A clerical staff member brought me coffee and asked if I wanted sugar or milk, I said no, I take my coffee black and she said, “GOOD BECAUSE YOU’RE BLACK”!!!! Yoo like wtf. What’s up with the casual racism? This woman hates black people i swear! And no she is not white. 🤦🏾‍♀️

What are the most comfortable shoes that I can wear while working? I stand so much and my current footwear is not cutting it

This one is more for the men: I usually shop at Kohl’s or Target, but do you have online or other stores you go to for cheap yet good business appropriate clothing? I’m looking to expand my choices as I’m new to the industry and want to look and feel good doing it while not spending a bunch on clothes and shoes. Appreciate the advice!

I think there should be more males caretakers in this world. Some of my clients just feel more comfortable with a guy and it's kind of sad how often they say I'm the only male they could find.

I lost my cool w a coworker I dislike who often follows their own agenda. Others feel the same but I’m afraid I’ll lose my job. I ❤️ my job but don’t know if I can work alongside them anymore. Advice?

Hey fishes
How do I deal with a senior who micro manages everything ?
Should I try to understand their expectations and work?
I honestly have no clue what to do

What are some things you can do when you feel like you aren’t fitting in with your team?

How do you deal with people who treat the creative department as their personal studio? I've recently joined a new business where other departments ask for quick turnaround stuff with no briefs or regard to the team's workloads or the strategy even.

I've done all the pushing back, advocating for the team, and educating those people about processes and how to get the best out of the team.

Has anyone successfully navigated this kind of situation before? How did you do it?

Has anyone made a formal complaint about a colleague whose toxic behavior is causing people to leave and overall destroying the team moral? How have you addressed it? Any tips would be appreciated.

We need to make colored shirts more acceptable at work. Pastels, faded colors, and specially light blue only looks good on people without skin pigmentation. 😞

I know this happens a lot but I still get mildly annoyed when a senior tries to make revisions to your work that don’t actually make sense and the partner eventually just reverts to your original language/wording. I’m a senior myself and I remind myself constantly not to mark something up for the sake of marking something up.

Hey all, what do you usually talk/share in your 1:1 meeting with your supervisor? I think I should take this opportunity to get feedback from him or share some goals and vision, other than that I feel nervous and don't know what to talk about. In addition, sometimes I'm afraid to be judged by him if I have nothing to say. Any advice? Thanks. :)

How do you deal with work bullies?

So I'm the only black advisor in my office and I feel so out of place. I walk into meeting early and people won't notice I'm there and everyone wears really expensive shoes and clothes. They all have their cliques and then there's just me.

Best work tote bag? Looking for something simple and classy.

Starting a new job Monday and from last one I learned that it is alienating if I say I don’t drink. Any advice on how to deal with the “let’s go get drinks” offers without seeming rude/different/antisocial?

One of my MD’s asked me to update a workbook with new deal info on a sheet they created in September. I did it with the new cap structure they gave, and got a paragraph back telling me it was wrong, and to use a different cap structure. Sent it back, same exact response with a third cap structure. I put these in and am sent a “your book is a mess,” when all of the “errors” they pointed out were errors from the original sheet from them and I got blamed. I just graduated, how do I deal with this?

Have an informal “real talk” discussion with a senior partner (not one on one, with 10-15 of my fellow junior staff as well) in a couple days. Any advice for what to ask them? Want to make a good impression but also don’t want to pass up this opportunity to ask some questions that they (unlike many other people at my firm) have insight into.

Does anyone else deal with PTSD from childhood trauma? I’m feeling very paranoid and very alone. I can’t shake this feeling that everyone I work with, and know in general, hates me (t/w cont.)

Does anyone have advice for a baby lawyer who didn’t go to a rich PWI on fitting in to a corporate team made up of people who went to rich PWI? I’m friendly enough and we get along but I want to build deeper relationships but my coworkers seem to have trouble relating to me as I don’t drink wine and play squash/golf/tennis on the weekend.

Has anyone recently joined virtually on HCL?

Looking for Creative Project Manager for 1-month freelance role with digital agency. Must have experience with always on social projects (TikTok/IG). 4+ years of ad agency experience. Must be familiar with Asana and Google Suite. Starts July 11th so must be available ASAP. Fully remote. EST hours.

What do we think about men wearing VCA Alhambra bracelets? Lebron James and Jack Grealish have been wearing them lately.

Hi 🐠, I'm starting a project with a faith based hospital system whose governing church explicitly condemns the "gay lifestyle." Questions:

Spending the week in Atlanta for work with a decent amount of free time. Any recommendations on things to do?

I have a layover in Orlando Sunday night. Any gay bar recommendations?

Anyone Joining HCL today?

Hi All,

I joined a competitor company due to toxic boss in June 2022 which my previous company has got idea about and have still not recieved F&F money and experience letter since 3 months.
In the offer letter it was written that I am prohibited to join competitor company after resigning but I got to know from sources that such contracts don't hold any relevance. I am waiting for 10 more days as HR told me it is in process and then planning to file complaint in labour court. Suggestions please?

Hello Fishes,

Can anyone refer me in Capgemini ? I'm a Business Analyst having 6 YOE in Client Interfacing, Stakeholder management, Requirement Gathering/Analysis, Collaborates with Product Owners and Scrum Team, Documents requirements in the form of User Stories. Agile, Scrum, JIRA, UAT.
Domain - Life Insurance

Thanks in advance!

Please I need help with good resume writers and their charges.

What are your favourite free SEO (technical and/onpage) courses or certificates?

Tap in! Where do you work in the UK and what do you do in tech?

I have been selected at citi but HR is unable to release offer letter. This is because I have worked for citi as contractor or consultant in past but I don't remember my SP ID or GP ID which Citi provides to its temporary employees. HR is checking my SP ID or GP ID which was allocated to me in the past but I don't recall it is. HR is checking this with US team and this process is taking time. If they cannot extract it due to some reason, will they release my offer letter? Please clarify this.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a years of service awards vendor? We are looking to move to an online catalog where our employees can pick the gift they want.
Thanks in advance!

I thought I found the perfect position in March but I was let go today. I was blindsided. Never a complaint, my reviews were excellent and I got along well with the owners. My only issue was the PEO not speaking with me and going directly to the owners with her agenda. I asked ownership to work with me and I would pull the PEO in, if necessary. Apparently, they have a longstanding friendship and he does not think of them as a vendor as a friend. She suggested a on-site PEO rep and out I go!

Hi , I’m new to fish bowls, wondering how can aske for job referrals? Currently working as digital marketing and e-commerce specialist role with 4 years of experience! Appreciate your help🙏🙏

I started a new company in August as a recruiter. After a month I was moved into a Talent Acquisition Manager position. It all seems great but I have a boss who comes resounds to me when she wants to and doesn’t when she doesn’t. But when she responds she comes in with yelling at me. I get paid $90k with potential of $95 in two months. I handle recruitment, employee relations and onboarding. I’m not sure if this company is a great fit. I don’t ever get direct answers due to lack of info. Thought

I’m taking the GMAT in September and would like to include my score on my applications to other firms. Based on what I’m getting in practice, it would significantly improve my resume. However, I heard many firms, particularly MBB, have hiring windows in August, so applying later would hurt my chances. Is this true, and if so, when should I apply? Is it possible to apply earlier and then fill in the recruiter on my GMAT score while I’m in the process?

Did the post about "straight Asian men" get deleted? Left the room to make popcorn and returned to find it gone.

Does working for Partners (particularly Boomers) of your respective ethnicity or diversity demographic feel like the ultimate haze? Do you feel like they haze you worse than your non-diverse peers?

Does your firm consider Asian Americans to be POC for purposes of partnership promotions, etc.? I have multiple times now been purposefully staffed with other POC (non-Asian) attorneys and have been told to staff juniors who are women. I don’t mind this, of course, but it honestly feels like they don’t consider me an “actual” minority and that it’s not enough. If there is, e.g., a black attorney and a partner on a team, this never comes up.

Trump signed a law in 2018 making the removal of classified documents a felony. Sounds like a full circle karma to me.

I haven’t gotten a second interview, so this might be a bit forward but I wanted to know what’s the ideal start date. I am willing to start as soon as possible, but I’ve seen on other boards people talk about starting a week or two after their official end date.

I feel like I'm going through really bad imposter syndrome, How do you manage it ?

Is anyone experiencing a reduction of billable hours due to less assignments?

Best major city where an all-black firm to thrive?