Anybody leave to start their own firm, realize it’s not worth it then come back to big law? Or didn’t come back..?

Hi, i will be joining a startup soon to work as a product manager. What are some good books/materials/courses I can read in the meantime to prepare myself better for the job?

Hi Fishes,

Can anyone please suggest me on how to land a Data Engineering job in FAANG+ companies? How should I prepare for this?
YoE: 3.5

- cheers!

I’m looking to transition to a new role with more responsibilities and higher pay of course. I’ve been having a lot of trouble recently, and frankly it’s made me feel very down. I haven’t been able to get past initial recruiter screenings or first round interviews. I have almost 2.5 yoe as a BA and PM as well as a mba but I just can’t get a new role. Any advise or tips would be appreciated.

I hate the work I’m doing but I can appreciate Accenture could provide better exit opportunities than most other companies. Have an offer from a smaller firm for similar work I’m doing for ~40K more. Should I take it and then try to leave in a year when the market is better or is that digging myself a deeper hole? 25 & Consultant2

I'm trying to choose between IBM Corporate Strategy and Innosight. I like both opportunities. Innosight pays more, but I've never had a big brand like IBM on my resume. Additionally, I'm worried whether Innosight's exit opportunities are slimmer than IBM. Would anyone have some advice on what I should pick / how I should think about this?

Anyone here currently work or have previously worked at Sarah Cannon? I have questions about their career ladder/leadership structure.

Hello There,

I'm facing problem in my job switch.

I'm looking for a job change with my profile change. I'm working as a Security Analyst in Tata Consultancy Services.

I have a good knowledge in android application development using Java.

The problem is that I have 3 years of working experience as a Security Analyst and now whenever a recruiter calls me they ask for Android experienced employee.

What should I do next? Thanks in advance 🙂

Who’s going to CPX?

Hi Guys,

Currently I'm working as a storage administrator(EMC, Qumulo & Pure) on SAN/NAS Technology. I'm having 6+ years of experience.
I want to switch my career to the Cloud.
pls suggest which one is a better option for me- AWS devops or architect?

What do you wish you knew before starting your career in Diversity & Inclusion?

Would you take a pay cut and demotion to move from T2 (Kearney, LEK, OW) to MBB?

Any international trade/customs lawyers out there? Would love to pick your brain and learn about an easy way for a solo to break into this field.

Need advice from the kind consulting folks on a potential boomerang, for a friend of course.

Say you worked at a company for 3 months then left for medical school. A year later you're having second thoughts - how would you go about returning to the work force?

No worries on loans.

Hi Fishers,
I have 4 years experience in manual testing.
How do I move into Automation testing.
What to study? Is selenium good to study in terms of long term

Anyone here work as a nurse legal consultant? Can you shed some insight on how difficult it was to break into this field? What one could expect to gross annually??

I am interested in your opinion about Rust. Recently been learning it on the side and just wanted to ask the community how popular do you think the language is? Have you encountered much opportunities to use it on the job ? Do you think it has much of a future, especially compared to more popular ones such as Python, Java, C++ ?

Hi Fishes,

Wanted to understand what is the equivalent designation of a Consultant in other companies: is it equivalent to a Manager or Assistant Vice President or Team Leader?

I am currently working in a MNC Company handling global actions, in other words, functioning offshore from India for US.

Thanks in advance.

Hello fishes,
I am curious about my further career development in the automotive design domain, currently I have 2 YOE of which 1 is in the above mentioned domain.
Please suggest some pathways that I would or should go up with; be it a new skill learning or organisation switching or whatsoever

Hi all, currently working as a Guidewire developer. Any idea what is the future of Guidewire developer? Will the experience count if I apply for java related roles?

I joined Tiger Analytics 1 month back as Analytics Consultant but still have not been allocated to any project. How long does it generally take to get allocated ?

Can anyone give recommendations for best places to sell watches? Looking to trim down on my collection and wanted to find ways to sell without having to pay heavy transaction fees like on eBay

Please give me some likes too! Thanks!

Any good groups/pages to find roommates in Boston? Looking to move to an apartment in Boston. Flexible on location.

Hi sharks,

Need to change my job so request you all to please refer me in your companies....
Tech Stack - Power bi,Tableau,sql
Yoe - 6 yrs 4 mnths.
Current Company - IBM.

Help needed asap! I’ve been applying to Recruitment Coordinator roles for 5 months with no sign of hope. I have a lot of unique experiences on my resume including working at a staffing agency, but no one has given me a chance. I understand that it’s not what you know, but who you know yet the connections I’ve made on LinkedIn have been unable to point me in any fruitful direction. At this point my savings is rapidly depleting and I need a position. Any leads on recruitment/administration roles?

Hi fishes how is wlb in mphasis?

What is the notice period at Mphasis? Is it varies based on the band and level? Can anyone answer?

I’m in a potentially great situation but it’s new to me. I’m in the interview process for 2 companies, first I am waiting for an offer, the other knows about my other interview and is streamlining the process to get me through. I’m top 2 candidates for each according to the recruiters I am working with. If I get an offer before I finish interviewing with the second, how do I delay accepting the offer? Both will be relatively equal pay, good companies, WLB, etc. I know the bird in hand saying…

Hi fishes,
I'm a dotnet core backend developer with 7yoe female. I'm confused regarding should I switch now or wait.Currently my ctc is 18lpa and in Jan after appraisal I've been told that they'll take it to 21/22lpa.I'm planning to get married sometime between feb-april so initially thought of switching next yr around June as adjusting to a new job along with marriage planning would be difficult but it'll be same later too.
Can any of the females here advice on should I switch before marriage

It's all fun and games until the business guys decide to run signature pages and miss the mezz loan docs and member consent until 3 days before closing. And LC grills you about having originals 1bd before closing (like you reminded the business guys 2 weeks ago)

Do any your companies offer a daycare subsidy?
If you do what amount do you offer? Can you let me know the size of your company?
Thanks

Just graduated and took the bar. Will be starting in the litigation practice group at a Big Law firm in the fall. I want to use my time off to set myself up for success. Any books I should read? Skills I should learn (e.g., excel)? Other advice? Thank you all.

Got my first friday night "clear your weekend" email and I am not a fan hahaha don't see myself lasting long but imagine most jobs have emergencies like this (maybe not as frequently)

Junior associate. Should leave my firm and I follow a new partner in another firms’s established debt finance dept., or follow a new partner creating another big law debt finance dept. ? I’m leaving my firm no matter what, but have to chose between these two options - I’m looking for the most interesting experience !

Looking for recommendations for a virtual therapy sessions to help me manage chronic anxiety related to work and my relationship. It’s been consuming me lately and I believe that I’m opposed to medication. Any other tips on anxiety management/overthinking are appreciated.

What practice group is the “easiest”? Easiest in learning curve, easiest in day to day, easiest to understand, easiest to be interested in, easiest work, easiest going interactions, etc.?

Has anyone lived on one salary (third year associate market pay) in NY or DC for a family of four (wife and two young kids)?

I’m currently a 2nd year associate in commercial finance. I’ve realized I don’t enjoy a a strictly transactional practice. I enjoyed litigation matters as a summer (particularly the adversarial nature). Also, love talking and advising clients. I don’t want the litigation lifestyle and appreciate the in-house opportunities of transactional. Assuming that I could switch (or lateral), I’m thinking I may enjoy employment (and the ability to defend and train/advise). I appreciate any insight.

How far in advance of taking vacation do you let partners know you’ll be out of office? Is one month before a week long vacation okay?

Any insight into Withers Bergman?

PSA: Deals with year-end closings are coming. You overcommitted last year. Choose better for yourself this time. (This post is more for me than you.)

When a mid level works with a junior, should the junior send the final product to the partner or the mid level? I am a mid level now, but I started as a junior as part of a growing practice group. At the time, there weren’t many associates in our group, so I always worked with the partners directly. Now we have juniors in our group, but I’m not sure about certain process points (such as the e-mail question), so I appreciate thoughts on this!

Hi everyone, my firm (V100) is hiring a midlevel L&E associate for its SF office. Pay is market and billable hours requirement 2000. Please dm me if you’re interested.

What’s a good way to tell a staffing coordinator that I’m doing too much of X deals, though I’m more interested in Y deals and want to prioritize getting staffed on Y moving forward? My hours are low and feel like they’ll reach out soon to staff me on another X deal, but I’m trying to protect my time and save it for a Y deal. I do want them to know that though I’ve done a lot of X deals, I really don’t enjoy them and prefer getting staffed on Y deals.

Are folks happy with the Kirkland bonuses?

I was recently told I have a good shot at partner. I decided it’s not for me. It seems like the only reason to throw yourself into that life is a love of money and prestige. If I wanted a Maserati, a beach house, I’d get after it. But I proudly send my kids to public school, have a nice house I don’t want to upsize, take vacations on points, and don’t care about luxury goods. Why should I kill myself with a lifetime of the biglaw grind if I don’t care about the trappings? Anyone with me?

Alright, what do people write in their notice or farewell email if they're leaving because of a toxic culture? Obvious answer is leave it bland, but does anyone actually write anything beyond the bland, I resign blah blah?

I can’t tell if my apathy toward work and failure to meet deadlines is due to burnout or my diagnosed ADHD or both. None of my colleagues know that I have ADHD or take medicine for it and am afraid that telling them about it will hurt my chances at making partner. Any advice or similar experiences to share?

For all US capital markets lawyers, what do you like about your practice area and why did you pick cap markets and not something else (e.g. M&A)?

I would like to quiet quit. How does one do that in BigLaw?