Has the COVID situation affected your Middle School libraries? Will you do anything different? Will your district have cleaning or distancing guidelines for your space?

I am a customer consultant and I am now really stressed out due to covid, I want a change in my life trying to learn aws. Preparing for SAA-C02 i need some help with practice exam and also on a decision of which stream to proceed with now Devops or sysops.
Any leads much appreciated.

Okay! So I love my job! LOVE IT. But I am actually struggling to have that boundary between work and life… since COVID I shut off and tv has been my downtime. But now I only work and watch tv and sleep. I’ve been trying to get a hobby, but I’m not motivated… I get home and I want to keep working. Any tips to create that work life balance?

Maybe this is the socialist in me but shouldn’t Moderna and Pfizer waive their patent exclusivity for their Covid vaccines? Don’t we have a moral obligation for the world to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible?

It blows my mind that many countries won’t be able to vaccinate most of their people until 2023. There should be access to vaccine generics

Anyone else seeing an uptick in ED visits now? We are getting pretty busy with really sick (non-COVID) people. And A LOT of mental health patients.

With business travel likely never returning to pre-Covid levels, what do you think will happen to the US airline industry?

COVID 19 crisis should make all states compact for licensing. Precious time was lost while nurses who wanted to work waited for states to pass emergency laws.

Any parents here? How did you originally explain the Covid pandemic to your children?

How much time per week does everyone spend in the office (not so much a billables question, just time in the office pre-COVID orders)?

Recently received notice from landlord rent is going up ~20%. For reference, it is privately owned condo and did not sign at a COVID discounted rate. Super frustrated. What are others seeing for rent increases?

What are the best virtual tools for CM?

I've used intuition and visual assessment prior to COVID. Now we find we need to more trust on how the client views the change needed (or not recognizing the need).

“Let’s postpone this meeting for two weeks. I’ve been tested positive for COVID”

We’re all working remotely and I’ve faced this situation 6 times as it is. Y’all wild but stay safe!!!

Hi All,
May I know the designations hierarchy in BA continuum?? especially for band 6 (levels before AVP & VP)..
Is work from home available before Covid or any plan in future may be??
And if no bonus what will be the average hike percentage every year..

Thanks

There was interest on another thread to get folks in Dallas networking and connected post COVID. I setup a WhatsApp group if you’re interested in connecting. See thread

Insurance recovery practice at a national firm. Feel free to reach out if your clients are experiencing COVID19 related losses (business interruption) and need help evaluating their insurance program.

A friend of mine works with TCS as an Analyst, his base location is Bengaluru but he is been working from his hometown in Lucknow since the first COVID lockdown. Now he is being asked by his team to work from Ahmedabad, where his direct supervisor (manager) is working from. In this case, according to TCS talent policies, what is the procedure and the benefits that he can avail, as part of project initiated relocation? Also, how long it takes to get base location changed through HR in TCS?

Has the recession (USA) really hit the IT job market in India?

Just some months back during covid, crazy salary figures were offered as relevant from Fishbowl posts.
Eg 4-5 years in a couple of tech stacks grabbing 35+ lakh as a package.

Now as read in articles
- Contracs are not been renewed as have to retain permanent employees
- Campus offers are put to hold

1. What's the current scenario with a switch?
2. What about the joiner who came at high packages?

Hi All, I've been offered a 10.7LPA by TCS. What will be my take home monthly and the take home on a variable payout month? Approx value is good.

TIA

I HATE meal prep - feels like eating leftovers every day. Any advice on quick meals? Food scale at the office, access to fridge and microwave, hate leftovers or reheating

How many days it usually takes for Full and final settlement in Capgemini? It's been 11 days after lwd but didn't receive any communication yet even after dropping mail to f&f team. Could someone help here pls.?

How are people in Philly, are they kind towards immigrants ?
Will i face racism of any sort ?

Anybody here tagged in Wipro yahoo project !?

sigh* last week Saturday my s/o & I broke up after our 3 year relationship. & it really been affecting me negatively — not eating, autopilot mode, self isolation & diving deep into work. Today I decided to go outside, where I picked up some food to go and went to an outdoor movie by myself; where I had the realization I just really enjoy being by myself. Idk, maybe I’m just better off single after so many failed relationships/am I being dramatic? but anyone else has given up on love?

Ugh I just signed to fix my house’s mortgage interest rate at 2,73% for 2years. Get a gut feeling this wasn’t a good deal.
Have you fixed or planning to? If yes, how many years and at what rate?

Has EY GDS Pune started calling people to office or wfh is still going on ?
My office will be Kalyani Nagar

What are the yearly hikes at jp morgan ?

Guys, what platform do you use to trade US stock?

Hi All,

Can anyone let me know the premium per month for group term life insurance policy by lti.
As this premium will be deducted from our salary so can we add this deduction under tax exemption or not ?

PS : I am a new joinee and filling form B for projected investment, please let me know anyone.

Hi there, I had a question about 401k or Roth IRA. Should I put money into anyone of the two as an international student? I don’t see the point because I want to invest my money instead of saving it. Plus I don’t even have a permanent resident status so I don’t know if it makes sense saving it for retirement. On the other hand, the employer match and so on sounds good. So should I save it and take it out later or just invest it?

Hi All,

I have 2 offer please suggest which 1 to go with.
1. CTS 9 ( 8.55 Fixed 45k Variable)- Tech Lead
2. Vodafone 9 same as CTS they matched plus JB-50K - Band I
Exp 3.9
Skills: Oracle DBA
Your inputs will be highly appreciated to choose best comparing WLB and Job Security.

Anyone here adopt a puppy during the infertility struggle? Husband and I considering it to have something positive throughout this situation and thinking the extra companionship would be helpful. I work from home. Husband has had many family dogs and lots of experience with it, I’ve had a family cat before. But not sure if it’s actually a good idea - wondering if it would truly help make us feel better and keep our minds off of the struggles or if it would just add extra stress. Thoughts?

What’s the high-end base salary one can expect for a commercial SC without an MBA?

Anybody with a priority date of mid-late 2015 that is considering switching jobs? I have an offer that I was about to sign, but saw that priority dates for filing in EB2 are already at sep 2014 this April. That makes me wonder if i could either miss my window or worse if the date becomes current while my new employer is still doing PERM. Anyone else faced this situation in the past or looked at it more deeply? Recommendations for good lawyers for advice also appreciated.

Any intel how to apply H4 visa within US?
The DS160 is not giving an option to select US as location.

Looking for wisdom and advice on first day-first few weeks as a planner for bigger agency/account? Any advice on best practices things I should be doing vs not doing to get acclimated and make an impact. Please ☺️

What is your favorite library skills activity for K-2 students to welcome then back to school?

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What are other librarians doing for our virtual students? In need of some ideas

Hey everyone! I’m going into the library for the first time this August. If you could go back and impart one important piece of wisdom to yourself at the start of your career, what would it be?

My flex time has been greatly reduced. I now will teach each day, all day. Tips for getting everything done? I don't have an assistant or other help. How do I manage the collection, EBOB team, yearbook, spelling bee, computers, and webpage (plus catalog, shelve, and repair books), run morning announcements, do lunch and carline duty, bookfairs, MTSS meetings, etc?

Anyone read the new Neal Shusterman book, Gleanings?

Should reading movie/tv subtitles count as reading? Why/ Why not? I actually have a different arguing it should count if the show is muted or in a different language. I have nothing...

Our middle school has 30% remote only students. I am looking for a place to purchase multi-user ELA titles such as The Giver and Fahrenheit 451. Is this even possible? Everything I find is single user.

I’m a first year librarian who moved from middle to elementary. I am riding the struggle bus this year especially with being full virtual. Does the transition get easier at some point?

l had to share this. I got an email from an 8th grader at my school today that said he wants to purposefully get held back because he loves the library at our school. It made me so proud.😂