Got dread? Picture yourself having a great day. Managing all the yuk makes for a successful day.

Hi what all we need to do before joining ? I have taken the print out of all the forms that we need to submit but do we need to mail them to someone or do we need to submit the hard copy of that.

Fell out of love with real estate. The more I'm in this industry, the more I realize most people are looking to make a buck instead of helping their clients.

I wanted to know if there is any opening for 1 yoe Java/backend developer.

Joining date for EY India needs to be changed. On Notice now but Present organization is not accepting 60 days and need to serve 90 days. Contacted EY India HR via mail but no response yet. Can anyone tell me the process to get the revised offer letter with new joining dates.

How do you count years of experience? Lets say you were a web master for 5 years. Then you transitioned into a proper UX role and did that for 5 years. Is that 10 years of experience or 5?

What sites/tools do you use to create and maintain your portfolio site?

Where are you from?

My wife of seven years and I went to a talk on Marriage in Islam recently. It was given by Imam Alaa ElSayed. I generally have a low tolerence for mullah/moulvi types, but this man was the real deal.

How to broach taking time during the day for Ramadan for myself as a junior consultant - on a COVID related engagement so I’m reluctant if it’ll be received well...
Also how much time is okay to ask for?

A good friend is going for ummrah this month. Any ideas on something nice to give them before they go? What is one thing that helped you?

I got into Management a year ago and now I miss developing. How do software engineers turned managers feel about their switch over to people management?

I'm in a bad place mentally and emotionally. It's becoming harder and harder to hide this at work. Think an unpaid leave of absence is a good idea?

Anyone want to grab a drink tn?

Salaries in Chicago with about 7 years of experience? Just curious

Hello everyone, I am up for a phone interview @Amazon for a visual designer role. Would anyone be up to do a mock interview with me?

This round is 100% behavior based questions, I believe.

I would greatly appreciate it!

Would anyone recommend or share a side hustle that would complement a banker’s 8-5 M-F schedule? As of now, I do an hour DoorDash before work and after work I do DoorDash and Instacart for a couple hours. I do this as well on the weekends targeting about $200-300 a week since I am in a really small market. Looking for more creative, cost effective, and efficient ways I can supplement my average salary. TIA!

I’m a Geoscientist by profession and have been working at big tech for half my career - the other half in Geosciences - i think i have a brilliant plan for the next best thing in Geosciences and have a working proof of concept already - how should one go about this? I don’t think i can do it alone and need both an investor and a partner.

How many days it will take frm joining cg to complete all formality, getting laptop.?

Instead of “I can”, try “I GET to”

Start each class with a few seconds of stillness. It takes consistent practice. Most students will blurt something silly out after about 4 seconds. Expect it and smile. After time is up ask students to notice what they were doing during that time. No shame. Notice and strive to be more still next.

1. Hands, feet, mouth, arms, legs still (a veritable challenge)
2. Close the eyes.
3. Long exhales to bring in the calming chemical acetylcholine.

I have a burning question. I have been teaching for over 18 years, which nags me.

Suppose you agree that the provided professional development offered through our districts is ineffective. Why not invest in your professional development by seeking a coach or mentor or even pay for professional resources that would help? To put it plainly, why don't we educators invest in our professional development?

Google forms make for great exit tickets. Of course this only works if your students all have a device. Hard copy exit tickets can become unmanageable, depending on class sizes and frequency.

I can manage my classroom better if I don’t respond to emails outside of office hours. This gives my mind a break and by consequence refreshes me for the next day. It also sets a boundary.

If your students are working on computers, have them move the chairs and face the screens toward you can see what they are doing.

Breathing bubbles calm the class even for just a minute.

Has anyone tried breathing exercises with their students to help them calm down at the start of class?

WILL Smith. Sigh. I wonder how many people WILL be thinking twice now because of this “slap heard around the world” . WILL this cause us to pause? What WILL we learn from this?

We can’t have classroom management without taking care of ourselves first. Rest. Even if it’s for 2 minutes. We close our eyes and reset.

Drop your classroom management ideas here. For my school it sure is nice to have a principal who supports a no phone policy.