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Hi fishes,
I interviewed with Siemens Energy for SAP ABAP position on 21st Jan. The interview went on for about an hour and in the end, the interviewer asked my expected ctc and wanted assurance if I won't negotiate on Siemens offer with some other company as i am currently serving notice period and join Siemens if provided an offer.
Till now , the HR team has not reached out to me for salary discussions and my LWD is 7th Feb. Can i expect a call or i got rejected ?Siemens
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Job has up to 80% travel PwC
How is typically life for these positions requiring travel? This is for a SWE position.
Currently work with clients is remote as stated by the recruiter. If work is currently feasible through virtual means, will there be flexibility to choose to travel for this position?
I have an offer with PWC and have a family. I would prefer to be with my family.
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No, but people do. I’ve had coworkers and friends go back to firm life. If you regret it you can go back you don’t have to stay.
Not at all — in my experience, the grass has been much greener in-house, so long as you don’t have aspirations to buy a second home and send your kids to private school. I have no regrets about leaving biglaw, I just miss being in daily touch with some of my friends from my old biglaw firm!
To counter the pure "nope"s in this thread, there are things to miss. Some will miss their coworkers, the action in the office, working work consistently smart people who understand the foundation of your work, and/or the salary potential. Honestly I particularly miss my workmates and the paralegals, because you just don't see them as often as when you're purposefully in the same building as them. You'll always miss some aspects of a job you worked hard to get, but the transition out of it is worth it.
100% this. I miss my coworkers (a lot) and the collaboration but that’s pretty much it.
some things I’ve heard (I’m still at a firm) that they miss: lack of bureaucratic redtape, people punting their responsibilities (larger degree), clear job expectations, being the superstar of the firm instead of the naysayers to the business team, THE MONEY lol
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I only regret not leaving earlier.
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Lol, no chance in hell.
I left as a senior associate for a 250k/yr job. Hours dropped down to 9-5, no weekend work. I don’t even look at my phone on the weekend anymore. Annual raises are ~10k a year.
Almost every in-house job I’ve looked at recently pays in the mid-200’s for salary. They are typically director level roles (like AGC) and they are with newly public or about to go public tech companies. There is usually a bonus and an equity portion too.
Not at all. I rejoice everyday. The key is to go in-house with the RIGHT company for you, working with people you like and respect and who will respect you and your time.
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This. Wouldn’t trade my GC for an extra 50k raise. Having his support against the unreasonable departments is so important.
Not really. Not having to bill and keep track of my hours have been the best thing ever. However, it is very different to be in the cost center, as opposed to being the revenue generator.
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Not once.
No. But I co-founded the company I went in house to. Bit of a different situation, but I haven’t regretted any of it!
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I didn't for the first few years but then I do now.
Worked in big law and then went in house. Then went back to big law and now back in house. They both have their pluses and minuses. I miss big law right now since this GC keeps me out of the C-Suite. My last in house I worked myself into all of the C-Suite meetings. So rewarding and fun being also part of management. This GC won't let me anywhere near those meetings. So frustrating.
Not for a second
Yes, the grass isn’t always greener.
In-house is for when you want to retire
I guess so
Not at all!
What years did people make the switch...thinking of doing it as a third year, but I don't know if I am shooting myself in the foot.
isnt it more like 6-7 that one should try to leave by,
I had a friend who left his firm. Was in house for not even nine months. Claimed to be bored and went back to his firm
Wouldn’t know. Never even considered going to a firm.