Criminal work is slow, even in Chicago. I’m a solo in downtown Chicago. The virus is even causing everyone to stay home, even in Chicago. I’ve gotten a few cases but I’m barely surviving.

Any tips to beat test day anxiety? I feel like I psych myself out before sitting 🙈

After a long week, morning recovery run done! Can't wait for tomorrow's long run!

I’m aware HR isn’t your friend . But is it wise to bring a discriminatory situation to them just to keep a paper trail ? I had a meeting with HR and they were not any help of course and very rude and negative . I made sure to write down everything discussed. Honestly I’m thinking about going on STD leave because my anxiety and stress has been through the roof . Thinking about to the psych ward to escape for a few days lol .

Hello Sharks,

Any suggestions on best term and health insurance. And what points we should keep in mind before considering the option?

What’s the minimal amount of protein to eat on a daily basis to avoid losing muscle? I weight 230LBS, on a weight loss journey to 190LBS at 193cm / 6’3”. 37% fat. Trying to lose fat but not muscle with intermittent fasting and keto. How much protein do I need?

Has anyone used the dependent day care reimbursement account from EY?

I’m an HR Generalist. My job is a mix of recruitment and Employee Relations. I find the recruitment aspect to be pretty enjoyable and stress free, but the Employee Relations aspect does often give me a lot of anxiety (I’m a very anxious person to begin with). Recently, it’s been worse because I have several ER cases currently that seem like they could be potentially turning into lawsuits. Do others in ER experience these anxieties? If so, how do you manage them?

Are there any remote positions for 30 years medical experience but only possess an Associates? Our office closed after 16 years and I’m not sure that I want to do Ultrasound anywhere else (believe me, the case load has severely increased since I started and I don’t want to injure my body this late in my career)… looking for suggestions of case managers, etc. (Thanks in advance!)

Have you experienced depression caused by working in really challenging workplace environments? I am worried this will carry into new roles.

After working a couple jobs that weren’t a good fit I’ve exhibited a lot of procrastination, hopelessness, self isolation, and just lack of care. I’m in therapy but also want to make sure I come into any new role with this in mind so I can do my best.

Started wearing a support belt per my doctors recommendation because I’ve been having pelvic pain. Wore it for the first time today and this baby will not stop moving. Now wondering if I’m choking my baby and maybe she doesn’t like this belt? I haven’t felt the pain I normally feel and no back pain this morning but now I’m feeling bad. I don’t want to have comfort if it’s causing discomfort on my baby. Anyone experienced this?

Does anyone do the equinox membership through gympass? Do you still get access to all of the same perks/classes as a regular equinox membership?

I was listening to a podcast for one of the courses I’m taking and thought I’d share some cool stuff about building habits:

- Willpower is not as effective in making a long term change compared to building habits

- Reduce friction (eg much more likely to go to gym if it’s 5 mins away vs 10)

- Take an existing habit and add your new habit onto it

- Use chaos and stressful times to rethink practical decisions

- To break bad habits, add friction (eg phone & charger away at night)

Does anyone else feel exhausted? I’m at week 16 now, and I need a nap daily! I remember being slightly tired in first trimester but I feel as if I can’t function right now! It’s definitely worse after lunch/eating. Any tips or tricks please??

If you want eerie reading on the COVID pandemic: Operation Dark Winter and Event 201. Both are disease simulations which decently follow current events and make for enlightening study.

It's health insurance season in the United States of "Every Person for Themselves."

Is there a silver lining to a primarily coinsurance based plan, rather than mostly copays? This is a first for me.

Let's play couch-TV-news-commentator: Because half the deaths of COVID are those 75+, we will all be back to work at full capacity by October. Some may continue wearing PPE, but it will not be popular

I think my partner is making my eating disorder worse. It seems like he is very conscious of weight or at least looks, and I feel like he often tries to deter me from eating (like if I mention a late lunch he'll reply that we're having dinner soon so to hold off). I'm not sure if he is even aware of it, but he knows about my issues so it makes me wonder. My ED also runs rampant so it could be all in my head. Does anyone have experience dealing with this? I want to say something but not sure how.

I have chronic health issues and I’m severely depressed. I can’t even get myself to work anymore. If I don’t quit, I’m in serious danger of being fired. I feel that I need to just quit and take time off to get better but feel that it will be a stain on my career. I’m a pretty junior lawyer. Any advice. I just can’t do any work at all and I’m my anxiety and depression is spiraling out of control. I see a therapist I try to cope and it’s not working.

I’ve worked with my current employer fresh out of high school. They are a small family owned business with 1 dr. I’ve stayed with them for over 10yrs. I went from a receptionist, to a technician, to a health insurance specialist, and now doing billing. I’m 35 is it too late for me to get out and work for a bigger company?

I’m currently a maxed out GS-15 Step 10. Masters degree is Electrical/Computer Engineering, but now a Program Manager for a high visibility area. I have 10 years to reach full retirement age (57). Why do I feel like I’m limiting myself? What would the pros and cons be of seeking private industry employment at this point? What would an equivalent salary be taking into account pension, etc? Anyone else been in, or is in this situation?

Can anyone please let me know any opening for 3 years of experianced Oracle SQL developer ?

What’s the R/GA Chicago office like? Is it as bad as the reviews on Glassdoor... or is that mostly for NYC?

What do you do to earn extra money? I used to teach online with vipkid but now that is gone. Any ideas?

What is the highest paying type of insurance defense?

Can anyone recommend good investment options in Bank of America HSA account? I feel their funds are very limited compared to what I have seen from 401k and IRA. Anyone recommends your HSA account?

And we officially enters Bull market!

Thoughts on IB vs. Strategy backgrounds joining PE deal-side teams? What’s the opposing value brought by each in your opinion?

Current MBB consultant. Are there restrictions on taking public equity investing roles from consulting, since we theoretically could’ve been exposed to material non-public info? Required “garden leave” at all?

What are salaries like for portfolio management teams? Are they lower than investment teams? How do they compare to e.g. consulting?

Hello Everyone,
Please let me know if there are any requirements for Oracle PPM functional consultant in India. I have an experience of 2years and 8 months with 2 end to end implementations.

Interview help - gotten to the offer stage 2x in the past 3-4 months, but have lost the coin flip vs other candidate. Any guidance? Feeling pretty down in the dumps…

Hi Sharks, I was in US for 3 years the visa expired in Dec 2020. How can I search for employers in India who can renew my H1B visa. Basically looking for companies who will offer onsite opportunities on cap exempt H1B

How would you approach an interview process where the company sounds exciting but you feel confident the role would not be a growth opportunity for your skill set? Is there a good way to respectfully approach that topic with the interview team and find a role that might be more exciting for you? Or is it better to walk away?

Just found out that an associate who’s been at my firm for 5 months got a raise & now makes 20k more than I do. I’ve discussed raises & been told I’m very valued... but no raise. What can I do? (Cont)

Just lateraled and looks like I’ll be taking on a sizeable privacy practice from an associate who left recently. Any benefit to CIPP and CIPM training/certification as a lawyer? In DC if that matters.

Doesn’t if feel a little sad that we need to spend 10+ years kissing &&& only to finally have a shot at making non-equity partner and spend another 10+ years wining and dining equity partners? Maybe I should just start my own firm

How do you all stay perfect and free from typos when the workload and pressure adds up? I do my best to keep up but I keep making little mistakes. I’m both positive and motivated to improve my attention to detail but damn those mistakes make me feel so idiotic. Advice?

Currently in ID looking to switch over to a position as a financial services attorney or a related role. Does anyone have advice on how to break into this industry or materials/CLEs I could use to build a knowledge base?

Question to all the specialists who work on corporate deals: totally get that you get requests to review and comment all the time and to do so on crazy deadlines. Is there anything general corporate teams can do to make these requests better (other than extending deadlines or not asking you for deal support altogether).

Does anyone know whether a respondent has a right to appeal an EEOC determination of probable cause?

Is it possible to go from midlaw lit to crim law (PD or Private defense) then to midlaw or biglaw white collar?

Getting really frustrated with my job. Im by far the busiest associate my year level, and there are 2 people in my group who literally have no work at all. I feel like I keep missing targets and the partners are disappointed in me, but it’s hard to motivate when I see others not doing anything. I know I should be grateful bc the partners think I’m better than the others (and job security) but I can’t seem to convince myself to care.

Do any states currently have moratoriums in place preventing evictions due to covid?

Looking to find a recruiter to work with to help with my job search. Any suggestions? In the Nashville area if it matters. Thanks!!

Any new prosecutors here? Would love to hear about your job and how you like it.

What do you do when you’re given a research assignment for a very specific question but you’re not finding any case law one way or the other?

I have been working my tail off since coming back to work after a parental leave (which my boss was not happy or impressed about me taking) to get back in good standing. Today was my bi-annual review and the partners left me such glowing reviews it left me in tears to see that my hard work to both be there for my family and make it in my career has been noticed 😭

On my notice period. Is it bad to not be doing the same hours and leaving the office earlier than I was before? Just don’t want to burn myself out and I am also just checked out. But I feel like the other associates are judging me

How long to argue MSJ? Opposing counsel wants to request a half day which seems insane to me. Cross MSJs. I told him no matter how complicated these motions are judge is not going to want to listen to us for more than maybe an hour—even that seems too long.

If you had the opportunity to take 3-6 months off work right now, what would you do during that time?

Curious about non-US attorneys: are you working the crazy hour weeks most of us in the US do? Or are your weeks closer to 40 hours? I hear a lot about the working hour caps, vacation requirements, etc in Europe/Canada. Curious if that flows into legal practice... or if it gets ignored. To clarify—I’m talking about BigLaw. I’m sure there are smaller firms with reasonable hours, the same exists in the US.