The Berkeley Partnership Discussions

I’ve been a licensed general lines (2-20) insurance agent for year and a half and have sold around 2M in premium, of which most of it is personal lines (homeowners, DP), and some commercial lines business. Even though I’m licensed to write my own business, the sole producer in the company is my boss. I currently make 35k + 15k in commissions (approximately). Is this a normal salary? Or how much should I be making? Appreciate your help

If I move to the Bay Area from Austin, are there any major negatives that will be really hard for me?

Trap, trap money Jamie
JP got me in my feelings
Gotta close deals wit it

Roommate and I were debating this: How many people here eat a square breakfast regularly?

I need an opinion, which field is better in terms of compensation and work/ life balance , a sales producer or adjuster ??

How much should a work from home auto adjuster be making? Would real property or commercial be more promising?
I don't know if my income can handle waiting 4-5 years to move up to management and honestly, I like handling claims. Where is the money at in this because I know alot of people are really making it. I'm at 46k a year and a top performer. I want 65k soon and ultimately want to be at 80k in the next three years. My family needs it ....

Is there any tv work worse than the State Farm Chris Paul and his agent unfunny turds? It’s like the creatives watched the Footlocker basketball work and tried to do that. WTF agency does this?

Hiring managers and recruiters: a lot of well-respected schools (Harvard, BC, Cornell, Penn State, MIT) now have pretty robust online programs. Contd

I am in the process of finishing up my MBA but considering also getting my SPHR or PHR cert. Is it even worth it or a waste of time and money?

Does the stub bonus after A2A promote have any variability? I know BAML hasn’t announced yet so looking at past examples

At what point would you hire a lawyer to advise on an employment contact (not negotiate on your behalf)? Anyone done this in the past?

I am an in-house marketing director. Get good feedback on my performance and generally contribute to the organization. The majority of my work is self-generated, I don't get too many emails from across the organization. Is that a bad thing?

Are internal lateral moves always a huge pain?

Vice Presidents and up: Is it easy to predict which analysts just won't last the long haul?

How did your agency handle layoffs? All-agency meeting before they started? After they ended? Both?

Kinda sorta trying to predict if I’m losing my job tomorrow.

What is Accenture rise? And any of you here want to get a drink after?

Kicking off a secondment process to the U.K. Anyone here done one of those before? Appreciate any help

Can Bama just not win for once? Already annoyed that they’re in the CFP without a conference win.

There really is such a direct correlation between cringey title and cringey posts.

Before LinkedIn...to me, the king of professional cringey was Shingy. Do you guys remember him? He was aol's overpaid "digital prophet" and got paid to visit companies at lunchtime and babble the same kind of nonsense we now call "LinkedIn cringe".

I’m trying to cultivate discussion oriented DEI spaces, any topical themes that would make fun and engaging discussions?

Does anyone else use Illustrative Math in 6th grade? I have a spread sheet of resources I can share if others can do the same!

My anxiety has been relatively constant during this whole wfh covid situation so I haven’t been wanting to be intimate with my partner as often. They said its bringing down their mood, any advice?

Selling my account to Crafting Cases. It includes Master marketing sizing, analytics academy, and structuring course. You can change the password after if you’d like. I just have no use for it anymore

Hi, after each interview, the recruiting agency will call me to get feedback and ask me if we're still good on X salary?

What's a good way to not agree on a set number on these calls until I get my offer?

UP UP AND AWAY! I GOT 💎🙌💎 and NO WEEKEND PLANS

Is it worth it to recruit for a PE Associate role if your current plan is to get 2YOE, go get an MBA and pivot afterwards? Seems like most people can’t /won’t stick around to make it to the top and end up doing something else anyways.

Hello,

I got a letter from my apartment regarding unlawful detainer.

The apartment refused to take our rent for almost 4 months because it was paid in a personal check and not cashier’s check.

I have 5 days to respond, what should I do please?

Thoughts on BCG Toronto?

I’m in asset management sales and keen to accelerate my learning in alternatives (private equity, private debt, real assets, liquid and semi-liquid alternatives) so I can have more productive discussions with clients. 1) What are some good news platforms to stay updated on alternatives space in Asia? 2) Besides CAIA, any educational platforms to learn more about alternatives?

What is the salary range for Manager and Associate Director in Deloitte Consulting?

I recently accepted an offer from Amazon and will be joining in a month. From what I gather from my friends who currently work there , your experience at Amazon is solely based on the team that you join. Some really like it there and others are waiting to get out. How easy is it to switch teams within Amazon ? And what's the process like ?

What’s reasonable rent for a decent 1bdr in Hell’s Kitchen? I want enough room for a wfh desk not in my bedroom

Hi Fellows, i want to know that for indent 7.1 with exp of 9 yrs what is the salary min max Persistent gives?

My boss is always making last minute changes to my schedule. Adding shifts or asking me to cover for other people. Any advice on how to handle this? I want to be a team player but the last minute changes stress me out.