Hanging in rural Idaho this weekend, culturally slightly different from San Francisco. Apparently being a vegetarian is unheard of here.

Any idea about greenway health?

Planning to freeze my eggs early 2021, how far in advance should I go off my birth control? (I’ve been on it for 9 years). Planning to stop permanently and hopefully conceive next year.

Wanting to know what IVF coverage other consulting companies have. EY, McKinsey, BCG.

What are ways to deal with high latency mricroservice in a given region. Given that it's Cpu utilization is not exhausted.. So no vertical scaling ???

How do you get more dopamine?

Has anyone switched labs for better lab quality/embryologist experience? Wondering if there is a significant difference between labs. We got poor results at our current clinic and, happens that our clinic is rated lower on SART website. Wondering if the lab quality is the reason or if the clinic handles complicated cases that lead to lower outcomes. Overall, unsure if we should switch clinics or just try again at the current one. Thanks.

What’s the furthest you’d drive for fertility treatments? I had to do clomid iui with my daughter and trying for number 2 but the office isn’t accepting new patients at this time

Ladies in the city - if you have baby hair/bangs etc how do you handle them during workouts? Is there a headband you recommend?

Girlfriend has very obvious high functioning anxiety and body image issues that she admits but thinks she doesn’t need therapy or medication and that reading self-help books will help her. It’s not changing in the last several years and it’s impacting our relationship. Anyone have experience with their SO dealing with untreated anxiety? I know I can’t control her but would like to express my feelings without sending her into a spiral. For context, I’ve been in therapy for 12 months and medicated

Laser, threading, shaving or waxing? My pain tolerance is low 😅

I’ve had a bad case of work anxiety ever since I started a new job ~7 months ago. The adjustment was ROUGH. I was making mistake after mistake. I powered through and somehow got glowing reviews at year end, with people saying I’ve moved past that point.

I’m convinced I’ve only tricked people and sooner or later they’re gonna catch on. I have extremely bad Sunday scaries, I’m always fighting down my anxiety whenever a new ask comes through. I don’t know what to do.

Anyone noticed that with aerobic / cardio exercises it gets more difficult to focus? It is like my mind a TV and someone else gets the remote and goes through every channel every 30 seconds or so

Anyone going to hajj this year or has been? Tips to prep mentally, physically, spiritually?

Hi Fishies. Im 31 yrs old,spouse 33 yrs old. We are going with IVF due to male factor. Today we got PGT results from CCRM Boston. Among 7 embryos, 5 came normal. 1- 5AA(male), 1-5AA(female),1-4BB(tier2,female),1-4AA(tier1,female), 1-4AA(tier 1, male). What is the best embryo among them? This is my first IVF. And little nervous as well. What could be the reasons if the embryo is not implanted ? Is it something with to do with me? Do we need to do anything from our side, like acupuncture ?

Great food recommendations in Madrid? Preferably not super pricy

Is giving birth w/o the epidural really that crazy of a concept? People laugh at me when I say its very feasible...

People with depression in big law- how do you manage? How do you meet your hours? The lack of support/training and being remote has been very hard on me.

Anybody in Arlington (Ballston area). Where can I go running? Any nearby trails that allow to keep distance from others.

Anyone up for practicing McKinsey style cases together? I have availability on weekends and after 7pm on weekdays.

Hello folks. Anyone working for Accolite digital and provide me company reviews in terms company benefits like health insurance, notice period, leaves policy, remote work policy, and cab facility etc.?Accolite

Best books you read this year that aren’t about sales, marketing or prospecting?

Is it a bad idea to only get jobs through temp agencies? I just feel like they’re not keeping me bc I’m too expensive but telling me it’s my performance.

How do you split income/expenses with your spouse? Wife earns about 75% as much as me. Don’t have kids yet. Do you have a joint account for everything or do you split common expenses 50-50 or in proportion to income? Something else? This has caused some contention so want to benchmark. Thanks!

I got an offer from Infosys. My manager says they will retain me by providing the same offer what I got in Infosys, i have put my resignation and my manager is calling me on weekly basis and saying that he is talking with senior leadership. Will TCS retain me? Suggestions please. I heard TCS has stopped allocating funds for retaintion is that true?

Hello! Would anyone be able to help me with a referral within @Lumen? I have my preliminary HireVue interview submitted and am so excited for the potential opportunity. Thanks!

Hi, Fishbowl! Just graduated with my MBA and finally looking to put my degree to work after helping run the family business a year after I received my bachelors. Looking for a remote position, preferably analyst role or associate analyst to get started, in tech or supply chain fields. Any leads would be greatly appreciated!

How bad is Frontier?

When are the usual trips to france done in Airbus?

Hello Fishes!

How is Blackstone CoE to work for? Any perks?
All your replies are anticipated. I see no one has discussed Blackstone.
Please help me know a little.
I have got an offer from Blackstone COE as an analyst

I am a Business Analyst, is there any other course I can do for upskill my self?

Will Data Science be helpful for my future growth?

Is anyone concerned the push for sexual equality in pay without accordant leveling of parental leave is gonna backfire?

Here’s a hypothetical:

A company has 2 candidates, aged 25-30, equal in every respect save one’s a man the other’s a woman. Maybe the woman is a slightly better candidate overall. They’d have equal comp.

Company considers the woman a riskier bet due to possibility she’ll take maternity leave — and considers the man less risky for his ineligibility to take as much leave. 🤷

Did anyone read the top consulting firms to work for? 😂😂😂

What are some of the best consulting firms for digital strategy roles? Looking for a change and was wondering which of the T1/T2 firms have digital practices in Canada. I have applied to ATK and McK. BCG is working to establish their presence in Canada but their team is focused on establishing top down. Bain doesn’t have digital focus. Can anyone shed some light on other T2 firms?

Joining EY soon. Should I be worried about layoffs happening supposedly in June/July?

Thought on part time MBA at Georgetown? Do you like the program, did you feel it helped you post graduation, and where did you end up?

Best consulting companies in the social sector?

What are the best consulting companies in the US focused on Sustainability, either Strategy or Ops?

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?

Watching Home Alone I see that I was taught a while ago not to fly AA..

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

Which consulting firms don’t make you do firm initiatives?

Got hired as a digital strategy consultant. I have over 10 years of industry experience but I’m new to consulting. What courses, workshops or books would you recommend to build a solid toolkit?

What are the weirdest reasons you have heard for people being laid-off? I have heard someone getting laid off because they missed submitting their time-sheets for 3 times in a year.

Has anyone ever noticed an improvement in spending habits from using cash instead of credit cards?

Overnight layover with some buddies in Doha - any suggestions for St Regis or the W? Landing around 11pm and leaving at 9am we just want to go clubbing and party before the next flight.

What’s the benefit of a mba if you’re already a consultant? Seems like classes are redundant and you would earn more staying in consulting

Hilton has the worst rewards program.

I need help fishers (desperately). I'm moving from pit to dal for work. Any fishers know of good/great interstate movers? looking for recommendations

We had a team dinner planned to Brazilian Steakhouse. P/D cheaped out and changed it to Thai 🙄

first week on a commercial/travel project and had a mini panic attack. No fires, but nervous I won’t adjust to this/I’m not cut out for it. Just a steep learning curve or a massive red flag?