being asked to write their job descriptions for… more

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I had my first mc at 5 weeks last year , waited for a year, tried again, had another mc at 4 weeks. Now we are scared to try again. We have Kaiser and we are trying to get the bottom of it. Tests have… more

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I need suggestions from fellow paralegals on how to shake off the horrible feeling in your gut after a tough day at the law firm. The attorney was unhappy that I didn’t prepare forms in Law Logix; I h… more

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My gut tells me the consulting life (or any similar careers with 60+hr work weeks) may not be worth it by giving up so much of our youths and time in raising families for long run financial gain. Cur… more

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Does anyone else get weirded out by their firm trying to get everyone to do health/ biometric screenings at the office? I don’t know if I am just too much of a cynic but something in my gut just feels… more

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After so many rounds of quite layoffs in the past two years (and trying to sugarcoat it as "performance-based" layoff), PwC finally has the gut to announce a formal layoff. As a former employee, I am just so glad I'm out of this mess. From what I see, the leadership team is the actual problem. Just feel sorry for all my former colleagues who have to go through all this BS.

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My insecurities and inabilities to communicate always make me make a bad decision.

At every job, despite doing well, I always have an insecurity that I’m on the cutting board next perf cycle. That always lead to … more

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A colleague of mine tried working in L&D and quit before orientation was over.

The same colleague did the same thing after a few shifts on mother baby.

Both times, she went back to NICU after deciding these units weren't for her.
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Has anyone heard of AO life insurance, I recently got offered a job they seem nice in all but I have a bad gut feeling. Amy thoughts?

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Literally struggling to get a response from recruiters (LI/email/DM) but to see them rampantly commenting on "funny" LI posts is just a kick in the gut!

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I’m a creative in NYC with Swiss citizenship and planning a move next year. What are the best agencies in Switzerland to work at as a creative who does not speak any other language than English, but w… more

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I interviewed twice with a company and they said the next step was bringing the candidates to the corporate office to meet the other department heads. Then I get an email that they have chosen someone… more

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is GUT remote?

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It's a tough market as is, but you'd think working with a recruiter would make it a little easier, however that doesn't seem to be the case.

We rely on them to present our information properly and when… more

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I’m gonna tell my kids this was Gut

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Going back in-house. Would love some time between jobs. Any gut feels as to max i can take? So I would give 2 weeks notice to current firm. Think I could reasonably ask for 2 weeks more? More? Rea… more

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We have a close family destination wedding soon after the baby is born (~9 hr car drive in a small town near a national park). I was planning on going when it was going to be a month later and after h… more

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