Discovered an amazing playlist for focus. Music is my productivity secret weapon. What do you listen to to get in the zone?

What is a good spot in Atl to propose? Any fine dine restaurant or maybe a point with a good city skyline view (except for that PCM rooftop)?

Any good spots for live music?? New to the area

Looking for book recommendations; any favorites? Interested in both fiction and educational/self-improvement (for example, investment / finance books, time management, etc). I feel my vocab is...

Best restaurant you’ve been to in Charlotte? Looking for an experience!

Sea limited is an interesting buy for long term

Has anyone seen the movie Spotlight? It made me think again about the passion to find the perfect news, the one that would be really helpful and necessary to society.

Does anyone still play video games? Guilty pleasure, but sometimes feel a bit immature doing it

I’d cut out all interaction with Chinese establishments (no takeout /dim sum, no mani/pedi, no Panda Express) the past month, looks like I need to stay clear of Koreans as well! #sorrynotsorry

Looking for a man to watch Degrassi and Friday Night Lights with. Ideally Kyle Chandler but willing to consider other applicants. However, I’ll never be satisfied by you. LMK.

Most obscure game you’ve played?

Is anyone watching Alchemy of Souls? How are you filling the void while you wait for episodes?

May I know why are we not allowed to eat in shuttle? I was stopped by security guard cz I was eating ... I was hungry,packed up my food,running out of coding work . .. Strange !!

Any suggestions for a good gay bar that is more wine/cocktail centric (vs sidetrack or roscoes)?

Has anyone bought anything from Vestiaire Collective?

Selling two tickets to Hannah Einbinder - 7:30 PM, June 2, DC Improv. Paid $61 with fees, would sell for $50 or best offer

Something you do that's outside the norm of coworkers / finance crowd. Ex: buy inexpensive underwear, listen to heavy metal, stay-cations, eat Popeye's regularly, tattoos

When's the last time you've left the office at a reasonable time -- say by 6 PM ?

I got a 7.5 % hike despite a progression from Senior Grade 1 to Grade 2. Has it been the case with most of the fishes here or is it just me? SSL - EY Private( BTS)

A good friend of mine graduated from Parsons this past summer, has degrees in Journalism and French, is a talented photographer and designer (which I feel I have a pretty decent eye for after working at a design-driven branding agency for half a decade). And I’m certain she’d make a fabulous junior AD or content strategist. Unfortunately she, like many in this pandemic, is still without a job. Any advice for her and/or shops/hiring managers/non-traditional job hunt tips to steer her towards?

How many people were successful going from contract to direct hire? I’m super curious and would love tips as moving to a direct hire would be my ideal path. I will just be starting my year contract and want to be able to use you tips and advice as early as possible to get ahead. Thanks in advance. I’m a paralegal with associates degree but accepted a legal assistant position to get at least some experience with google.

Spanish flu lasted 3 years with no flattening of curve... I m fed up in week 3 itself. Will flattening the curve spread it out further by 1-2 years? In that case I am sure the economy will change cont

When this is over we need to rethink our concept of who is “essential” because in all honestly most of us are not - but our grocery workers and delivery people are.

Which city is the best to live in for a couple in their mid twenties?

1. Hamburg
2. Munich
3. Berlin

Thanks in advance!

Hi Fishes,
I am currently working with TCS with 9.88lpa CTC.
I have got offer recently with Dell Techonolgies Chennai as a Senior Engineer with 17.88lpa CTC. Is it good to move to this company?. Anyone aware about the WLB in this company?

Tech Stack - SCCM/MECM, INTUNE

Hi AWS fishes. How bad are layoffs at Amazon? Hearing news of more than 10000 people getting laid off. Are they happening within AWS as well? I am about to join AWS in few weeks and getting bit worried considering the situation. Thanks.

Today’s my bday. Also my beloved family dog is getting put to sleep due to cancer. I didn’t take the day off today for either reasons. Do I have my priorities messed up right now?

Hi I got to kmow about a visa where we can sponsor ourselves, Is there anyone who has done the same and has relocated? Or is anyone working with those startups who can hire and then the same can apply for sponsorship?

I'm searching for job opportunities in Canada anywhere in pharmaceutical or biotechnology company from last 4 months but did not hear back much. I have used linked in, indeed and tried to find my connections as well.

I have 10 years of experience in Serum institute of India ltd in quality control department. I have studied Master's in pharmacy.

What should I do please suggest.
I have applied for so many jobs with new resume everytime as trained by employment agency. most of company required.

When lateraling to another defense firm, is it necessary to show billable hours at current firm?

How is the United States Delivery center? They are recruiting me for that. Good or bad? anything to be aware of?

Is the CVA exam worth pursuing?

How to be good at Sales and have a charismatic personality?
Any words of wisdom? Any great books to read? Any other recommendations?

Power out so I’m off early on a Friday! But, now my power is out…

Looking for an attorney located in TX bell county for association for pro hac Vice application and a filing to transfer case to OH. Have TX bar authorization letter. Case should get transferred as neither party has been in TX for at least 5 years, domestic case.

Solos - how did you know when you were ready to hire a FT attorney?

In OAH the NCP has submitted no actual earnings only hand written sched c (Uber). NCP lied under oath about how pmt for the car was made. Said a friend paid for it and he is paying a friend back. I have bank evidence that shows every car pmt came from NCP Bank and only deposits were from Uber. Problem is the car was paid off in 2018 and the CSO was from 2018. CP asked 4 mod and it was brought up to ? his credibility. How do I get it in since its not about $ now? Judge granted 1wk 4 adtl exhibits

Family Law Software? Pros and cons?

If my clients are the firm’s clients, it’s up to the firm to let them know I am leaving right? I’m leaving for a government position so I can’t take them with me anyway.

Can we talk about Rates?
What is your:
1) hourly rate
2) years of practice
3) size firm
4) state

My answers:
1) $350/hr
2) 5 years
3) solo practitioner
4) New York

If your client hired a life coach/consultant to help them through a family law matter, what would you want them to focus on and what’s hands off?

What is your hours worked to hours billed ratio?

I’m a second year associate at a small, but reputable firm. My caseload is almost entirely made up of clients who were referred to one of the partners but the partners are too busy so I end up taking the case. The clients are told up front that an associate, rather than a partner will be taking his/her case. I’ve run into an issue a couple of times where the client doubts my advice because I am only 2 years in. Has anyone else experienced this? How do I address the fact that I’m only 2 years in?

What’s a good starting salary for a newer attorney? I’ve never worked anywhere but in the public sector (even before becoming an attorney). I currently clerk for a judge and now am up to $44k as of July 1. I’m in KY. I’ve recently had a couple attorneys reach out to me about joining their practice. I’m not ready to leave my current role but I have no idea what to consider as a reasonable salary. I’ve been licensed a year and this is my first law-related job so I’m a complete newbie.

Any hiring tips? I’m the associate at a two attorney firm and my boss apparently wants to hire and is giving me free reign over the process.

I just got my client divorced from a truly horrible person who abused her and her children and she got everything she wanted and the kids are doing great and only one hasn't been successfully discharged from therapy and I'm just so proud of her and feel so lucky that I got to do a little to help her along the way

Does your firm regularly adjust rates? I read an article suggesting it should happen annually. Curious how regularly firms adjust attorney rates.

Let's talk unhinged pro se opposing parties. We have one that emails the entire firm every few days with these SCREEDS that are like weird stream of consciousness accusations of baseless criminal and unethical conduct. So far there have been 2 emails already today. A GAL has been appointed and ordered to do a psych eval on this party, but is there any sense in responding in the mean time? Everything we say seems to get twisted.

Has anyone taken the CDFA exam? Is it difficult? How much time did you devote to studying in order to pass?

Pivoting from five years of insurance defense litigation at a mid-size firm to family law in a small/boutique firm (3 partners and about 4 associates). What do you wish you knew when you first entered the field? Any advice is appreciated! So excited for this leap of faith into what I truly believe is my calling.

Working on a divorce where the father is claiming that he is unemployed because of the previous administration’s actions with DACA (he was brought to the States as a child). I know that the memo rescinding DACA was ultimately vacated—but OC is unsure whether this would count as voluntary unemployment for child support purposes. I believe it does as the application period to renew DACA benefits was reopened in 2020. Thoughts?

Small firm (my boss, me, & a paralegal). After a hearing I did not handle, boss intended to seek review of the ruling in its entirety. What was communicated to me by paralegal was to seek review of a portion.

Seeking review is now time-barred. Boss is not upset, but this is 1 case & 1 problem. There are other cases & other stories.

How do I talk to my boss about being more present (boss is never in office, has “too many” emails, never answers his phone) without being seen as insubordinate?

Looking for some advice on how to find a really good attorney to deal with custody. I live in the Orlando, Florida area and truthfully don’t know where to begin. Most Google searches turn up thousands of attorneys. Is there a vetted website to find honest reviews?