Does anyone have a chart or list of firms and their required “all-in” billable hours and whether or not they pay market? I know Akerman is 2300 hours “all-in” and McDermott Will Emery is 2400 hours all in. Any insight into other firms? Such as Katten, McGuireWoods, etc. Thanks in advance.

Hi All,

Can some one help me understand what is maximum BMC Software offers to someone with 7-8 year of experience
For linux technical support role.......

Why do firms fire people with low but still profitable hours? I am in my first full year on track for pretty low hours (~1500) but the actual realized fees (after writedowns) are still double my yearly salary. Is it because firms know they could replace someone like me with an equivalent attorney who would bill more?

I want a review for netcracker. Have an offer from mastercard 30.8 L (28 fixed and 2.8 variable) +1 L bonus
And Netcracker offering 32fixed in along with free transport and food coupans. Also told they are working on latest tech stack
Mastercard is not ready to revise offer
Shall I choose netcracker in this case?
Position Java backend dev with 8.7y exp


Position java backend dev
Exp 8.7y

Hi Fishes, I am working as an IC in QA role with more than 15 years of experience, not getting good hikes and currently having 27.20 lakh INR, which I think its too low as per my experience range. Can some one suggest in QA role, if still chances are high to get good salary hike? Whats the best I can do and if anyone is aware of any suitable openings?

I have recently received an offer from Morgan stanley for bangalore location.
I wanted to know the following :
1. Work culture
2. Work life balance
3. On site opportunities
4. Salary hikes

TIA 😊

Hi Fishes, i cleared 2 technical rounds of CT , my current CTC is 9 , my tech stack is jenkins, gitlab/GitHub , terraform, AWS, Prometheus/Grafana. How much best should i ask and how highest they can offer for me? YOE - 3.5

I have over 12 years in B2B sales/sales management experience along with a graduate degree. I am wanting to shift gears and I am at a point where I can invest time in myself to learn through practical experience. The new industry I am wanting to pursue is real estate investment. I have read all the books but want some hands on experience on the property management side. How could I best leverage my skills for a role in this, and what should my expectations be for negotiation in compensation?

Anyone here works in PwC PCS in New York? How’s the culture/hours?

Hi Boschelrs,

How do you see the name change from RBEI to Bosch Global software technologies ? Does this indicate that Bosch plans to attract talented resources and hire them for competitive packages ? 😋

Did PwC increase their payscale in UAE?

Will TCS change the work location before joining. What is the process

I am getting an option to choose between Sybase ase and Oracle db support. Which one should I choose?

Have 8.5 YOE with CCTC8.5 LPA with 10% VP. Tech stack - java, spring boot, microservices. #FirstSwitch
Offers-
1. TCS 19.4 LPA includes 10% VP (Associate Consultant) Delhi 2. WIPRO-25 LPA - includes 10% VP (B3 band team lead) considering it. (Pune) My queries
1.l initially didn't ask for JB from any. Can do that in anyway now as they are offering it to others.
2. What should be considered as good range of package for my yrs of exp. 3. Tech stack should upgrade to be competitive in Market.

What has been difficult for you in the endeavor to complete half your deen?

Hi all I have 7 years of experience in Banking operations Internal audit and internal control, risk and control framework, Thematic review. AML/KYC aspects review, transaction monitoring, compliance reviews, CDD and STR reporting. Please refer me eagerly looking for a change. Preferable location hennai and Bengaluru.

Looking for advice on some resources or suggestions on how to start with programming for GPUs. I am 7 years into coding and I don’t know a thing about GPUs! I don’t know why this subject is not taught in schools.
Appreciate your support in helping me learn!

Does anyone know the compensation for a senior analyst at McKinsey with a Master degree and 2 YOE? Looking for base pay and bonus.

What are some signs of burn out? This is my first professional job and i’m not sure what the signs are.

Too many cooks in the kitchen

I love my job in special education, the job may bring quite a bit of stress and exhaustion but nothing compares to the stress of the related service team. OT, PT, speech, BCBA, social worker, etc etc is really what’s killing me this year. It is 23 days into the school year and the team members all make different plans and as a result, nothing is being accomplished. And if paraprofessionals follow ie what OT says but not PT, it cause so much unnecessary conflict!

Planning to do a PRM or FRM qual. How useful is it to move from Big 4 Risk and reg consulting to industry? Finding it hard to get anything other than non-PM roles

What would be a good place to get my husband decent jeans and body wash? He doesn't like to shop and I want to upgrade him.

what’s the ratio of equity/stocks to bond/fixed income in your Merrill lynch 401k plan?Do you make any modifications or just use recommended distribution? First job with 401k and not sure what to do!

Has anyone gone through higher education sponsored by the firm. Should I be applying to colleges and only after getting the admit make a business case for sponsorship or vice Versa

Has anyone heard of graduate programs for studying blockchain either directly or as a focus of some other program? I’ve seen university of Malta has a program that can be tailored between IT, Business, or Law. But I’m worried it may be a bit too specific.

What are the common reasons that applications to vet school get denied?

How much variable pay is expected to be paid (and when) if I join SAP in June

Is it normal to not get a perfect review? Just curious . Does everyone pretty much get some sort of constructive feedback?

I haven’t been feeling confident in my work and it’s stressing me the fuck out. How do you deal with this?

Can anyone suggest institute (online classes) for full stack development or Data Science for beginner (who have completed the course & got hired)?

Not able to clear Independence Training for new joiners can anyone help how I can clear this?

Any insight on DLA Piper culture?

What percent do you think big law firms collect on large class action lawsuits? On average, assuming it is all on a contingency basis.

If you are laid off for hours, what is a neural reason for saying that your employment ended? Especially if there is a month or two break in finding employment.

After you are stealth laid off, other than job search, what do you do? I assume they won’t give you work and even if they do, you can politely decline? How do you feel about you are not progressing anymore and seeing other people progressing in their career? I have no intention to make partner, but still feel a bit stuck not doing that much.

Corporate or litigation, which is easier to reach billable hour requirement? In other words, which is easier to bill a lot annually? Comparably speaking.

What firms are pushing/expected to require/have formally required return to office after Labor Day?

Already spoke with a partner who wanted something done this morning for him to review and then we discuss again. Sent it to him about 4 hours ago. Should take him half an hour to review max. At what point can I check in with him to see when we can catch up so I’m not waiting in the office all day?

Any insight on Brewer (either office, generally curious about the firm). I assume comp after year 1 is discretionary, rather than lock-step, given the size of the firm. Would appreciate happiness, horror stories, of whatever “firm culture” falls between the two. DM me if you don’t want to share publicly.

How long of a commute would you consider to be too long? First year associate trying to balance convenience with living more frugally to save up some more money.

Hours check anyone? I’m at 1400 to date with pro bono. 2000 target. On track but September is looking slowwwww

I’m a third year in corporate and want to switch to tax. Am I too late? How do I ask my firm?

Midlevel and seniors, how do you review juniors’ work without redoing them? Any tips on giving instructions or spotting mistakes?

How do you get good at thinking on your feet? I find I always need time to think and analyse before being able to answer client queries (even those that are considered simple by others). I don't want to rush and get it wrong. I avoid phone calls for this reason which isn't great when you're in the service industry so it's starting to impact my career.

Lawyer Couples:
I’m currently an associate (no kids) in a very busy corp group (think 50-60 billable weekly). My wife works significantly less (currently part time, 10-15, but hopefully will be full time soon). I find myself getting upset when asked to help with basic household things (trash, cooking etc.) when she’s been lounging around watching Netflix all day. Am I being reasonable or am I a misogynist? How do you deal with one person having significantly more free time than the other?

Working on some law firm applications tonight and it sucks that I know that I am so capable and have a strong work ethic but firms can’t see beyond grades or the fact that I didn’t go to a t14 law school or prestigious undergrad. I’ve worked twice as hard and feel like I’ve barely even gotten half as much. It’s discouraging sometimes especially because I worked so hard with pretty much no guidance (first gen, poc, low-income) to get into college and do well and then get into a t30 law school

Partners - what was the most stressful year of your career? The year before you made partner? Your first year of partnership? The year(s) you or your partner gave birth?

Anyone at Davis Wright Tremaine and know if they hire remote paralegals on a full time basis or iy through the 6 month contract?

Do you think the “great resignation” was applicable to big law associates? Are these people ever coming back?

New to due diligence and not sure the timeline of projects. Tips to stay organized of the project and timeline, and how to update those leading the deal? Just keep track of new info and provide as necessary?

Great Idea: Let's mandate RTO industry-wide to kick off flu season.