Anyone ever boomerang back to a previous firm? If so, how did you approach it? How long did you wait between leaving and asking to return?

Where’s everyone spending their Labor Day weekend?

Hey Dallas folks,
So my last month's electricity bill almost doubled? Wondering if this was something anyone else experienced as well (maybe due to those snow days?)

Will be starting a new Job with Visa (credit card) in western Europe soon as Business Dev Director - I am worried about job security as I have family, mortgage .. how stable is the payments industry

What bank do you use, and why? My old bank doesn’t have branches here, looking for suggestions.

What are the healthcare options like in India? I'll be needing regular care and I'm not sure what the insurance providers are and if care works differently in general.

Fishes,

Please suggest a good credit card for regular air travel , airport lounge access with less/annual charges.

Any review on IDFC first select credit card

Please people please. Do not ping with just a greeting and wait till the other person responds. PUT YOUR GREETING AND ASK IN THE SAME SINGLE PING.

When is a good time to buy a car ? Quarter end ? And which day of the week?

How do agencies decide how much to bill clients? How much is their retention usually?

Anybody looking for a senior analyst?

Anyone worked at multiple FAANG companies? I’m trying to choose between 2 and can’t decide.

Anyone at EY in Forensic Data Analytics? If so - do you like the work you’re doing/leadership/etc?

What does the branch transfer process look like for UBS? I'm wanting to transfer from my current office to one closer to home.

What's the salary for a SA at KPMG London?

FIS is giving retention bonus to particular employees. Fortunately I'm selected. They are giving 1.5 lakh and requested me to stay for next one year 😂

Hello! Need hearts to unlock my DMs! Thank you so much 💛🙏🏼

Looking to return to singapore from the us. Spent the last 10 years consulting in the us - 4 with ibm and 6 with slalom. Any tips on which firms to target or avoid, based on prospects and culture?

Hi Fishes,
It's over a month I had applied for a job post at career portal of accenture and still it is showing your application is under evaluation. My job CID no is C7183481. And now I am unable apply for other job openings too. Can anyone help me to apply for job post also and to know about the status of this applied position.

Any references for good tutoring services for the bar? Repeat taker and want to make sure I pass this time. I’ve already looked at the tutoring that barbri etc offer and I am looking for a person/service which isn’t part of a course. TIA!

Any big law associates looking to transfer out of Texas in light of the new laws repressing women's rights? My firm has an office in Colorado and a group of 4-5 of us have been discussing transferring today. Rent/Housing is roughly the same in the two states.

Anyone try Celsius, the Gatorade drink? I think I heard about it on this app, but wasn’t sure if people prefer it to coffee?

Is it common for a midlevel to gossip with a first year about another first year’s work? Is it common for midlevels to trash juniors amongst themselves? I think my office is hella toxic

Any AUSA/DOJ trial attorneys here? What’s life like compared to big law?

Are L&E firms raising salaries (Littler, Fisher, Ogletree, etc.)? What is starting compensation?

Do you give the office manager (who does assist you with admin tasks from time to time) a christmas present (aka cash)? I have an admin assistant so that's an obvious yes but I don't know how to handle the office manager or receptionist!

I'm up for election next year. Kind of feel like I'm in Squid Game right now.

I've signed on to this, I'm really close to the end, but at a certain point I feel like I just want to check out of the game (and go in-house or something).

4th year financial services associate - have an offer for a 9-5 knowledge management role at a competing firm for 94% of my current base salary. Enjoy my current role but am getting burnt out with the hours - has anyone made a similar jump? I’m worried that the km role would be less recession proof than current position.

When should a stub start getting worried about not having much work and low billable hours?
I’ve asked for work but no luck. I know they say this is normal for a stub but when should I start getting worried and consider looking for exit options? Fyi, I like my practice group, so I don’t want to change to a different group within my firm, hence would have to lateral, if I have to. Also, other co-1st years are churning in high hours.

When Adam dwelt in God's safe harbour,
Who was then an equity partner?

Any recommended books to read prior to beginning a summer associate position? Transactional/ Corporate & Finance

What responsibilities should a litigation associate have by their second year?

How do I make my windowless office more lively. It’s driving me crazy

Does anybody know how to stop the recruiter emails? I am about to lose my mind. The sheer audacity of the recruiter who emailed me yesterday to ask me to return to the firm I left last year has sent me over the edge.

Why do many associates at top tier firms stay to make Partner when they can go in-house in tech and make around the same, even long term? For example, you can make near 400-550k in-house at Google, Netflix, FB with 8-10 years of exp. More senior than that in-house, it can easily break $1M.

How do you bill your time? The busier I am the harder it is to bill. How do people actually bill contemporaneously in detailed terms when you bill 12 hours but literally did 100 different things in those 12 hours. And it’s never slow enough to go back and do it super detailed.

Do you think Milbank hate DPW?

About to finish my first year. I’m a specialist. Only going to hit 65% of my hours (took a 4 week vacation cause of wedding/hm).

I never say no to work and i have fantastic reviews, and the head of my practice (with whom I work a lot for) has great things to say about me.

I’ve been fully utilized starting ~June, but first few months were slow. Am i fine?!