Billed 190 hours in December and felt good about that until I heard people in my group say I "slacked off" during the holidays. I hate this industry.

I received HR submission email from the barclays yesterday.. how Soon can I expect the HR discussion and then offer letter rollout

Can I add my two wheeler bike for fuel reimbursement in HCL ,Bike is registered in Telangana state and my work location is Noida and I am wfh in UP?

Anyone who relocated to Krakow (Poland) for Motorola?

Want seek suggestions: if I’m not the at fault party of a car accident and the other party’s insurance called and claimed their insurer is at fault but their insured limit is only 25k but since the car is brand new (1month old) and totaled the value is way north of that. I called my own insurance company and try to go through with them and they offered a lower but close to purchase price amount. Should I go with my own insurance company and let them deal with the other party’s insurance company?

Does anyone know the salary for a cosmetic chemist with 2.5 YOE? I’m curious to see if I’m currently being underpaid.

I’m sure I’m in the minority here, but I find working early morning hours instead of late night hours to be so much better. Three of the last five business days I’ve been at my desk (in office) before 6:00 am, and honestly I’m starting to love it. I can get so much done when people aren’t here and I can still leave at 5:00 when others start leaving.

Any 🐠 have any luck getting coveted sport pieces at retail (e.g. Daytona or GMT) at Tourneau NYC? Apparently it’s more of a first come first serve model as opposed to long waitlists..

Anyone else having a hard time getting in touch with their recruiter ?

I’m going to call him in a couple days but wanted to see if anyone else is having this issue

Looking for a shortcut key that is the equivalent of PowePoint's Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down arrow.

Essentially a way to switch row positions w/o replacing or inserting cells...

I know this is for excel, but any Tableau experts here can let me know how to present my mixed (countries, states, provinces) data on a map. I’ve tried dual axis but still not where I want it to be.

Does anyone know how you can create a pivot table that results in calculations being performed from that pivot table, where if the pivot table changes, resulting in more/fewer rows, it moves the formulas up or down depending on the additions/removals?
Basically, have a dataset, trying to select all rows where the answer in one column is Yes and answer in another column is (for example "X"), and multiplying the amount in another column by 16%.

Where do yall go for a quiet place to WFH?

Has anyone been in a relationship where it’s so wrong but feels so right at the same time? Wrong in the sense that we are different religions, speak different languages (common language is English) and have an overall different outlook on life. Right in the sense that he treats me so well, he’s grounded and driven. I am so torn.

How much can I expect for Vp role in Citibank, pune?

I received an offer for 80k to work as a desktop engineer for TCS at one of their client’s locations. However, I have seen poor reviews for working at TCS and I’d like to get some feedback from anyone currently or had previously worked for that company. What is the environment like and has anyone been in a situation where the contract with TCS and the client ended and had trouble with TCS finding them a new role at the same pay?

What is with people not knowing how to read signs? We have a huge one that says “NO CASH ALLOWED” and I still get asked almost everyday if we take cash

How is the billable rate for each associate determined at your firm? Does everyone in the same class bill out at the same rate?

I lateraled to a new firm because I was eager to take on more responsibility that wasn’t available at my prior firm. I was very upfront about this when I interviewed with the new firm and was guaranteed more substantive work. Half a year in, I am getting the same work as the first years as a mid-level. I’ve always been told that I operate above my class year but this has been frustrating and I feel like I’m regressing. Anyone else experience this?

J3 at a big law (not US) looking for a transfer to another big law firm. Is it faux pas to cold email a managing partner with my resume? The firm he is managing has no listings to my knowledge.

First year question: if I’m billing 8 hours a day, what is a reasonable amount of time to be in the office?

As a first year, when will I be expected to be billing more regular numbers? Month 1? Month 2? It’s my second week and I’ve billed maybe 10 hours since Monday. But I also don’t have a lot of responsibilities yet.

Is lit more fun than corporate? I'm a third year and bored out of my mind. Drafting minutes is the absolute worst.

What is your billing rate and law graduation year, city, and AM law tier?
I’m $850, 2009, Boston, amlaw 50

End of month: “Next month I should really enter my time as I go.” Beginning of next month “Eh, too lazy.”

I'm a second year, and I still feel like I'm running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Partners/senior associates/mid levels, when do you expect junior associates to not act like such newbs? I feel like the patience the seniors in my group give me is wearing then, but I still feel so confused all the time.

Is this normal? Or am I falling too far behind and should begin looking for a different kind of job? :(

Are there ANY Am Law 20 firms (even 50 and up), where billing 200 monthly is acceptable? Like any? Do tell.

Note: Some am law firms say no billable hour requirement, but that’s only because you bill 3x over.

Im a junior and I get a lot of random please run redlines, please send documents from the system at 8pm, 10pm, etc, and they expect me to respond right away (which is fine because I'm home and its an easy task). I usually stay on to check emails until 10pm-12am. BUT when we go back to office, how will we handle those random tasks that require immediate attention? What if im in the middle of my commute? Do we just not go home until late? Will the expectation to be on 24 7 relax a bit?

Thoughts on STB's Funds group in NY in terms of culture?

Did an unsolicited submission to a firm 3 months ago, as their website indicated no recruiter submissions for unsolicited positions. Didn’t hear back, & a third-party recruiter reached out regarding an actual opening. Since I’d already submitted my materials, I can’t work with said recruiter. Would it be ok to reply to my previous email/submission to the firm explaining the situation— I.e, recruiter reached out regarding opening, can’t work w. her, resubmitting in consideration for x position?

Anyone here deal with Phantom Share Agreements? Would that be in the wheelhouse for an ECVC lawyer? My BIL is being offered a job with a company and received a proposed phantom shares agreement. One condition states that he must remain in good standing with the company even after the 3 year vesting period to receive distributions. Is that atypical?

Hey all - first year associate here… I’ve met my hours requirement for this year (requirement is 1900 and am currently at around 2050 with billable hours - approx. 2160 with non billable admin hours) and I am just tired. Is it okay to just “disappear” during the holidays (thanksgiving week, week of Christmas) and let partners and senior associates know I am not available? At this point I don’t care about making more money - I just want to sleep, read a good trashy book, and cuddle with my dog.

In transactional, what do you call the other sides lawyers? In other words, what is the “opposing counsel” equivalent for transactional?

Experienced attorney admitted in NY about to register for the CA Feb 2023 bar exam. Have not studied for an exam in about 6 years. Please send along any tips, study guides, advice! Also, should I just take the one day version? How much leave should I ask for?

Another hours post — I’ve been so slow this year. I hate it. I’ve asked for work and pick up projects here and there but the group generally isn’t busy. I’m annualizing at around 1700. Last year I billed 2100. I’m concerned how this is going to impact my reviews. And in general just concerned about wasting a year not really learning much or being valuable. I actually prefer being busy and this is kind of torture. Might even start looking to lateral if things don’t pick up soon. Thoughts?

As a junior associate, how do you find the healthy balance to take initiative in matters as opposed to wasting billable time on something the client won’t pay for or the partner might not actually want?

Going full coast mode. Junior in corporate group. Decent reviews so far so I’m hoping to get a year of true slacking in before getting three months to find something else. I’ll report back on the experience.