Does anyone stress about student loans? I have $176k in loans and as January gets closer, the panic attacks have gotten worser. I am in-house at a Real Estate company (making $90k), which is terrible bc they are going under due to the market. I am working to transition to big law for pay, job security and more technical skills. I am a 2019 grad and it just seems so hard to break into big law.

I just need advice on what to do. My mind is scattered and stressed! Thank you in advance!

How often do you convert your after tax 401k contributions as part of the mega backdoor?

I have a few MGNI 3/19 50C. Should I hold them through earnings tomorrow or just roll them to June expiration.

How difficult will it be to transition from Internal Audit and IT audit to a traditional Accounting or Finance role(senior financial analyst, senior accountant, etc)?

I am an associate with 3-4 months experience in ZS. Want to leave consulting. What are the exit options? 2020 batch Chemical engineer who joined ZS after 5 month experience in production company.
Learned Advanced Excel and SQL here and worked on some adhoc requests in project.

Looking to break into industry from federal consulting. Recently earned my MBA with a focus on data analytics and MS in Cybersecurity. Any guidance?

What are some roles you have seen sales people successfully transition to (from tech/SaaS)?

What are potential exit opportunities in commercial banking? Are the skills transferable to other roles in finance?

Anyone have online courses you’d recommend for learning general product knowledge? I see a few on udemy/Coursera, but just wanted to see recos from the community

I am a nodejs backend developer (4 yeo). I am not interested in front end and becomig a fullstack.
I want suggestion on what additional skills i should acquire that will help me in my career.
I am planning to learn cloud native using aws, docker, kubernetes since in most jd i see these skills

Do you guys ever feel the need to do something drastically different (career wise)
Ex from tech coding to becoming a pilot?

Fellow Bytedancers, will you be keeping your cash bonus or convert to RSU?

How much did y’all paychecks went up by from the tax law?

Anyone know what “premium cash pay” means on a check? I randomly just got 717$ on my check unexpectedly for that allocation.

Is it worth moving to western countries if you have a stable life in India and the household income is close to 3 lac per month?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this move?

Hello everyone!
I am 25 years old. Worked as a Tax consultant in International tax for a year. Later shifted to VAT and worked there for another year. Now I am thinking to join M&A. While one side I am glad that I am trying something new and having a diverse experience but again I feel I am becoming Jack of all and Master of None. Any advice is appreciated

I know the stats HS provide on need based aid. But how does it really work? Could you lie in terms of your assets and potentially what you make. How would a background check uncover those.

Best robo advisors and why?

For ex consultants without finance backgrounds who transitions to PE or Growth do you have any recs on podcast books to read that helped you build your PE/Investing knowledge?

Currently going to school for my cannabis certification but I rarely see any jobs that offer cannabis research. I currently work in a lab/greenhouse environment and would love to continue that line of work with hemp/cannabis. Yet again no luck whatsoever, just finding jobs as budtenders or running a dispensary. Does anyone know where I can find research-based cannabis jobs? I have a degree in horticulture with lab experience.

Engineering influencers to follow?

Do you work on any home engineering projects in your free time? If so, what are you working on at the moment?

Looking for a Christmas present for my girlfriend. Would like to stay under $250 (I’m a 1st year staff shes in grad school so don’t have much money). She likes gold — I’m thinking of getting her a necklace, which I believe I can only get gold plated in my price range. Does anyone have any suggestions of good brands to buy? First time looking at jewelry websites and they seem kinda gimmicky and would like one I can trust and get good quality. Thank you!

Husband and I usually get hello fresh for meals, but we forgot to unskip this week, and now have no meals prepped or planned for the week. When this happens we usually order takeout every night and that’s unhealthy and expensive. Any ideas for meal prepping? Or quick healthy meals/grocery list?

I just saw a stat on SHRM that best in class orgs have $1,100 per employee budget for HR (including all HR FTE’s, systems, etc) this seems unreal. Is anyone willing to share how they develop their HR budget? And what’s included?

Hi Fishes... Need 11 likes please

I am currently on opt expiring jan 25th 2020. Is receipt notice of stem opt extension enough to continue in the job or is an approval notice essential ? USCIS takes a while to process hence the worry

When is busy season over for the SOX side of stuff? Please tell it doesn’t go past 12/31.

If you could go back in time what would you tell yourself before taking out student loans?

Can someone help me, a junior ux designer, with some referrals? Possible companies: Samsung, Accenture, American Express, Google? Or any others?
*certification from Grow with Google and portfolio completed

My practice in S&C is transfering to SONG, effective September 1st. What is the likelyhood of getting f* from a compensation standpoint ? Zero chance that I put SONG on linkedin 😩😅

Does Adobe give any welcome kit for new joiners? If yes, what do they give?

Downloaded the “Days” app. No frills, no extras. Just a number staring you in the face. I’ve made it almost habitual to open and check... even multiple times a day when I know the day counter hasn’t changed, but it’s helping and encouraging. Each day is a sense of accomplishment and a win over the pull of my own thoughts. Forcing my willpower into further restraint. 10 days strong so far.

Hi,

I answered apti and coding round last week. I got emails informing result. Recruiter was supposed to schedule 1st Technical round. Till now no update.

Has he ghosted me?

Skill: Drupal

Can anyone from nagarro please check if opening still there for Drupal or not?

Best major city where an all-black firm to thrive?

Ketanji did not come to play! Came out of the gate ready to fight and turn these racist arguments on their heads. The way she was dropping 14th Amendment bombs on that man made me so happy. And this is only her first day. I just hope they protect her well.

Has anyone found success developing business or building their book? Specifically businesses (not individuals)? Looking for new ideas to get clients in the door.

Hello! I’m a law student who’s graduating in 2023 from a top Canadian law school. I’m really hoping to land a first-year associate position at a US law firm (or in the Toronto office of a US law firm) this summer, and I’d appreciate any advice on how to do so as there is no formal recruit/I did not participate in the 2L NY/LA recruit. I’m open to any corporate transactional work. Thank-you!

LA fish: Any ideas for Pro Bono assistance for nonprofit community/cultural orgs? A family member recently joined the board of a nonprofit community/cultural org and is looking for counsel. There are no active legal issues, but they’re just trying to get affairs in order and have systems in place in case any do arise. I’m unable to represent them myself due to my work and lack of experience, and I’m unfamiliar with potential resources. Thank you!

Thoughts on whether DC or NYC is a better place to be as an attorney of color?

My firm has all this publicity about supporting attorneys of color and diversity, but in my office I am completely ignored for work and have trouble billing enough time as a result. I’m the only black associate. What do I do?

I feel like I'm going through really bad imposter syndrome, How do you manage it ?

Any of you 3-6 PQE associates have your own clients? I would really love to do some business development with tangible results. I want to have my own clients or atleast bring some to the firm. What has worked for you? Also looking for advice from partners who may have started BD efforts early in their career.

Someone on LinkedIn expressed disappointment about the lack of diversity from the big law firms in TX that were posting pics of their summer associates. A managing partner commented that he thought the post might be about a pic he posted (12/14 SAs were white). He tried to defend this by saying that they had LGBT and socioeconomic diversity. The fact that he recognized that his pic might be part of the problem says it all. Law firms need to do better. Sorry, I just wanted to rant.

What's your typical work day look like? Where do you work/what size firm do you work at?

I really feel like I should be excused from this "diversity and inclusiveness" training stuff lmao. It's about implicit bias and I'm sorry it's just not believable coming from an old white man's mouth when there are maybe 4 non-white associates. We're having these meetings 3 times this week. 🤦🏽‍♀️

If there is a bowl for in house attorneys of color, please lmk!

Any insight into Greenspoon Marder’s Corporate group?

Any reasonably priced apt in North Hollywood or Burbank

I made partner!!!!!! We know the statistics - less than 1% of partners at major law firms are black women. But listen, sky’s the limit — we shaking the table and taking all that we deserve!!!!

Starting at a new firm, What can I do to leave a good first impression?

Does anyone feel like it’s difficult to gain acceptance and find allies when you’re a POC? I have attended happy hours, social events, and lunches, but I am not getting the same amount of traction as the other new lawyers who are white. Don’t know whether I should keep trying or just give up. Also don’t know whether it’s my personality or people at the firm. 😢

Is it normal during a lateral interview process to be informed of an interview the day before?

how does anyone actually bill 8.5 hours a day?? Even on my most productive days I can only hit 6, 6.5.