Happy Thursday Professionals! As we are reaching the final stretch to the work week, name something that you are looking forward to for this weekend. For me, it is finally having time with my SO. Looking forward to our Movie Night!

My wife and I just had our second child, and we have also been dealing with her cervical cancer diagnosis. It has been a stressful year, to say the least. I want to do something nice for her, but money is tight right now because of the cancer treatment costs, and her being on unpaid leave because of the cancer treatments. What is something low cost I can do that will be a nice “couples thing” so we can de-stress, but also make her feel special?

New to Chicago - how do I find new friends here?

I want to give a Christmas gift to the manager of the gym I go to. She’s awesome and I just really appreciate her. I can’t think of any ideas though! Can anybody think any good ones? I do not know much about her personal life except that she’s a single mother.

I’ve had to step away from social media for my own mental sanity as I have a major issue with comparing myself to peers when it comes to life stages. (Single female, 34, never married, no male prospects, dog mom.) As a result, I feel like I’m doing a disservice to myself professionally as social media is a HUGE communication channel. Any advice on staying away or including it in my life in healthy ways?

Question for those who are married or about to be : how did you know he/she was the one? And how long did it take you to realize it?

Feels great when you transition with people from clients to good friends 🙂

Salaam. 26 M. Houston. My hobbies are traveling, watching sports, and hanging out with friends. Hope to get married this year, ان شاء الله.

35F divorced with a kid. I think I will never get remarried or in a serious relationship again. Lots of men don't like dating women with children. At my age either the guys are past their prime, divorced/ing and have to provide half their income to their first wife. Many with kids live on the same street as their ex wives so they can be close to their child. I'm not comfortable dating guys like that. On the flip side there are the ones that were never married, which by this age cont

Anyone here 40s never married, no kids?

Love my boyfriend but embarrassed by him when he gets drunk... he always seems to be the drunkest person at happy hour when we go out w friends/starts slurring/eyes aren’t as focused. cant tell if I’m the one that’s being restrictive — does anyone else feel this way w their partner?

Dropping my 10 yo son off at school this morning: Me: "I love you! Have a great day! Learn a lot of really cool stuff! Him: "Okay, whatever.

What is the appropriate way to sympathize with relatives when their loved ones pass away. I never know what to say on the phone other than ask is everyone ok and I am sorry to hear their loss. Cont...

Had a panic attack last night - my first in about 3 months. That knot of anxiousness in my stomach won’t go away and I feel unable to “unclench”. At home with family and they keep saying things like j

Hi everyone, I’m in need of prayers. My mom was admitted into the hospital recently, but they just found some nodules in her lungs. Their default diagnosis is cancer, and she does have a past history of colon cancer. Please keep her and my family in your prayers. Nothing has been finite, but I can’t help but prepare for the worst & hope for the best. The only thing getting me through this is my faith in God. I do hope this message encourages you to hug your loved ones a little tighter tonight ❤️

My confession is I have always had very competetive and hardworking close friends around me with whom I felt amazing to compete, do more and be the best. A few years back we all made to different countries, now I achieve far less than my potential and find it hard to be as efficient as before. How to fix this?

How do you correct bad aspects in your character that you unconsciously got from your parents?

Any thoughts on open relationships? Has anyone tried one? I’m curious. Kinda wanna explore that but unsure.

How can I make friends in Chicago?

Did yall hear about the Chicago mom who had her kid taken away because she wouldn't accept that her child was transgender? As a parent, that's actually kind of scary that the government would that with no basis of abuse or neglect. Smh

Tips for questions to ask or things to check to make sure an apartment is pest free or doesn't have other issues not readily evident when apartment hunting?

I’m a Hispanic woman on my team ( 8 years industry experience with managerial experience ) and have been in my role for 1.5 years . A white male on my team (4 years industry experience no managerial experience) with under a year at the same level got promoted over me. I have helped him with everything and constantly providing him with feedback and direction on what to do . Do I bring it up to senior leadership? Or just let it roll off my back and continue to do my job and hope I get noticed ?

Any idea how long FIS global Pune is allowing WFH?

How is SAP Fieldglass project in SAP labs? Can anyone tell me?

Audit Financial services - what can a SM 1 make. Newly promoted this year- waiting for a comp discussion. HCOL (Bay Area). Any inputs?

What is average business immigration compensation in Austin? (Salary, bonus, profit share)

EY application has turned to “We'd like to progress you to the next step in our recruiting process”. How soon does communication begin and typically how long is the process?

I used insubuy, they have a really good overview of various plans and providers, basically summarizing the key things like pre existing . I have heard they also help if there is a claim down the line

How All,

My HR was completed on Oct 6th. It's been one month and still didn't receive an offer letter from Bosch Bangalore. They are feeling it's pending for approval. Any comments ? Did anyone receive offer letter after 1 month ?

Hey Fishes,
I am suppose to join BNY Pune on grade I very soon. Wanted to check on how is the bank doing in the recession time. Any chances of layoffs predicted? Is the bank suffering any loss?

Google Fishes…
I have two referrals for a position that I’m trying to apply to, however only one of the employee referrals is showing “attached” to the application. I accepted both employee referrals and they both show under my google account, but for the specific job application (which hasn’t been submitted yet) that one referral just won’t show up!!

Anyone know why or a solution?

Did they release it already?

Is there any one time home office setup allowance still provided for recent new joiners?

Hello Everyone,

Does anyone have the Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certification? If so, what is the benefit of obtaining this certification?

It's incredible how our racist af retail manager has managed to keep a job. HR is aware of this, but nothing has been done to fix this. Anyone else dealing with such mess?

I'm in logistics and can tell you from experience, getting mad will not solve the problem

Would you say procurement or supply chain is the better career path for a new grad?

I worked at two different food delivery companies with nearly polarized cultures. One was transparent and collaborative, allowing ideas to come from anywhere in the organization. The other was very secretive, and you could only focus on what you were assigned to do. In your opinion, what defines a great company culture?

I am looking to start my own supply chain management company. I have some friends from my previous company who said they would like to join my company instead, and I know I have to rent/buy some trucks. What other supplies/roles should I look to start filling? Also what legal documents should I prepare?

Hello, looking for a bit of advice. I have applied to about 30 positions in the last two weeks and have not gotten any interviews. I have 7 years of military supply chain experience, plus a year and a half outside of the military. I am an inventory control manager currently, and have applied to positions like demand planner, supply chain manager, supply planner, and other manager positions. Any advice on how to correct my job search?

I just found out how we can solve all the "supply chain problems." Maybe people could... like... order things a week BEFORE they needed them? SMH

Can a career in logistics / SCM prepare you for career in any other industries? Debating if I want to stick with this industry forever.

Saw this in another bowl so thought I’d do one here 😅
What was your approximate pay from graduating college up until now?

2020: $48k
2021: $50k
2022: $53k + 5% bonus

I am SCM analyst. Covid seems to have impacted the SCM industry a lot. Share if you’re comfortable and give a little background of your career journey / advice if you’ve been in the industry for 5+ years

I’m struggling with the automation tasks I’m given (primarily Excel) but don’t exactly know what programming skills I’m missing to go learn them.

According to your experience, what's the best way to start importing from Asia?

What types of non-profit organizations do you think could use SCM skills? All I can really think of is food banks.

What do you like the least about working with supply chain management?

I'm in a bit of a conundrum. Been a teamster for years, just found out I'm close to becoming diabetic. What can I do to keep at least sort of in shape when I travel too much to justify a gym membership?

Is it possible to find a six-figure job right out of college? How long did it take you to start earning that kind of salary?

Knowing what you know now, would you still have entered the industry?

How much do y'all make? I make $30 an hour. It's more than enough (for me) but I've heard that wages vary drastically. So what about you?

Any suggestion for container yard depot management software that is open source? I've been considering a few but none of them have convinced me at all.