Coming up on 5 months of unemployment after layoffs… about 35 interviews and countless applications and nothing. But what’s more pressing is… how are you guys paying your rent? I’m about to be in the red 🥹

Anybody got decent turnip prices today? I care more about my investments in turnips than my actual stock portfolio 😤

2022 - How are we becoming millionaires folks? What are legitimate (not MLM, drop-shipping, affiliate marketing, Facebook ads) ways to make money besides our primary incomes?

For me: It’s credit spread {options} trading. That is the only one single thing that has worked for me.

My wife is using my credit card too much.
Monthly around 13K.

Everytime I confronted her the ending is always the same, I loose the argument and end up paying everything.

Can H1B visa holders own rental property? If so, can you self manage or do you have to get a property manager? (House would be bought through personal loan, not an LLC, so wondering whether USCIS could deem self managing as unauthorized employment? How would they find out?)

Any recommendations for high div stocks with good balance sheets. I’m thinking these could be the best picks in this market with many growth stocks seemingly overvalued

Roth vs Traditional 401k, thoughts?

does anyone use simplefx for crypto? Do you like it ?

Can I pay income tax challan using credit card?

Hi IBM sharks,
My friend received bluepoints, what's the conversion rate to rupees? Can we redeem it as cash components?@ IBM

As we are not frequenting to office and clientsites, anyone plan to return their leased car to save money?

Anyone else think Dave Ramsey is a little full of himself? I applaud the work he does to get people out of debt. But alot of other things he says are not complete accurate and he comes across as smug

Parents are deciding between moving to WVirginia vs Virginia at retirement to be closer to us based in fairfax (ideally be at 1 hour driving distance). They currently in the mid west but WVirginia appeals to them because of low taxes, low cost of living. We are also poc so appreciate some diversity.

What are some areas you would recommend both in Va and WV? What else should they consider prior to house hunting? Dad likes to garden/farm as well so looking for homes with large backyards. Tia!

Any recs for car insurance in La?

Thoughts on buying TWLO under 320 vs. SQ under 240 or neither?

What should be the most I should be spending on rent in Texas (Dallas, Houston) as someone making about 100k TC pretax?

I'm relatively new to stock market investments and have tried to build a balanced portfolio for the long term. Should I hold the stocks for long term or does it make sense to book profits in between ?

Anyone else holding out to 1 year AT LEAST, in order to get long term cap gains tax rate? 🙏🏻 every day passing is a day closer

Can I parallelly work in a subcontract of another start-up while working full-time for Capgemini?

Is this a breach of my agreements/compliances with Capgemini?

If I do so, will Capgemini ever get to know about that subcontract that I'm working for? If YES, how?

Should I avoid taking such risks?

What are all possible repercussions this step could have???

Hi all,

After the final interview, HR reached out and said they would like to extend an offer. HR gave a ball park of 135k - 145k base with about 15k in sign-on equity and 20k annual bonus.

After a couple of days, HR person came back with with 125k base and 20k annual bonus. No sign-on equity anymore. What should I do given that these numbers seem way lower than the initial range provided? HR claimed it’s because of “market conditions”.

Is it common for HOA to ask you to prove your car registration is up to date?

Will there be layoffs at grip/dentsu? just saw that they’re folding the Grip agency brand 👀

I feel like my employer thinks I’m losing my shit.

I started traveling while working remote and fell in love with the mountains. I’m now applying to be a full time remote employee and fear they won’t approve it.

I feel like I have to defend that I’ve found more in life that makes me happy than just work.

How do I pitch that I need to live elsewhere for my happiness and not near an office?

Do PE funds have in house tech DD teams? Currently on a tech dd team that’s aligned to PE transactions and trying to figure out what exit opportunities there are. Thanks for your insights!

Hi..
What is the hierarchy structure - Senior Software Engineer, Senior Specialist, Consultant, Senior Consultant? Are they all in E2 band?

For those who wake up at 5,6 or even 7am - how do you do this in this cold, dark, hopeless weather? Any tips for that? I wake up with my alarm but it's so cold and dreary and annoying that I go back under my sheets....

Hi everyone, my H1B Visa stamp has expired but I have Valid I-797 can I still travel to Bahamas? Or how to get another stamp without visiting India? Thanks!

Any recommendations for resume revamp?

Hi all got selected in Infosys, any idea what will be my take home if i get CTC of 16 lpa... The HR told my VP will be 15% so excluding vp it's going to be 13.6.. so now what wil be my take home... Any guesses.. TIA...

Best family friendly places to live in Dubai?

Hello Everyone,
I am actively looking for job change but not getting any relevant opportunities from various job search sites.If there is any open position for data/business analyst at your organization then please help me with referral.
I am currently having 1.3 years of experience as a Data analyst.

Thanks.

Opinions on the INSEAD-Wharton Alliance?

Sponsored folks, where do you plan to intern during bschool?

In need of advice: I am starting a full time role (Senior Consultant) in an industry that is my post-MBA goal. I want to start MBA Fall 2022. Does it look bad to AdCom if I apply R1 having been in my job for 1 month? (Will have 1 year when I attend). Thanks!

Accepted offer joining soon how is the Chicago office when things are normal?

Can anyone help connect me to someone who might be searching for a copywriter with a few years of CPG experience? (Originally from MN, looking to network)

Does anyone work at Arnold Worldwide in Ny? Anyone work specifically on digital projects? Can you tell me about your digital process and whether or not you think it’s efficient? Are the projects are interetsing/challenging? Well managed?

Compliments to Walgreens creative team. Love the new pharmacy commercial with a focus on sun damaged skin.

We gotta get this bowl popping, I wanna hear some juicy NYC related stuff: funny stories, career advice, industry gossip etc.

Hello friends, been offline for a while and trying to get a sense what the vibe in the NY market is at the moment? Hiring freezes and everyone is afraid of an approaching recession?

What are the current best-regarded agencies (or in-house creative teams) that you feel have the top digital creative talent at the moment? That you’d wanna hire most from?

Where have you been ordering takeout?

Anyone looking for a resource manager or creative recruiter?

Any international senior creatives who are on O1 visa ? Need some assistance please.

Anyone at The Clios and want to hire a junior AD? I’m here and hungry.

Hey small agency friends with kids! Quick question. Our agency’s family health care is expensive (ranges from $1700/mon with normal deductible to $1100/mon with super high deductible). If anyone out there (at a small NYC agency) has a better plan and is comfortable sharing, would you mind telling me who your company uses? My kids’ college funds thank you!

How many train transfers do you do on your commute to the office (or if you’re WFH and had to go in)? I’m thinking of moving here and curious how long and complicated work commutes usually are.

Does anyone know who the 401k benefits manager is at VMLY&R NY?

Which is going to most likely hurt my career more in the long run... a job in pharma or a job in-house on the client side?

Looking for a few highly-motivated partners to start an ad agency with; preferably one in accounts and one in media buying. If that sounds like you and you’re ready to take control of your future, we should talk.