For people who have a lot of friends, do you make the effort or it comes naturally? I mean when my friends call me, sometimes I would ignore or take a really long time to respond purposely, I also tend to not to reach out to people proactively. Therefore, I don’t have many friends. Is it me or people around me?

One of my best friends growing up just passed away. We lost contact with each other a year or two after graduating high school and I recently came to learn he was was battling cancer the past 5 years and ultimately succumbed to the illness. He hid it well from everyone and led a very private life during it all. To make matters worse, he had just turned 25. Seeing pictures of the condition he was in towards the end of his fight broke my heart. I wish I had known so I could’ve been there for him.

My best friend has Celeste!

Any consulting moms in the area? Desperately in need of in town friends.

3 months post breakup… I seemed to be healing well and all the sudden this week I took a huge step back and feel heartbroken all over again. For context I was in a 4 year relationship including 1 year engaged and had to call my wedding off due to his infidelity. How can I shake this? 😔

Anyone file for divorce without a lawyer if both parties are consenting? How does it work when you don’t have any joint assets (separate bank accounts, no house) and no kids? Married <5 years

My family/friends ask me for store discounts all the time. It's really uncomfortable to say no, but I have to. Any tips on how to handle these conversations?

Anyone else struggling to make meaningful friendships in b school? It’s only been two weeks but I’m struggling to go beyond superficial talk with anyone

Women who went back/forgave your cheating partner, why did you do it? Did it work out in the end?

Any 40+ women here interested to make new friends? 40+ man here.

There’s no worst feeling that to be rejected by someone you love. I gave my heart and time to someone I thought felt the same towards me for more than a year. They decided to end the relationship cause they didn’t feel the same, and even though I appreciate the honesty, it hurts a lot!

I am devastated. Ive been with my boyfriend for almost 4 years we were taking about getting married and having kids. Then I discovered he was also in another relationship - 2 years in.
He promised her all the same sweet stuff. I'm trying not to be too hard on myself but I'm not sure I can recover from this.

How do i find out if I will be happier divorced or more unhappily staying married. 2 kids; 2 & 4 YO. They don’t hear the arguments after bed time and don’t understand the bruises yet but I know it’s just a matter of time. It would be so much harder not seeing my kids everyday than living with the pain, loneliness and lost friendships. But I’m tired. And so sad. Lost. So alone. Does anyone have something that turned it around? He changed? You changed so he did? Ayahuasca retreat maybe?

So my fiancé and I are having a microwedding in Rocky Mountain National Park next year, and we’re working with an elopement planner.
She sent over a sample ceremony (intro, sweet poems + passages to be read, and example vows), and we read through it last night. I was reading it out loud while my fiancé made dinner, and it just hit me that this is really happening. I’m just really happy that I found someone who is willing to take a vow to spend his life with me and I’m so excited for that day :)

I am a 34 year old female with no kids . I have PCOD and my husband has been having back problems for many years now and so we haven’t been able to have kids just because we aren’t trying enough .I am not sure if I will ever be able to have kids. Do you think as we age it’s important to have kids and does it make your life less fulfilled if you don’t ??

37 weeks today! We are excited :)) the waiting period is weird though. When will baby come???

Sometimes I feel like I am a drone that just works all the time and I have no friends.

My mental health has taken a nose dive. I’m considering breaking up with my fiancee so she doesn’t have to go through the hassle of dealing with me anymore.

I just started a new job and am about to be 36. I want to start a family but I feel like I should be waiting due to this new job. However I don’t want to miss out. I’m thinking about freezing my eggs

I buy things I don’t need and don’t know how to fix it. I always blamed it on “drunk buying” but I’ve been sober for 355 days and it persists. I know I buy things in an effort to fill a void and try to feel something so I buy “things” but it doesn’t help and I know it. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Problem gambler here having to deal with multiple payday loans. Does anyone have any advice on how to handle? Been in a situation with pay day loans in the past? Any guidance would be great.

Has there ever been a class action against alcohol and gambling companies? If not, why not?

What books are you most excited to teach this year?

KTOS - seems like a good play if things escalate in the Middle East

Which is better between IBM and Naggaro.
Both are offered same 25lpa. Yoe-7 JAVA.
In term of WLB and Job Security.

Any good book recommendations that helped give you the confidence and tactics required for a transition to leadership role? Newly promoted SM looking for inspirational reads.

Last week joined in hcl. I got better opportunity in other company.If I abscand in hcl.does it any problem?still I have not assigned to any project , iam in Bench now?

What’s reasonable rent for a decent 1bdr in Hell’s Kitchen? I want enough room for a wfh desk not in my bedroom

Has anyone done their H1B renewal in Canada? What was the process like and how long did it take to get your passport back?

Anyone familiar with Alvarez & marsal compensation for a Manager role with the PE group?

Has anyone else hit the airplane mode button on their laptop when they get asked a hard question by the client they simply cannot answer. Hoping someone else will answer while I get "reconnected".

Opinion on CPA firms using fictitious names vs. an owner/person’s name?

What about putting paper in IBM just after a year, will they try to retain and match the expectation ?

I got an email from a Cybersecurity Advisory Partner with the subject "Catch-up". Last week we all rolled-off from project abruptly b/c the client terminated the contract. Am I getting laid off?

My background isn’t in marketing/branding/PR but I’m being thrown into an engagement for a small organization who has many different sub-brands. I now how to give them high level guidance on how to ensure their branding and message is consistent. Any resources/books you’d recommend I could crash course this on?

Thoughts on Prosci or SHRM-SCP certification? Which would be considered more valuable or highly regarded? Currently focused on Change Management but have a HR background (industry experience / area of study in college).

Those who left M&A consulting, what are you doing now?

I have a credit score of 720 and was told that my credit is too "low". Is it offensive?

Tour favorite secret order at in'n'out burgers?

Hate it when recruiters tease an exciting opportunity but refuse to say over LinkedIn what the company or role is... “Must set up a call for confidentiality reasons.”

Does mba help in pivoting to consulting? I want to learn more about business + do strategy work and I’m not sure if I’m getting that in tech. Undergrad major was econ and was very theoretical (didn’t learn anything about business). Have done interviews with all MBBs in the past but either didn’t pass assessment stage or didn’t make it pass the case interviews. Feedback was that I need to improve business judgement for case interviews.

A colleagues client, to said client: "We want to increase prices on all active prices by 5% to adjust for inflation. Is there any standard functionality to make this happen?"

This just in... no, there is no standard functionality in your software to automate illegal business practices

Dang. URI just beat Okla. 😭😭

Anyone willing to run through some virtual cases together over the next couple days?

How’s EYP wlb for 3 yoe? Is it as bad as MBB

Serious question: Sheraton cancelled my reservation and I was stranded for a night last night. Called CS and my useless ambassador and they cant help and “sorry”. How do I escalate this?

When you hear that staff 1s we're just laid off... 😳

Any advice on how to switch from big 4 to tier 1 consulting firms like BCG and MCK?

Partner from my previous company is texting me about how ‘the team is cleaning up the mess I left behind’. Agree on the mess part, but should I say anything back to the big dawg here? Thinking: New Fone, Who Dis?

My friends and I are paying into our fantasy league now, and putting it in an investment, rather than doing straight cash. Winner take all at end of the next fantasy season. What would you put this in? I don't care if we lose it, I'm looking high risk high reward, probably crypto.

What’s the salary for a Sr Dir, Advisory CIO at Gartner? What’s the culture like? Yay or nay?

I feel like I don’t see the point in dropping a bunch of money into a 401k. I am pretty good at saving money and I want to enjoy my life now. What’s the point of being 67 and having loads of money?