Any recommendations for healthy snacks at work?

Any good vegetarian cook book recommendations?

Suggest a book you’ve read or are reading and why you’re reading it!

Watching How It's Made either makes me want to put my 2 weeks in so I can run off to become a random craftsman or makes me somewhat glad to deal with a few "pls fix" emails and not work on an assembly line...

Ok, on this dreary day when all we have to entertain us is digital media: what's your favorite movie about/set in New York? I'll watch one of them tonight! I'm a sucker for Annie Hall. What's yours?

Does anyone else feel like Panera’s food quality has nosedived recently?

Hey - just moved to the East Vil and would love your recommendations! Coffee, food, reading spots, you name it, I’m game. Hit me!

What is your guilty pleasure when watching TV? Mine is love reality shows. OMG, I know that they are terrible, that they are acted and that there will always be unnecessary drama. But what can I say? I live for unnecessary drama

I don’t understand trendy restaurants… the waitlist is full for pasta 😳

Best Italian for boyfriends birthday? Thinking of Formento’s or Monteverde, any other good options with amazing pastas and as amazing atmosphere?

What's good on hulu 📺

Any fiction book recommendations? Want to pick up reading again

Any good books recommendation on effective client communication/business writing?

"If you're not at the table- you're on the menu." My favorite quote about how decisions are made in
hospitals.

Any good audiobook recommendations for motivation and tips on productivity?

Anyone want to catch the game at a bar?

Spotify Playlist played "Uprising" and "Pork and Beans" tonight... Was thinking, anyone have a great resignation Spotify Playlist? Honorable mention: "don't speak" by no doubt came on right after a coworker quit a few months ago 😂

Does vois provide transportation to eon, Pune?
What is the radius? Will help in choosing relocation locality.
Thanks in advance.

I am working in Infosys & i have been offered 17.5 fixed lpa in VOIS software developer backend, but it's around only 75 cent hike. My experience is 4.5 yrs. Shud i join vois or keep looking for options?

I’m looking to pivot from operations to product management, but it seems impossible without having Product in my title. Does anyone have any thoughts about whether a certification would be helpful? Also this is my first post, I don’t fully understand this app yet so if this is the wrong place lmk where to post!

Does anyone have cleaner recommendations?

What is one piece of advice you would give someone considering a career in marketing?

Hey all, can you help me evaluate this offer and a potential counter?

L4 GCP TAM - Bay Area - 5 YOE
Base: 135k
Equity: 145k / 4yr [36k/yr]
Bonus: 15% [20k/yr]
Total Comp: ~191k

Professional Mortgage Loan: thoughts on this? I am an attorney, I make $205K gross, I have $800/mo for car payments, no student loans. Wife makes $150k gross. How much would I get approved for? Pros/cons?

Anyone go to One Medical Midtown? Or the other locations? Thinking of making a switch.

Does anyone know the TC (range is okay) for investment analysts/associates at ARK Investment Management? Any other feedback from people you know who work there?

How many points would you put down per experience on your CV? Currently following a guideline of max 5 points - max 2 lines each (for positions held ~ 1 year). Have been told it'd be good to reduce this to 3 points but am afraid it makes my CV more empty and less impactful

Curious to know the base salary for Senior Regulatory Publisher?

I once was a CISA… I have no IT background, no IT degrees (2 ACCT degrees tho); never did/saw a shred of an IT audit/assurance work/client/OTJ training of any kind. Forced by employer to choose CISA vs CPA, CISA was way more feasible at the time. I passed 1st try. My firm had zero IT work. So all my CPE reqs lapsed, and my cert expired w/ zero resume material to show for it. I see IT Auditors paid WAY more. I’d love that! I’d re-sit. But idk my head from my ass about practical application.

I’m going to be going luxury handbag and shoe shopping in Paris and looking to spend around $10K total. What are some classic things you recommend I consider? I am looking at YSL, Dior lady bag, Ferragamo loafers, etc. I want classic items that will never go out of style and are worth the cost

Digital nomads? I have enough for coastfire and was thinking of bouncing around and teaching English online to stay afloat. Opinions?

What is the average Fixed CTC of Level 8 in Accenture Operations??

A client call got scheduled exactly after my BCG interview spot - should I try and reschedule the interview if possible? Or not mess with it and if interview runs longer just say sorry last call ran late?

Anyone working in Qualys ? Hows the culture and WLB? what about RTO ?

“This still needs a lot of work” 😬

No one’s said that to me since I was a second year. I’m dying inside.

At what year do associates get windowed single person offices at your firm? What city?

I was just told at my review that the firm is assigning me a “coach.” Is this a message that they are going to let me go if I don’t reach the goal that they have for me? I was afraid to ask more questions in my meeting.

How many times a day do you feel like you fucked up? Minor inconsequential fails count (e.g. email typos). Cause I feel like I’m constantly shooting myself in the foot. (First year)

How many emails in one day do you consider a lot? I am getting wiped out just from email management and not even getting to the actual work (drafting docs, etc)

Keepin’ going: What are your go tos for when you hit that wall during the day and just want to crash and sleep? (Shorter winter days did not help!)

Thoughts on thank you notes after interviews?

At what degree of distraction do you stop billing? I ask because it’s impossible to work at a peak level for an entire day. So how do you think about times when you are working but being **slow**? How does this translate into time lost in a typical day working? I know this is a function of how busy you are and the kind of work on your plate—but what is usual and unusual?

I've only been in biglaw for a year, but have been practicing for seven years so far. I used to be a state regulator for this practice area and generally enjoy working at a private firm. A partner at a boutique firm that I'm friends with has called me every few months to check-in and see how I'm doing. During our last call he essentially offered a job after I get another year of experience in private practice. Five year track to partnership. No billable hours.

How many billable hours do you aim for per month? Thinking of lateraling to a firm with no official hours target and wondering what I should be aiming for - is 170/mo (2000 per year) acceptable? Don’t want to burn out but also don’t want to get fired lol. I also understand there’s little control over how much I’ll work but just wondering what y’all think is good enough.

Respond with smart icon if you went in house in 2022. Laugh icon if you lateraled to another firm…

Any insight into Sheppard Mullin’s health and privacy practice? Insight into Sheppard Mullin as a whole for a lateral senior associate?

I have “unlimited vacation” at my firm. How much vacation/PTO is given at big law firms that don’t have unlimited?

Who here wakes up and is excited to go back to work? Not me… Sometimes I wonder if it’s burnout or if I’m just lazy.

What’s your firm’s policy on being able to expense meals (e.g., after a certain time of day or after a certain number of billable hours)?

Anyone else "struggling" financially? I know, it sounds ridiculous. Two kids (pre-school), mortgage (10 yr I/O), loans (but not huge), full time nanny (7 to 7), and just life expenses. Wife also works full time and does decent. We both max out our 401k, but after all our expenses, at the end of each month, I'm stoked if we can save a dollar. And struggling is definitely the wrong word, but just curious if any other mid/seniors feel the same or had any tips. We live in Los Angeles.

Anyone move from Big4 to Big Law? What has your experience been like? How easy/difficult was the move?