Have a family-related question. My grandparent goes to an Orthodox synagogue but is not religious. He wants his descendants to identify as Jewish and thinks that going to services will enforce this. I prefer an egalitarian synagogue, and the gendered roles make me uncomfortable. He told me if I won’t accompany him to synagogue, then our relationship is over. I am conflicted. I don’t want to go to his synagogue, but don’t want to lose the relationship.

Which company is good for new moms and WFH ?
Also which companies are having come back programs for new moms?

My gf and me call each other everytime we have free time. However lately she seems disinterested in phone time. She never initiates calls anymore and she tells me she wants to hang up in the middle of the day and not right before bedtime. We live a 4 hour drive apart. And I told her this is like living together from a distance, because I put her on the house speakers. What can I do to keep her engaged?

Trying to set family expectations and would love thoughts on 2 things. 1. How long after baby will I be ready for visitors beyond our parents? I’m thinking a few weeks. 2. Our 3 grandmothers are 1-3 hour flights away (3 diff places) and cannot travel. When will we be ready to take baby to see them? I’m thinking 4-6 months but that would also be flu/RSV season. Can’t predict the future but family is already talking about trips and I want to set expectations and do what is best for baby. TIA!!

I cringe when I'm at a friend's house and they answer their phone, find out it's a telemarketer, and just hang up on them. It's so rude. They know I have to cold-call people at my job and you'd think they would at least act like they were more respectful of the job.

Best Christmas things to do with a two-year-old?

I’m in SF but nervous to officially come out to my friends even though I’m sure they all know/assume anyway. :(

Is anyone else crashing hard today? It’s almost 5pm and I haven’t left my bedroom. My kids are fending for themselves and a little confused about why I haven’t come out. Is it depression or am I just burned out? I switched to middle school after the 4th week of school. Some of my students are so disrespectful and even cruel. Do I need to quit my job or do I just need some r and r?

I think living a frugal life and aiming to retire early makes a lot of sense.

Recently, some of my family members are diagnosed with a rare diseases. When you look at the statistics, these are so many of these ‘rare’ conditions and cumulatively they are not rare.

These family members conditions made me reevaluate how I want to spend my life. I am 35 this year and I can’t decide if I should take great vacations with my kids or keep living a frugal life. Do you have the same dilemma?

My bf has asked me to help him quit the ecigs and told me he’ll probably hide them from me but he wants me to take them. So I have for the past week. He really only keeps them in his pocket, 1 drawer

Parents - do any of you truly regret having kids?

How do you deal with trying to live and establish a life of your own but also making sure to grateful and aware of the sacrifices your family has made to get you to where you are now?

Hi all, my ten-year-old recently informed us that they’re non-binary. I raised my kids on queer culture so I’m actually kinda proud. I’m not non-binary myself though so I don’t know how it feels to be 10 years old and NB. How did you feel at that age? Any advice for a parent?

Are you raising your kids as vegetarians?

Debating when to have the first baby… would you say having a baby is totally worth it ? Worth all the struggles and sacrifices? Or should I wait an extra year just to save more money and enjoy life now without the extra sacrifices… (female 27 & want to have 2 kids)

Has anyone dealt with coming to terms with an emotionally abusive relationship? I struggle to admit this (because more drastic examples come to mind), but my therapist mentioned that things like yelling/throwing things/blocking me from leaving the room are also abusive traits my ex demonstrated. It makes me feel alienated from myself — like “how could I have allowed myself to be treated like that?”. Also feeling ashamed to tell anyone

Dating my bf for about 6 months and he’s best friends with his mom and tells her everything. He even told his mom about the one time I tried a drug, before I met him. I thought I told him in confidence and now I found out he told her. How would you feel?

I’m finding that more and more people don’t care about what happens with her family after they die have you been observing this trend as well?

Curious if there are any single parents that have more than 1 kid? Tempted to try for number 2 but being a single mom of more than 1 kid is scaring the $hit out of me.

Thinking about divorce. Wife had an affair 3 years ago that I haven’t been able to move past. Been married 11 years and have two kids though. Restarting individual and couples therapy before I pull the trigger. Anyone else been in a similar situation? Should I blow up the family if I can’t get beyond this?

Is anyone a member at the nyc soho house? Is it worth it?

Has anyone been following the progress of “data portability” discussions / legislation? It has been a topic of discussion among retail clients who need to comply with privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA.

Is it mandatory for all TCS employees to WFO from November or any exemptions will be considered?

How does this work? … I love long walks on empty city streets admiring the architecture while suffocating behind my mask. Anyone interested in breathing some fresh life into me as we lock masks and eyes in a deep stare of our future. Serious inquires only. 31/M

Moving to Kuala Lumpur or Seoul? I have to make this choice soon. It’s relatively early in my career so it’ll be good to hear from someone with more experience. I’m partial towards either!

What is the salary range of a human capital advisory analyst at the Big4? (HCOL)

As a manager, how do you expect your employee to deal with a diffcult customer?

What should be expected package for Senior Bizops Engineer.

YEO - 7.9
Current CTC -13.13
Offer form another company -18.70

Could you please provide your suggestion .

Thanks in advance

Best summer experience so far @ your agencies?

What you didn't know about engineering...

Is it true that less than 20% of engineers are women, even when there are so many programs specifically focused on getting females into STEM fields? It seems like it should be more evenly distributed

What’s is like working for Disneyworld as an engineer?

Im a Design Engineering from Mexico but Im also an American citizen, I would like to know how can I get my wet-stamp and if I need it… I have my degree from Mexico but I’m not not familiar with the process I have to follow to work as an Engineer in the States

Considering switching to a hybrid or fully WFH position, does anyone here have a role like that? What are some of the pros/cons?

So a higher up made a new rule that for a service we offer , we have to offer it to the customers three times and If they say no a manager has to get involved and document. it is this not wrong?

Can anyone recommend a no code tool that’s affordable for home use?

Republicans: We just haven’t seen enough evidence to support impeaching Trump

Also Republicans: Fight subpoenas that would force Bolton, Mulvaney, Pompeo, Perry, Pence, etc. to testify

🤡

I think people who “kiss” their dogs/pet on their mouths are disgusting

Hi All - I am a strategy consultant with 5.5 years of work experience. Can someone please help refer me to a role outside the MBBs and Big 4s?

Anyone at Deloitte in nyc?

Obligatory Rosh Hashannah post:
Shannah Tovah to my fellow Jewish consultants!

Thoughts on asking a client to change a meeting in September due to Jewish holidays? It’s a lot of participants and they want me to prep and facilitate for their team.

Anyone here work in Israel ? Planning to make Aliyah in the upcoming year

Having a Seder for a group of friends (multiple faiths) with kids. Any recommendations on haggadahs that would be fun for a mixed group?

My fiancé just made Aliyah for med school. Long distance is hard but I love my job/firm culture. I wish I could stay, but I’ll need to switch to a firm that allows working abroad in a year at the latest. In a year, we get married and I make Aliyah too. I’m afraid to tell anyone at my firm. I’m also looking for American companies that pay well and allow employees to live in Israel. Thoughts? Advice?

Shana Tova to all...a happy healthy and successful new year to you and your loved ones!

Is there any activity on this bowl?

יש אלו שמעדיפים לדבר בעברית?

Any NJBs out there?

I heard most of us are off for some holiday next week, so enjoy the day off to prepare for the holiday!

Pesach Sheni Sameach!

Would any MBB/Strategy& folks be able to provide a referral for a fellow tribe member? :)

Taking a poll: reasonable or unreasonable of me to be frustrated that my company scheduled me for a mandatory 2pm-5pm company culture training session on erev Yom Kippur? Is this something I can call them out on, or is it fair game because it’s not on Yom Kippur itself?

Anyone frustrated by needing to take vacation days off for Jewish holidays?

We just moved to 'unlimited' vaca. TBD how that will play out but hoping it'll make this easier.

What cities do you all live in?

Hope the matzah is keeping everyone sustained at client site!

Is it fair game to report someone’s particularly polarizing IG posts to HR? Was friendly with this person but now I wouldn’t ever want to work with them after some of the things they’ve posted.