Do you guys leave out reading material for your prospects/clients while they wait in your office? Thinking of magazine, newspapers, etc. to keep them occupied and make things less awkward

How do you let go of the need to be liked by subordinates? I have a people pleasing streak.

When you get flagged by compliance for a typo telling a coworker you "stopped by a bar to take shits" instead of "shots"...

One out of context question

I have good repo with juniors but I never had repo with my seniors. Any tips for improving relationship with your immediate seniors?

I’m dealing with a difficult management situation and don’t know what to do, how would you report someone when nobody really cares what’s going on or is automatically going to side with the other person?

I always had fun messing with interns. When doing a shoot on the stage, I would tell them in a low voice, "advertising is deception." Their shocked look was fun....

My boss the general manager is setting me up at work. She is saying all this stuff about me that is not true at all. But when I come into her shift or come into my shift after hers nothing is done for me. A lot of the prep is not done. And she complains about me not doing the prep. Stuff Is still dirty. One day she left the grill on. Etc. There was another manager there training to run another store and she said I basically do a lot of the work while she doesn't do much. So she stood up for me.

What are some creative ways that I can reward my team? They've been working really hard lately and I want to show my appreciation

For the natural girls: is a perm set or/and flexi rod set considered unprofessional, especially if you’ve only been working at the firm for a few weeks

Am I expected to bring a gift?

A partner in my practice group which is fairly small (12-15 ppl) is hosting a dinner at her house, kind of for halloween but also as a belated housewarming type event after she moved a year ago. I am going to the dinner but not sure if I am expected to bring a gift. If you think yes what’s a good gift idea for something like this? I dont want to be the only one who brings one but also dont want to be the only one who doesnt…

Discrimination question. I’ve been passed for several job opportunities in the last 4 years. Every single time the job is given to a male who’s older than me, despite my qualifications being more in line with the job. Is it worth it to make a discrimination claim? I already know HR won’t help me but should I contact an attorney?

How do you deal with your “mentor” being threatened by your performance and gatekeeping information from you? Then turning around and giving you shit for not knowing things… but they don’t tell you anything and there is no way for you to know. My learning and development is being hindered and I’ve felt this for a long time, but coworker just confirmed this is the case. Now that I know I’m not “crazy” for thinking this, how should I approach this?

Moving to London from India and have no experience living in cold weathers. What immediate clothing would you suggest for layering and relevant brands plz?

Told my partner that I am experiencing severe covid symptoms and that am running around trying to get a test (very difficult where I am located right now). His response was to call him later today when I am *finally* at my desk to discuss a matter which requires work over the weekend. Is this normal?

Is it okay to wear flats/mules to a job interview?

I have a few interviews lined-up and wondering if it’s unprofessional to wear my nose ring on an interview? What are your thoughts?

Should I contact HR at the company I interviewed with at 2 days ago?? It’s only been 2 days but I’m fucking desperate. I just want to reiterate interest and say I had a great convo and am looking forward to connecting with the rest of the team. Thought?

I just had a mental slip up and said some really concerning things to my team on a call. I’m feeling very anxious about it and I feel dumb - I wish I hadn’t said anything.

Has anyone else ever dated a coworker?

Does anyone else feel like now that protests have “simmered” from this summer, all the promised initiatives have fallen to the side? For example, commitment to inclusive hiring. Every new hire announcements my agency has appeared to be white and cis-gendered. So curious if anyone else sees that the promises aren’t being met or talked about anymore.

Any thoughts on Proskauer’s and Debevoise’s PE/Funds groups?

🚀How much salary range for VP - K grade in bnym ( Bank of New York Mellon) technology department? Skills - Java microservices Expr - 13+ yr

@bny Mellon technology

how do I say in my application that I want to work in consulting? this doesn’t seem like an interesting short-term or long-term goal but it’s true. i don’t have an industry or problem I’m really passionate about which is what I like about being a generalist in consulting but this doesn’t seem inspiring enough for a T10 application

Anyone tried long term fasting here? I have about 70 pounds to lose and considering a 40 day water fast. I have done 3-5 days of fasting before.

What is the best software that you use regularly in the course of your job? What do you like about it?

Have an interview for a forensic accounting position- for those of you in the practice what are some interview questions you’ve fielded? My interview will have no case studies so it’ll be mainly behavioral I am assuming.

Beyond your work, what do you do to improve your career skills?

Best airlines to travel NYC to Hawaii (OGG)?

I ranked #2 on the Whova leaderboard at 2022 NPA Annual Conference! #NPA2022AC - via #Whova event app

I’m currently a third year in my small firm’s life sciences team. I’m not really stimulated by the work and although they say they have a lot of work, they’re not good at managing workload. I haven’t had much work on my plate even after asking many times for more than six months. I’m ready to move to a larger law firm. However, I am concerned how I’ll manage the workload as a mom to a toddler. The good thing about my firm is that they’re flexible with hours. Anyone have experience balancing?

Anyone rebuild their reputation after complete embarrassment I'm about a year out.

I may be relocating for a new job as early as Mar, Apr latest. Looking to sublet or lease takeover my 2br 1ba 3rd floor walk up in West Village (1 block from Christopher St station) which is rent stabilized for under $3.2k. Lease goes through end of Aug 2021

Rent stab means this rate will hold with 1-3% annual increases (no risk of big rent jumps).

Pretty much a unicorn, sad to give it up. I should know in next 2-3 wks about the new job but wanted to gauge interest.

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I got a speeding ticket this weekend. Still in the process of applying to the NY bar. Got an email from Character and Fitness saying I forgot employee affirmation. I sent it, along with an acknowledgment that this weekend I got a speeding ticket and asked if they needed any documentation. Was this the right way to go? Should I have disclosed this?

How much of a haircut do most bd's want if you run your own ria but stay affiliated with them on your registered products?

What do some of the bigger BD’s charge for stock trades? I have a client who just came over from Wells and asked to buy 500k in a single stock. Not sure what to charge?

Is anyone in a team that uses the MDRT split %?

If you could take one-month off to do anything, what would you do?

Anyone have experience with the firms Fortis Lux Financial or Lenox Advisors in NYC? Looking to change from large insurance company to more of a financial planning, family office environment. Advice?

What is the best way to go Indy without many moveable assets? Any advice on what you have done? I want to join an established firm until I get assets built up and more weight to swing around.

Thinking about going independent and operating out of my home office. Does anyone have any thoughts to share about that? I’m wondering about clients coming to my home and FINRA issues.

I'm not sure what the hell is the matter with me but I can't focus worth shit. During the day I find my self staring off into space thinking about absolutely nothing. It's driving me fucking nuts.

Anyone use Kaplan for their CFP prep? What were your thoughts on it...

Anyone have experience with Fisher Investments and their portfolios? I lost a nice account to them today because I made a conservative investor 18% last year, but his buddy made 25% with fisher. :(

Audiobook recommendations? Currently listening to The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and I'm enjoying it, but I'd also be open to listening to novels aside from self help books.

Does anyone use an automated service for texting/emailing for meeting confirmations? Thinking of trying one

Anyone familiar with a reputable site builder for a noob? I've done barely ANY web development and there are tons of builder/host sites out there, but it's hard to tell which ones are the real deal.

If you were a billionaire, would you take on the lifestyle of someone like Warren Buffet (who lives somewhat humbly) or Roman Abramovich (who loves the lavish life)?

What’s the largest group of people you’ve ever given a presentation to?

Is working on weekends expected? Or is it just a once-in-a-while deal, depending on if it's crunch time

Anyone driving significant growth using digital marketing? SEO creating Website leads? How are you winning business in modern innovative ways?

I have had success with natural market and referrals but as I target and segment my client base differently, I’d like to use 21st century ideas to grow my brand. What have you done that works?

I’ve seen several cases this month where a another rep had the client take a hefty penalty to get out of a fixed annuity and transfer the assets to them. Does your firm have rules preventing that?

Any advice for starting to get back in shape? I used to be in good shape, doing orange theory all the time, but stopped going. I haven’t worked out in months besides walking.

Saw a undergrad tuition at a private university in ny-51k tuition, R&B of 18k and fees of 1k, for a total of 70k per year. How can people afford this? What is going on with our education system.