Does anyone have any advice for attending a funeral for someone that isn’t really an immediate family member? I’m a second year corp associate, and I just got a call that my grandmother died and it sounds like I might have to go to the funeral. Do you think people would respect this kind of thing? I would probably need two days, and I could definitely work whenever possible, but I will need to be OOP for at least some pretty big stretches during the day.

Working in Risk Advisory-Internal Audit at EY. Looking to move into valuations. Have knowledge of valuations through FRM and CFA level 2 but no direct valuations experience. Anyone willing to help?

Hi,

Could anyone please tell me about the appraisal here at Nagarro? How much i can expect ?From Associate Engineer to Engineer.

Dating my guy for 6 months now and he’s just such a lovely soul but I’m not physically attracted, there’s no spark and I’m afraid to let go but also afraid to keep holding on..

How to get from 18 LPA to 50LPA, presently have architecture exposure along with DevOps and Operations for microservices with automation
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Hi all. I am actively looking for a job. Have 16 of total experience. 14 years in SCM domains like order management, order fulfilment, reverse logistics, purchase requisition ans 2 years in customer care. I am experienced in people management as well. In Ciena I was involved in business transitions, business operations, hiring and trainings. Good knowledge of Oracle, SAP, Sales force and MS office. Available to join immediately.

Anyone here interested in a career in M&A transaction advisory? My group at RSM is hiring aggressively - if you are in audit and are looking to pivot into a career of consulting, feel free to DM me, and I’ll do my best to answer any questions you may have, concerns about pivoting into a new role, and walk you through the basics of a typical deal lifecycle and how we deliver value to our clients.

Aside from the normal baby registry stuff, what are the best financial gifts people can give? For example: savings bond. Can you open a brokerage account to add to? What are some cool smart things you’ve seen or done?

People who work in any engineering capacity are usually very hardworking but it's not just because we have to be, it's also that we find this stuff really fascinating, kind of like a book you can't put down

Can anyone help me with the tax deduction for the salary of 60 k in Netherlands?

Question for some of the senior partners on this bowl: do you mind sharing what does the the top end of partner comp look like? Is it like 2-3M annually? And how many years it took you to get there after becoming partner?

Are post-houses ramping back to in-person? I’m freelance and so far have had a couple in-person sessions but everything else has still been remote. I’m in NYC.

Does KPMG send you a rejection email? Did my last round last week Friday and haven’t heard back. Followed up with the recruiter and she said she’s following up with the team

It’s now been about a month since I cold applied to all big 4 firms for upcoming winter internships. I’ve tried reaching out to some of the recruiters in the area I applied for but no response. Is this white flag territory or is there still hope? And if it’s the ladder is there anything I can do to speed up the process or is it just a waiting game.

Hi Guys,

I have an offer from JPMC of 27 lacs Fixed and HR round pending for Morgan Stanely Bangalore.
How much should I ask?
YOE:7 Yrs, Stack: Scala Spark

Also which is better JP or MS? I heard rumours about Job security issues at MS. TIA

Are any firms out there that are hiring full-time/remotely? Let's start a list

How much did your nyc wedding cost? (All inclusive). Trying to figure out if destination wedding in Mauritius is cheaper

I'm up for election next year. Kind of feel like I'm in Squid Game right now.

I've signed on to this, I'm really close to the end, but at a certain point I feel like I just want to check out of the game (and go in-house or something).

Currently clerking, but have accepted a post-clerkship offer at a biglaw firm. Thoughts on whether the firm would give me a referral bonus if I refer one of my friends and they get hired before I officially start?

Why do many associates at top tier firms stay to make Partner when they can go in-house in tech and make around the same, even long term? For example, you can make near 400-550k in-house at Google, Netflix, FB with 8-10 years of exp. More senior than that in-house, it can easily break $1M.

Give me the strength to set a boundary today and do something fun instead of waiting by my computer for emails

Was interviewing with a firm and soon after receiving an offer, learned of bad culture/toxic partners in the practice group from a couple of associates who recently lateraled from the firm. I turned the offer down. A partner that I clicked with while interviewing reached out asking me why I turned down the offer. Should I be honest and relay what I heard?

Which is more painful: watching litigators draft contracts or transactional attorneys litigate?

Whats up with these rumors of six-figure associate bonuses at Skadden?

Anyone work in tech and blockchain? What exactly do you do?

I’m a true night-owl that begins thinking clearly about 5 PM. I often send projects out after midnight. Early morning emails and calls are an adventure. Has anyone else had to work through this issue? Fight it or embrace it?

Advice for attacking the data room and putting together my first sell-side disclosure schedules? (Baby M&A att’y 2 months in). I have an associate mentor who encourages me to flag items I don’t understand and will walk through them with me, but at this point, the only thing I understand is that I don’t even know what I don’t know and what I do know that I don’t know is basically everything.

Is it common for a midlevel to gossip with a first year about another first year’s work? Is it common for midlevels to trash juniors amongst themselves? I think my office is hella toxic

Does anyone have any insight into Arnold & Porter’s tech transactions group? For some background, current litigation 3rd year wanting to make the switch to corporate.

Paralegals: what’s your least favorite thing about working with attorneys?

If a recession happens, as it looks like we are upon one, how would firms decide who to fire? Would they look purely at hours and cut associates with the lowest hours? Should junior associates start saving money more aggressively now, (401k, HSA, IRA, brokerage) with the expectation that there might be future cuts?

4th year financial services associate - have an offer for a 9-5 knowledge management role at a competing firm for 94% of my current base salary. Enjoy my current role but am getting burnt out with the hours - has anyone made a similar jump? I’m worried that the km role would be less recession proof than current position.

Does anybody know how to stop the recruiter emails? I am about to lose my mind. The sheer audacity of the recruiter who emailed me yesterday to ask me to return to the firm I left last year has sent me over the edge.

How does compensation change by foregoing partnership at a firm and going in house? I’m a 2nd year trying to understand long-term earning potential

Any recommended books to read prior to beginning a summer associate position? Transactional/ Corporate & Finance