18 years of education including a Masters and nobody ever taught me the most important skill ever: vlookup

No wonder the current education system is so off!

Might be a common phenomenon, but I have put on some considerable weight and because we never had to go out, didn’t bother shopping for a long time. Now I have to go back to the office and none of my clothes fit me. Where can I buy good quality plus size formal clothes?

I am looking for a sleek case that can hold my different cords and external battery pack. I had a bubm case but the one I got was too bulky. What do you use to keep all your gadget cords organized?

I interviewed for a tech product position at Amazon but was offered non-tech product, with promise of transitioning over to tech within a year. Has this happened to anyone? How has this impacted comp?

Uniqlo stretch wool custom jacket. Is it good ?

What does one do when a female client stakeholder undermines every sincere input one provides? Getting mansplained and undermined by a woman, when I am trying to help her- weird vibe...

What are good interview questions to ask to partners/MDs after the end of an interview?

Any corporate associates who like what they do?

If you work for your Dad how are you paid? Approx how much do you make ?

I am vaccinated, my fiancee is not. His reasons seem logical (ie he's not a crazy conspiracy guy). My sister has her big Indian wedding in the US coming up in December (150+ people), and has requested everyone be vaccinated. Should I ask her to make an exception for my fiancee with certain precautions in place (ie, testing each day, mask, minimize crowd interaction like dance floors)?

Hi BCG 🐠! I’m looking to apply for the Project Leader position, focusing on Post-merger Integration. I’ve done M&A IT work at both D and S&. Would love to chat more for insights.

What's the average rate for a professional illustrator *Bay Area Tech giant* if I'm looking to comission a series of posters? I want to reach out to a few folks, but I've never comissioned this type of work before. Any tips?

Dear Fishbowl PPCers I need your help!

A client is insisting we used Adobe bod manager for their campaigns, and neither me nor my team have experience with it.

We're also not on a timeline where we can really get up to speed on it ahead of a couple deadlines.

I've also argued for budget for external consulting hours and that's been disapproved.

I'm on my own. Or am I?

Hoping some kind soul with experience managing Google Ads through Adobe can help me out.

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Depression is making me tired all the time. It’s impacting my ability to focus and be productive at work. Any advice on how to get through this?

How do you get work done if you have a tight deadline and also need to make sure the quality is there (as a staff)? Especially when there is no clear instruction was given.

If I'm on track to get a bump from Senior to ACD (promoted internally, not going to a new spot) how much of a pay bump can I reasonably expect, if I'm starting at 85K?