Appraisal Cycle at Amgen India:

Jan to Dec (Performance Assessment Cycle)

Salary Increment based on previous year performance is applicable from following year 1st March.

Bonus for previous year performance is given in following year March salary.

Anyone joining before 1st Oct is eligible for Salary increment in following year March (Pro rata basis).

Anyone joining before 31st Dec is eligible for Bonus in following year March (Pro rata basis)

Any doubts? Ask in comment!

What’s the best way to make the most out of 55k united miles. The miles to gift card conversion only gives me $380

Do salesforce certifications really help in terms of growth and opportunities?

Hi. My baby seems to have an infection in her paw. Any home remedies until i get her to the vet tomorrow? She has been experiencing joint issues so I put grip socks on her to help ease while walking. I’ve been sick this week and haven’t changed her socks daily like i normally do😔😔😭😭 and i notice it’s super swollen and red. Help help i feel so bad

Best way to study for AWS cloud practitioner certification? (Not very technical but hoping to learn)

What’s the largest % of you portfolio you would put in VOO? Currently sitting at just under 50%

Is pre employment medical test for Ericsson new joiner is very strict. Their check-list for medical test is very long. I am afraid if report will come negative, they will reject me on that basis. Please suggest

Got an offer from Microsoft for a tech lead position. Considering the San Francisco office as opposed to relocating to Seattle. How big is the SF office, are there technology groups that sit in that office? Would it be too hard to network and connect if most of the groups sit in Seattle?

I'm 1 year out of college and recently inherited $400k and have another $120k saved up from internships and work.

I know the standard thing to do is DCA into an index fund/ETF but is there anything else I should be doing to invest my money and hedge against inflation. I'm just concerned with the political turmoil going on and trying to figure out what ETFs I should be investing in and how much I should be putting in every week.

How would you recommend investing the money?

Has anyone tried UPS or Fedex pick up for moving boxes without a car? How’s the pricing? Hard to get an accurate quote

Best Italian places where you can actually get a reservation?

I consolidated grad loans in ‘15, kept federal separate from private (w SoFi @6.75%). Can I refinance w SoFi or w Earnest? Should I combine the federal and lose the protections for better %?

We recently got the ok to schedule our orientation and delivery date for our IVF medications and all I have to say is ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF! My husband has dermatomyositis, and his doctor put off treatment so that we could do some collection and go through IVF. I felt like my dr was blowing off our timeline, but I persisted. I worked with CVS Caremark directly and got approval in 2 days (not the expected 3 weeks). Moral of the story: ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF!

I have often wondered if being honest when I fill out EEOC / diversity forms if that limits me from new work / promotions. I used to be able to hide my disability, but it is progressive so now it's not as easy to hide. Thoughts?

After 3 years of freelancing, I just landed my first in-house journalist job!! I’m so happy!

Trying to be really understanding about coworkers with no children feeling stressed during the holiday season, but it's hard not to ask if they'd prefer to go home to my sick kid, frustrated spouse and dirty house instead of their empty apartment where they have a flat screen TV and a beer waiting. How do you keep sane?

You did an interview and your interviewer apologized that the travel time 180minutes was much higher than 30minutes scheduled time for the interview and that It could have been done remotely, but she has to follow the process. I am still waiting for feedback though.

Is this just a humane demonstration?

Thoughts on the new Chase Freedom Flex?