Anyone regret staying in biglaw for as long as they did? If so, how long were you in the slog for?

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Yes, but havent left yet

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I’m glad I stuck it out. Miserable the two and a half years, thought about leaving to do just about anything else, but lateraled to another biglaw firm to try a different practice area. Am so glad I did. I just enjoy the practice more.

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More relatable, like working with the clients directly rather than servicing an M&A team, client contacts tend to be more reasonable, deadlines aren’t as crazy.

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Yes and no. I did an 8 year bid which was a long ass time but I wouldn’t have gotten the job I have now without it.

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Knock knock

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I joined capgemini on aug 19 2021 but no appraisal has happened till now.
HR said that I appraisal will happen in April 2023 ! Is that true..
That is a very very long time .
Please can anyone tell if that could be true.

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Sabarimala. God... what’s happening in this country?

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I was laid off this month from a US-based company where I've been a reporter for the past 3 years or so... I live in Europe. I wonder if I'm likely to have luck with other remote-friendly US companies. Or are we already past that?

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I recently joined Allstate india and my manager is forcing me to come to office twice a week. During negotiations, I had made it clear that I didn't want to work from office due to personal commitment.

Please suggest:
1. Is my understanding correct that Allstate india is currently not forcing employees to come to office and my manager is an exception?

2. How can I say no without pissing off the manager given I have just joined the company?

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Looking for a Database Manager role. Are there any level B/7 roles available for NCR region?

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Why do H/S dual admits tend to choose S??

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My natural instinct is to assume rejection if I have conflict with a partner or don’t think my feelings are reciprocated. I’ll try to bring it up with them, but I’ll say “if you want to end this feel free” so it doesn’t hurt me (and they can say what they really mean instead of sugarcoating). Someone told me today that they just assume I’m not interested because I always seem to “run” but I’m not sure how to bring up problems/feelings otherwise. How do you approach these hard questions?

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At my uncles wedding in Madrid I remember lying down on the grass in the courtyard after their first dance and crying, my Dad came and saw me, laid down in his suit beside me and asked what was wrong.

“I know my boyfriend wouldn’t dance with me like that at our wedding”

And we just lay there as I cried, and then got up. Had a drink.

Said boyfriend left years ago, and now I have a wonderful man who just asked me what type of dance lessons I want for our wedding next year.

Don’t give up.

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I have been invited for an interview for a Senior Associate position at PWC AC's ethics and compliance department. I am currently a Senior(TL) at EY, will this position of a senior associate be a sort of demotion for my career?

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Question for nurses: What do you do and what's your salary range? Still deciding on which area should I pursue. Thanks!

Lwd is 6th of Jan in IBM. Can we return our laptop via courier ?

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Heyy, I am looking for flatmates in ZS. I live in Gurgaon. If anyone is looking for a flatmate for 3-4 BHK let me know…….

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Just got an interview at KPMG, Human Capital Advisory.
They say there’s no Case Interview but I see a “Situational” Interview segment. Anyone have any insight or advice on that?

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The pandemic has brought misery for a few sales organizations and unforeseen opportunities for a few others. How many folks out here crushed Q2? If so by what % did you exceed your quarterly quota? Did someone have their best quarter till date? Let’s celebrate some accomplishments!

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If your employer mandated you need to come in 5 days a week would you consider quitting? My situation is I live in my geographical territory and the office is 45 minutes away. No performance issues at quota consistently.

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Had two rounds of interviews for an in house role and really like the company/job. I followed up Friday regarding next steps and was told they are still interviewing and should be wrapping up soon. Advice on how to stay calm? I want the position and need to know if there’s a way to speed up the process.

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Is it awkward to bring up the possibility of annual merit raise (usually done at end of year) with my boss now? It seems the job market is cooling a bit and I might lose some leverage if I wait longer to bring this up, in case the economy turns for the worse. But it being June now just makes timing a bit awkward and worried it might come off negatively/too self serving

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How does your company manage (track) all of the documents related to a merger you are working on? Are you using a matter management software, a spreadsheet, shared file, etc? Keeping up with the moving pieces is killing me with just a spreadsheet.

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Any Amazon counsel or other FAANG attorneys willing to share how their comp review has worked? I’m really happy with my offer(lower base, really high signing bonus and decent RSUs) and was told their would be yearly comp reviews but wondering how that plays out the first few years...

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Midlevel corporate attorney considering an in-house offer in the wealth management space (RIA, multi family office). Work would be a mix of corporate and funds work. Interested in getting into the blockchain space long term. Would this role move me toward or away from that goal?

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Can anyone refer me to the Starz/Lionsgate Legal Affairs, Counsel role? I’d be happy to send you my resume first. Thanks!

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A lot of people here seem to glamorize MANGA positions - good pay, and good WLB. There has to be a catch, right?

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