Did anyone feel like going back after parental leave?

My parental leave is coming to an end and I love spending time with my spouse and kid. I dread going back to the 24/7 biglaw life. I didn’t mind when childless but now I’m afraid I’ll tell a client/partner/opposing counsel to eff off when they ask something unreasonable (like the usual Friday night dump).

I looked elsewhere during my during leave but nothing even brought a spark. I haven’t hit FIRE number yet - maybe Coast FIRE.

Anyone in this bowl work for a REIT? Curious about WLB/comp/etc. Thanks!

GF is 32 and I’m 28. She wants kids within 2 years, understandably. I never envisioned having kids that early (more like late 30s), but I like her a lot. Anyone else gone through something similar?

Is it worth joining Kpmg india lighthouse ?
Which one will be good in terms of learning and wlb KGS or KI?please suggest

Any thoughts on Strategy& and their life sciences team? How is the reputation in comparison to Life sciences focused places such as LEK, ClearView, ZS, IQVIA, etc? How is the WLB? And what is the compensation for a senior associate?

Dear Microsoft Fishes,

How is work pressure in Level 58 support engineer roles.

Please put some light on the culture and work life balance.

Anyone who moved from offshore audit practices to industry for better WLB?

I just pulled a muscle in my neck from crying at 3 in the afternoon on a random Wednesday

What is work-life balance like in big tech legal? I’m currently in house at a large multinational; I like my job and I get paid fine, with a very good WLB (40-45 hrs). I want to look into FAANG-type opportunities as they would mean a huge pay bump, and I think I’m qualified, but I have no idea about the hours, and I don’t want to substantially give up WLB, as that’s why I left BigLaw. I don’t want to be miserable again. I know Amazon is poorly reputed for lawyer WLB… what about other places?

Hows WLB in EY GDS for technology consulting?

Technology: - SAP Technical

My marriage is beyond repair I think. Husband just said we keep having the same conversations over and over in the past year about things we’ve been trying to fix. Is a year enough time? 11 years together for reference. And I don’t think his statement is true - he literally mentioned one of those things last week that he was happy about. I just can’t do it with these vague statements in arguments.

Just took a grenade (2 shots & Red Bull) at a bar across the street then walked back into work casually. You know it's been a bad week.... anyone else snuck out to make work more enjoyable?

What would be examples of cushy industry jobs with good wlb with 200-300k pay check in finance industry? My work is mostly FS so it seems to make sense that I exit in that direction, but I keep hearing that finance in general is less chill than normal corporate sector jobs. Or is that just for IB/PE/HF?

I would gladly take a head of local bank branch or something as the culmination of my career but I fear that dream is too 1950s

Mphasis & EY same package
6year exp, Post - senior software Engineer
My priority is wlb and career growth
Where should I join??

I don’t work at the big LA shops (Deutsch/Chiat/72) because I don’t want to be worked to the bone 80 hours a week and abused. Also, because no one has ever reached out. But mostly the former.

What is estimated CTC for Management Trainee in Siemens Mobility India??
Also I would like to know about the work life balance.

In one interview today with Kundyl. Their expectation is to be available oncall 24*7... With work from office.

They literally got offended and stared at me for asking about WLB...

Seems companies are not learning, even after the great resignations.. the big names... Like TCS, ibm.. are not doing any changes to their work culture and ethics to improve WLB.

Went from a big firm to work for a smaller firm. The people in the smaller firm are protective of their work and are good by their work too. I no longer feel chaos or stress. I am treated with respect and my schedule is more normal. I am even working more billable hours than before, but it feels like a seamless experience. I don’t work then past 5pm or anything out of the ordinary for this time of the year. I am so grateful!

37 weeks today! We are excited :)) the waiting period is weird though. When will baby come???

1. Can anyone please share their views on WLB and growth at EXL Analytics division?
2. Range of salary for Lead Assistant Manager Position?
3. Also, does the company provide any on-site opportunity as well?

Is current layoffs only happening in Amazon US offices or Amazon India offices as well ?

We have ordered books from Scholastic for many years, but I was recently approached by an Usborne consultant. Does anyone have an opinion and/or can compare the two publishers? Thanks!

Hi guys, I am looking for WLB. JAVA with 8 years exp. Bank of america vs Wells Fargo. Which is better to choose.

Hi all
I want to learn the ABAP Programming language under the SAP ERP
Where can I find a resource that is easy for understanding

Your help is appreciated

Whats the standard salary structure for lubricants working professional in India

Working with no budgets in any team. Partners indirectly encourage you to eat up hours. End of year it’ll hit my util even tho im 150% utilized. Getting sick of this nonsense.

I have an offer from Ey Gds and Bdo for audit assistant manager role, my target is to get secondment to USA, please let me know if BDO provides secondment to audit seniors/assistant managers?

What does the BCG Project Leader interview process look like for an experienced hire consulting lateral in the US?

Leasing agency has promised substantial discount on rent. They won’t change the lease terms however they’ve confirmed in an email. Is that enough legally?

I got an offer in Citi. How will be my growth in Citi. And what can I expect for my future.

Any thought on comp for a Valuations Sr Associate / VP with ~8 YOE at a mega fund?

Graduated in April with my PharmD/MBA degrees. I did two great biopharma internships, had my resume professionally edited, perfected my interview skills and started applying to jobs in January. I have talked to 20 plus recruiters maybe 3 have actually gotten me interviews the rest ghost me. I had an amazing interview last week (legit the guy told me they want a 3rd interview and it’s been a week and I texted him and never heard back. What am I supposed to do? I want a remote biopharma job :/

How is the life and work culture in the exl?

I have Cognizant offer 25 LPA & EY 29 LPA
YOE 9
Does cognizant match the counter offer?

Also while negotiate counter offer it requires share complete offer latter? Instead of screen sort of CTC break up

Hi anyone from infosys who has joined cognizant please ping need help urgent

Salary range from Slalom PC, PAL, CSL, CSP in Chicago area?

What’s the high-end base salary one can expect for a commercial SC without an MBA?

How many married professionals with young families are just sticking it out “for the kids”? Marriage is very dead and has been for a while. Young kids 4 and 1. My wife and I don’t fight, but share 0 interests outside of the kids and can’t stand to be around each other. I’m so ready to leave… I just can’t bear the thought of doing it to my children even though another part of me feels like wife and I would both be better parents if our lives were separate. Anyone else done a similar analysis?

Is anyone else worried about screen time or strict about it? I'm a bit torn about it and curious of everyone else's thoughts.

Last night my 9yo said, “wow mom, Idina Menzel is 48 but she looks way younger than you!” (I am 38.) Then I put makeup on this morning and she said, “well, you look nice but you still look worn out...

Since this is an open forum where we can be honest, I've assembled a list of billable litigation tasks that can be done from a playground: Conference calls, File review, Fly on the wall depositions where your camera is off, Zoom cattle call status hearings. Any other suggestions?

Sometime I feel like I'm operating at lower capacity than during the height of Covid trying to navigate billables and no childcare/remote school. Anyone else feel this way? Are we just burnt out from all the working nights and weekend in 2020/2021?

(Especially those of you with young children) how do you make time to exercise/be active?

Should I stay or should I go? Hoping to get some insight from those that went before me. I am a 6th year call working at a top20 firm in private M&A. Two kids and am in the position (continued below)

Going back to work next month. Have a full time nanny but feel like even that isnt enough. I work all sorts of timezones. Europe has my morning, Asia has my evening. Nanny 9-5? 7-3? 10-6? No clue what will work best and don’t want to be inconsistent with her. Any advice on the return?

Graduated law school, passed the bar, and started my job last summer. My wife and I got pregnant with our first sooner than we expected, and we're due in June. Any general tips/advice?

How do you manage the constant school cancellations? Do I need a nanny in addition to daycare?

Do you pay out of pocket on insurance premiums at your firm? My wife may leave her job to stay home and we’re on her insurance. My firm told me we’re $750/pay period or $18k/yr. that sounds absurd.

Biglaw parents, where do you choose to live and why? Somewhere close to work to avoid commute and spend more time with kids? Suburbs?

Some people mentioned au pairs... tell me more! Why did you like/not like it, if you did the au pair thing?

Is anyone willing to share if your firm offers egg freezing without a fertility diagnosis as a benefit? We are trying to expand our benefits and would love to be able to say that others in the industry are already doing this. Thanks!

Insurance Defense Associate new to group. Just finished first year on the defense side after 6 years on the Plaintiff side, joined 3 weeks before lockdown. WFH with 6 and 2 year old. While billing 2k in a year with kids at home all day is nuts, you will not get better balance in a small pltff firm. Small firm partners are allergic to WFH, and can't afford to be flexible with when an associate gets to their work. The support of a larger firm is what has kept me alive this past year.

Today is my first day back at work (and first full day back in my physical office) after a few weeks off for parental leave. Needless to say, I am struggling to stay focused on anything other than wanting to go back home to my spouse and child.

I know I shouldn't take an emotional temperature on day one, but it has been more difficult being back than I anticipated. Any tips for navigating the waters for the first day/week/month back?

I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that you are all doing a great job with this ridiculous, unprecedented juggling act of trying to be a parent, teacher, lawyer and human. Hang in there!

Brand new (like, just-had-a-kid new) mom here. Life seems manageable with the baby sleeping much of the time. It gets worse from here doesn’t it? I’m scared 😱😱😱

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?

What are your best (or worst) kids interrupting a zoom depo or hearing stories during the pandemic?