Heading out to California next month with my SO. She's insisting on going to The French Laundry. Has anyone been? Worth the price?

Where are the best pastries in chicago? I’m talking flaky lamination and amazing croissants, tarts, breads, danishes

Who else is heading to Nicky Romero? 🔥

My mom received an Oculus for Christmas and loves Beat Saber. Does anyone have other game recommendations I can share with her?

Hey fish: what are some of your favorite business/self-help books?

Your secret $-$$ diner in LA County?

Welcome to the bowl. I hope people enjoy it. Please share your collections, favorite stores and anything else record/music related.

Remember, different people have different tastes. So be kind.

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Guys try Amazon Heera for nice desi movies if you haven't already :)

Anyone else see the “Chosen” series? I thought it was very well done. Season 2 films within a week at a Jerusalem Set in Goshen, UT.

Full transparency- my second guess I was actually trying to type something else- and made a mistake, that was really lucky. I don’t deeerve this one lol
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Hi guys,
Going to my first 49ers game this weekend and was wondering what do you guys recommend for pre game, Tailgate in the parking lot? Or how early could I go have a couple beers in the bars by the gates. Thanks!

Does anybody have any recommendations for podcasts related to career success, work-life balance, etc?

Book recommendations, fishies? Looking for something light, but intellectually engaging—a satire, maybe? Or anything really engrossing! Please help ya chiefy, thank youuuu🤗😘

Can anyone help me understand what c9 grade means in NatWest job grade? what are next two grades after c9?

For those who switched from consulting to mid market PE, how do you like it?

Anyone from RBS, tech stack Java API?

I’m in my 3rd year out of college. My salary is 85k with a bonus of 30k (35%), which brings my total comp just slightly below market. How can I ask for more base and less bonus?

First year consultant (experienced hire,average scatter plot) What % range annual increase would you expect in a non promotional year?

Hi All,
I got an offer from a different vendor to join morgan stanley. I leveraged to offer to directly join morgan stanley. Will this cause an issue? Can the vendor complain about me? I have not joined the vendor. I had only given interview with morgan for 2 different profiles.

I’ve been interviewing for new positions to leave PA. But in my current position, we’ve been adding quite a few new projects (and our team is partner, two staff, and me) that will probably start over the next couple of months. I don’t think my boss has any idea I’m looking to leave - anything I should do to not feel guilty about potentially leaving them short staffed with a ton of work? Is this something you think about when looking to leave?

Anyone think the PERM processing time will fasten? I’d imagine with Covid there would have been less filing...

Can anyone shed light on the Houlihan lokey process

Hi Fishes,
Salesforce making any change to the work location flexibility once offices are re-opened? Support roles are Hyd based why other locations cannot be utilised?

I accepted an offer to work at an Am Law 100 firm in June. I just graduated law school in May. They offered a stipend and reimbursement for bar expenses. I am currently still waiting for any word on when the money will come. They have not started onboarding me or anything. Should I be concerned? Why are they dragging their feet? I have contacted them 3 times since June.

Omega Seamaster 300 or 300m? Which would be the better buy?

What's the pay range for a Director in Financial Crime and Compliance in any of the top consulting firms in New York?

What are the best HH spots for women to meet men in Financial District? Mention peak time as well as location

I'm in sales/trading and want to switch to IB, but know embarrassingly little about the industry. Where to start?

Anyone know what other fishbowls are like?

Are internal lateral moves always a huge pain?

We have a big project going on and I am the only point person(initiate it, did lot of work, and knows the deets well), seems like my mgr wants to get a headcount. But I want to use this opportunity to get promoted, how can I get this across? Mgr is new(they fired my old mgr), mgr’s mgr is new too(re-org). So not sure if I should/can make a case, or how.

Honestly, do you ever see yourself retiring?

I feel like some of ya don't really get it. Regardless of your group... Or even your bank... If you crush it... And if you're the best at what you do... You will get paid. That's the game. Simple.

GS 2023 New Analyst Program. Is this a good program to apply for someone looking to start as an analyst? How easy is to get into this program or even GS overall? I have 1-2 years of experience and some Finra licenses if that can help me somehow. Looking for some opinions about the program. Thanks

Khaleesi is coming to Westeros!!!

Currently a part of the rotational program here and about to enter the trading floor but as I hit my two year mark I’m realizing I really wanna do more investor relations/product specialist work in the PE space. I am a little anxious about where to start and if there is a possible for me to get into due to the rotational aspect of my job

Idk what I want to do with my life and at this point im too scared to ask

What are the best ways to increase my assets and decrease my liabilities? Specifically for the age range: 21–30, paying down my student debt, need to pick my next investment targets

Can someone explain how to maximize the 401k employer contribution -- by when during the year should I have invested the full $18k to get the 1.5% match?

Is fishbowl only available on the US App Store?

Lady Fish, I'm looking for a light weight, professional jacket to wear this fall. I haven't found anything that's caught my eye. Do you have any recommendations?

Tip for anyone taking the CAIA exam, get UpperMark. Was using willey and was abt 1/2 complete and borrowed a friends test bank … night and day much harder and honestly was more like what I expected

What's the preferred way to say EBITDA in your office? Who does the soft e??—"eh-BITDA"

What is the value in professional certifications? ACCA, CFA, CIPD, etc.