Heads up - this season appears to be a doozy for illnesses. On the west coast here, our youngest's daycare has been decimated by the flu (we back-tracked the source of infection to one kid's grandmother who visited over Christmas while sick), while adult work colleagues are coming down with flu-like symptoms - all this despite confirmed flu shots all around. Keep the hands washed and the Purell handy!

Will I get job if i have 3 years of career gap initially due to medical reasons
After that i have 6 years of experience

Looking for recommendations for a VSO/service to help me improve my disability rating. I’m about ten years out and realizing that what I was rated getting out (90%) was probably low and has worsened.

One thing that COVID-19 has taught you?

Which Big4 is better in terms of benefits ?
Considering the mobility, leaves, insurance and WLB. Who has the longest paternity leave ?

If you have a child during your first year of employment at your firm, are you eligible for the firm’s full maternity leave benefit? Or only if you have a child after your first year anniversary? TIA.

Sad post, in need of some support **** my partner and i tried for 1 year to conceive naturally, only to have a miscarriage and start our IVF journey. 1 year into that - we had 5 healthy PGT-A and PGT-M tested embryos and were hopeful to implant. Implantation 1 just failed. We lost 20% of our chances that took 1 year to build. And tine just keeps ticking

Folks, I've recently moved to the U.S. and healthcare here is a maze, even if I have health coverage through the job. I've been wanting to see a therapist and it feels like it is quite expensive to see one. I'm on a HDP PPO plan and essentially I was told I pay $250 a session till I spend ~$7000, and then insurance copay kicks in. Seriously at a loss if I'm missing something or if folks spend the same on seeing a therapist. I'm curious as to how a lot of folks are able to afford the price tag.

Running my first half-marathon mid-October, How many weeks should I give myself to train? I was thinking 14. Not trying to PR, and can run 4/5 miles comfortably right now. Any advice or training plans you recommend?

I am sick of being a realtor! I've been trying for 5 years and have only sold 3 houses. Where I'm from (small Southern town) nobody is buying. Most people's families already own homes and it's just a bummer to see all these nice houses deteriorating over time.

Has anyone worked as a medical assistant for a temp agency? If so how was it? Likes? Dislikes?

Do you feel like there is a strong conspiracy theory going around about covid19?

Just started medication - adderal helped but if I didn’t take it for a day the withdrawal was UNBEARABLE. On vyvanse now.. tbh feels like my brain fog started when I started meds?

Do you guys ever worry about hyper-nationalism in Houston and the suburbs?

Can I request to be removed from my project ASAP? Working long hours, lost 5 lbs in the last month, cannot get this project out of my mind. Big 4

Best places to work out near Mar Vista? E.g., boxing, Ji Jitsu, anything, etc. (exc. traditional gyms like Equinox)

For those that work at big4, does maternity leave benefit only kick in if you’ve worked for the firm for at least a year? Or does it apply immediately?

Hi All,
Just want your suggestion on this to help me decide.
I've been working in QA team for big data project and recently I've got offers from Startup and service based MNC as data engineer for the role of Data Engineer.
I've not worked on the actual development of ETL batches till now but I want to learn and grow gradually.

What kind of organisation would be best for me considering my mental health as well because I take too much stress ?

Thanks 🙏

Anyone has used hydration pills to get through fasting? Is it helpful?

Hi Fishes!!
This might be an unusual question for this group, but nevertheless I'll ask. Is it advisable to go for masters to US next year ( Aug-23 ) , considering all the recession talks and layoffs?

All/any advice is welcome!

Planning on leaving after this busy season. Finding it hard to have motivation, while also having to work more hours than ever before. Advice?

In one interview today with Kundyl. Their expectation is to be available oncall 24*7... With work from office.

They literally got offended and stared at me for asking about WLB...

Seems companies are not learning, even after the great resignations.. the big names... Like TCS, ibm.. are not doing any changes to their work culture and ethics to improve WLB.

Anyone switched from big 4 tech consulting to big five banks? Would love to know which role you applied for and how, plus how’s the culture and WLB?

How is the work life balance in cognizant ?

Recently joined cognizant. Current location is Pune, joining location is kolkata.
Recruitment HR has confirmed in the email that I can collect the asset from pune and work from pune for few days until I go to kolkata.
Onboarding HR is like you have to come down to kolkata for collecting the laptop. Has Anyone faced similar experience?

Can someone tell what would be the night shift allowance in CTS for Associate designation. @cognizant

What should I expect in the nonprofit world for Manager of Website Systems Administrator?
They didn’t put a salary range but said it’s a new role salary is based off of their recent“HR Compensation Survey”

Hey fishes, can someone tell me how the 80c bracket works, i know i can get exempt upto 1.5lakh under it, what i wanna know is does PF comes under it or not? For example if my yearly pf deduction is 20k and VPF is 10k so now will i still be able to show investment of 1.5lakh under 80c apart from PF and VPF or i'll be able to get exemption on only 1.2 lakh( 1.5lakh-30k= 1.2lakh)?

Thank you in advance!!

Hi,
what will be the inhand salary after TDS deduction for 16.5 LPA.

No investments nothing.

Do you think logistics and supply chain management is an industry that can function effectively 100% remotely?

I am at salary negotiation phase with accenture hiring team. Somebody give me pro tips to fetch more CTC.

Hi Everyone! I'm looking to transition from healthcare consulting to pharma / biotech preferably in BD / corporate strategy roles, especially in LA area. Would appreciate if you can share your experience if you have made the amas transition (roles? Work type?). Looking to get a sense of what type of work exists out there.

For context, I've a PhD in Life sciences and 1.5 YOE in healthcare consulting at a boutique consulting firm

Advice on how to break into a sales position or the pharmaceutical industry? I have 1 year of experience in account management/customer service for a Biotech company, a B.S. in Cell and Molecular Neuroscience with research experience, plus the organizational and communication skills needed to succeed as a sales rep.

Open to chat— any insight or referrals are much appreciated!

How does a role in clinical affairs differ from clinical research? Any clinical affairs manager out there to shed some light? Wondering if clinical affairs will have more sciencey roles.

What is a good credit card to get for travel?