Affordable office chair that doesn’t suck? Our office furniture does a number on us. I stretch daily now for 20 minutes and get a massage once a month to combat the stiff, low quality chair.

What monitors would you recommend for home office? I am about to buy one myself. I work in FDD. Do you guys recommend the ultra wide? Curve screen? freesync?And what definition is good enough ? I really do love Apple Retina display but the price.

Anyone found an affordable adjustable standing desk they like? I have an iMac and a laptop is like to be able to fit on it.

Hi everyone! Does anyone have suggestions on a good standing desk or ergonomic chair?

My back hurts so I’ve been laying on the floor looking at Fishbowl all day instead of doing my job.

Anyone have any good office chair recos for sedentary potatoes that wfh?

Are there actually tax cuts switching from home office in NYC to Hoboken?

First year in consulting, is it worth purchasing a car this early? I’m living at home and about a 45 minute car ride away from my home office. Any suggestions? What have you done?

1099 or w-2 ? I have been given the option though the company prefers w-2. It’s a day rate booking couple of months or more (no end date). I already have 1099 from similar company this year and am leaning towards 1099, but I don’t want to be difficult. I do take home office deduction and they are not supplying any equipment. Suggestions?

Hey beautiful people,
I’m 27Y and work in tech. Unfortunately my carpal tunnel is getting worst slowly. I’m worry that I still have like 45 years more to be retired and can’t stop working because I have a f* mortgage to pay 😭 I have a super ergonomic workstation, but I know my hand needs a long rest, and I can’t do it… Does anyone relate? What do you recommend?

Joining Deloitte in 2weeks. What Deloitte send laptop, do they send extra monitor, keyboard and mouse? Or does it need to be purchased using $1000 productivity subsidy? And do we need to use Amex card to purchase and then reimburse?

How did you get started in your career as an FA? I work in the home office and have been an assistant to an FA before. I have a network, I have ambition, I have credibility and connections at my firm..

Looking for ergonomic office chair recommendations, budget is $500. Any suggestions?

Hi friends I am looking for a job into email customer support where I have 2 years of experience I am ready to join on an immediate basis anything would work be it work from home/office if there are any suggestions then please co-operate looking forward with all your replies hope this new platform helps me out with some new friends and suggestions

Have you ever tried to bring about a change/stood up for something at home/office etc. Did it succeed/fail? How was the experience?

Is anyone’s company offering to pay portion of your rent as home office expense? Especially if company is no longer paying for commercial office space?

I have desk whiskey in my home office that I use for most days that end in “y”.

I have below offers. Please suggest which one is better to join considering WLB, Continues Learning and BFSI or Ecommerce domain exposure -
CRMNext 17 LPA
Successive 18.5 LPA
Tech M 20 LPA
Congizant 21 LPA
Schlemberger 22 LPA
Atos 26 LPA

Any ladies want to chat with a 30/f?

As going through the interviews process as an experienced hire, do recruiters just email you with the offer or call you first and then email you details later on?

One of my top talents just put in his two weeks notice and I had nothing to offer him to stay. I told upper management this was going to happen! I’ve spent months asking for a promotion for him, trying to push his career forward and got no traction. I know i did my best. He knows i tried. I still believe i work at a good place but i feel like we’re losing focus. I feel my boss is leaving soon. It’s a mess.

Why is this bowl so quiet?

Do you think that I will get job offers after I pass the CPA exam? Not one compony will even give me a chance because I don’t have experience, even though I have passed some of the exams already.

Realization: I'm good at my job because I'm single

Hi Guys,

Can I get some refferal for Cloud Automation fields : VCenter, Powershell, Azure...
Application Development : .net , C#, javascript, html, css...

Currently I am on notice period. With total experience of 3 years 10 months.

Also please give some idea of what CTC should I expect....

Rough TC benchmark for mid level corp dev (mix of m&a and strategy) role at a midsize private co in Toronto?
Lots of data on US corp dev TC, but not much for Toronto

Have an interview for Manager position in Bain’s Sydney office. Anyone there available to chat about their experiences?

What are some questions you always ask during your interview? I feel like I need to be asking more.

Planning a babymoon with my wife. Shooting for April-May and looking at Hawaii (Maui or Big Island). Hoping with the vaccine and travel precautions, it'll be okay, but we're also prepared to cancel.

Any recommendations for hotels there that you've liked? I figure the Ritz or Four Seasons, but would love some opinions from those who have been.

So what's the deal with read receipt requests? Are they timing people once they have that notification? 🙄

Hello fishes, I am working at IBM as a Data Scientist and currently on bench. I will be resigning today as I have a better offer in hand right now. Wanted to know if I have to serve entire notice period of 90 days even when on bench or IBM gives early release ?

I'm 6 months old at D! Planning early promotion next year.. counselor and pm both are backing me.. I need to go to India for at least 4 weeks in Dec ... most probably would be rolling off from current project by then .. would this vacation hurt my promotion chances coz of utilization etc?

I had a dream about being naked in the office. Even my dreams are clichéd!

Can we share one company offer letter to another company ??

It says strictly confidential and copying or distribution of this e-mail or use of information contained herein is strictly prohibited and may violate rights to proprietary information.


Any other way I can avoid this process?

Random partner asked a litigation-related question to a partner I frequently work with (i’m a transactional associate). My partner cc’d me and said for me to briefly look. Asked the library. They got me a great case. Sent it back. Now the random partner is asking for more cases in another circuit.

I haven’t done caselaw research since 1L and this isn’t even my practice… wtf do I do (I am fully utilized in my normal work and have a few deals closing soon…)

Hot practice areas for laterals?

I am a new financial advisor in Washington State. How do you go about finding books of business for sale? Or where do you go to find clients? I don’t have a big warm market.

Can some of you experienced folk recommend some good books for rookies? What are your favorites for investment strategies, marketing, selling, etc.?

There are advisors who present themselves as a financial planner first and investment manager second. Which one are you?

Has anyone done/heard of the Morgan Stanley 3 year program? If so, what was it like?

This job sure brings out the inner narcissist in me! Normally I am all about the clients and their needs, and have always been a bit of a caregiver..but when they are super happy and make referrals and such

CFP thinking of taking a few month career break to search for a new position. Need a recharge and to reevaluate, not to mention time to search. Would this be a mistake? Thanks

How do you feel about "workplace of the future?" I literally can't focus when I can hear & see everything everyone is doing. It's definitely impeding my productivity to not be in a quiet environment.

Wells Fargo merger news. What’s it mean?

Not including the canned stuff from wirehouses, does anyone send out a newsletter regularly to their clients?

I just finished the book I was reading. What should I read next?

How do you handle people in your life who try to discourage you from working so much or don’t understand your ambition? I’m thinking about just cutting off a lot of people.

Where do you all get your CE credits? I know that there are some lunches that I get invited to from wholesalers, but I don't have time to go to 27 fucking lunches.

Craziest parties / perks on firm budget you _ experienced? Friend of mine had a table+bottle service at a super bougie Miami club. My office on the otherhand had a pizza party.

I'm ashamed to say this, but I spend most Sunday evenings with a drink thinking about the upcoming week. I sit on my front porch and 1 becomes 2, and so on, until Monday comes later than it should.

What is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? How much did it cost you?

LLP. 2 partners with a single employee. What could my client (one of the partners) do in the way of a retirement plan? 2nd partner may or may not “be in."

For you introverts who aren't fond of socializing or "hanging out". Do you just dislike socializing at work or just dislike it in general? In my case it's the latter. How about you guys?

What are the best resources for studying investment banking exams: SIE, 63 and 79? I received sponsorship today and have no idea where to start. Thank you!

How many of you make over $500k a year? What is your AGI after deductions? What firm do you work for? How long have you been in the business? What’s the best piece of advice you can give?

Best technology to use that LPL has?