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?

My other half (currently a Sr. Mgr in the data analytics consulting industry in UK) wants to work in Singapore - is there some sort of parents' visa so that his parents can tag along to stay in SG for the long term? Worried about them as he is the only child. His parents have the money to buy a condo if it helps with their long term stay situation.

SIL and BIL told us excitedly last weekend that she was pregnant (had literally just found out, so barely four weeks). This week she tells us she’s not pregnant anymore :(. They did not seem super torn up about it and were very practical about it. We said how sorry we were, etc etc. should I do anything else? Should I not mention it again unless they do?

I just started a new job and am about to be 36. I want to start a family but I feel like I should be waiting due to this new job. However I don’t want to miss out. I’m thinking about freezing my eggs

Came across a role at Deloitte in Richmond, VA today called HRST Talent Culture & Change Management Specialist. Can anyone give me insight into the type of role this is, day to day, comp, etc?

A professional couple (ages 42 and 53) in Long Beach looking for other couples for platonic friendships. We are two relatively successful guys, very secure in our relationship but we don’t have a lot of friends. Neither of us have any family near by. We are looking for a similar couple to be friends with, hangout and just be there for each other when needed.

Happy wife happy life is a really toxic saying. I’m just shocked how this has become the standard saying for men in relationships. I have friends of mine saying this all the time, and I have just thought it’s so cringe and always want to say my thoughts on it but always decide to hold back. However, imagine the saying reversed - happy husband happy life - that would lead to all kinds of uproar. To me happy wife happy life means I need to sacrifice my wants and needs to make my wife happy.

Recommendations on an exceptional career coach who can help my husband? He works with his brother at a startup his brother founded (my husband is in-house counsel) but often finds himself belittled by his brother, cut out of conference calls and emails and generally feeling like he has no skills. He's an ivy league graduate and went to a great law school but for many reasons cannot leave this job right now. Looking for someone to help w/his confidence level and ways to approach his brother. TIA!

To all the divorced folks out there...

1) What went wrong in your relationship?
2) What's one piece of advice you'd give to us singletons before jumping into a long term relationship/marriage?

I like to learn from other people's mistakes 😅

In your opinion which agency in toronto has the best culture & WLB. And which one pays the best

Need advice. Have some credit card debt that I’ve been working to pay off. Have made progress but want to lower it quickly. We have dual income, with a house (~$300k in equity), 1 kid and 1 on the way. I’ve looked into debt consolidation via HELOC but also have ~$80k in vested equity in my company that I haven’t touched. Get equity refreshes every year. Would it be smarter to cash out $15k-$20k of that to pay debt vs. a HELOC at ~5% given that will still require mthly payments

Moving to Chicago on Thursday! How do I like...make friends

Looking for info on the Meta Reality Labs Global Marketing team, specifically Meta Quest. Have an offer and would like to get the real scoop on WLB/team culture. Does anyone work there, have a friend there, or have the deets? Happy to DM, too. ☕️🫖

Parents - do any of you truly regret having kids?

Men marry their second mom.

A first year asked me today how to maintain wlb to make the job work long term. Oh you sweet summer child.

Anyone here ever been scared by some major differences in materialism with your partner? I’ve been considered “boujee” by some friends but my girlfriend of just over a year is on a whole other level. Lately because of many of her friends getting engaged / married, rings have been mentioned and she’s said pretty much she wouldnt be happy with under 25k.

I come from a very middle class upbringing, and so does she, although she’s influenced by friends dating professional athletes and stuff

Hi Folks! Can someone please help me to decide which is a good offer and which company?

Mouser Electronics: (MEAN stack) they said they will match @fynd offer

@fynd : SDE-2 - 31 LPA (27 fixed + 2 Bonus + 2 Retainsion bonus)

can anyone please share the company work culture as well?

Hello all,

How is production support role in _VOIS and how about Deputy manager role? Heard that in VOIS everyone will be pushed to manager role.
How is WLB for production support in VOIS

Please share how much is shift allowance and over time allowance.

Anyone work for Ensemble Health? How much do they pay for the Credit Balance Specialist role?

Hi there, wanted to know about promotion policy in UST. Tried to find about it, but not many have idea i believe. About to complete a year, but no news on same. Please reply if any idea. Thanks!

Has recession started??

Has any tried to do learning pods for virtual learning? How did you set it up and how is it working out?

I need everyone’s help😭 Money aside, how did you finalize which idea to pursue? I’m struggling to narrow it down from 4. Focusing is not an issue for me once I’m locked in, but I’m struggling to get there because I haven’t finalized which idea to focus on. Open to any recommendations please (books, personal stories, etc).

Opinions on headshots? Should I get one?

Why are they forcing everyone to work from office now? It was so good till now working from home

Really don’t understand people who defend the Chicago cops. The teenager at no point tried to threaten them and we encourage gun ownership in this country.

Is there anything that we can do at the individual level to help improve the public perception of our profession?

Any thoughts on the best certifications to get in order to help move forward? I have considered the CCP from World at Work, but it’s fairly pricey to get by the time you wrap up everything. I was looking at both SHRM-CP and SPHR. Everyone that I have spoken to has the SHRM, but that’s also only looking at individuals in a small geographic footprint and within 3-4 different companies. I was hoping to get some thoughts on this from others? Thanks

Curious how folks are governing/auditing their HRIS data. Wondering if this always done it manually.

Do anyone know about any HR ops vacancy?

Anyone interview at Culture Amp and had to do a presentation?

New obsession: homemade cold-brewed coffee. It’s crazy easy to make, and tastes so much better than a normal drip coffee.

Splits or not so much?

Should The Flash be canceled because of Ezra Miller's behavior? It's sad to see how he's gone off the rails.

Looking at the City of Chicago phase 3 guidelines for residential buildings and it says gyms should remain closed, but amenities can open (not pools) with limited hours and occupancy

Not surprising given the lack of representation but I’ve found it really hard to find other professional queer women, even in a major city - any recs for where to look?

Happy National Coming Out Day y’all!

Any Indian bi here?

For the trans and non-binary pals in this bowl - happy trans awareness week 💖💙 to celebrate I hope you are all staying aware of your beautiful selves!

I love the name of this group but also wish it was “out and about”. But also I know that a lot of us aren’t out to the world yet (including myself)

Anyone here in Berlin?

I'm visiting next week 🛫 from Copenhagen (Apr 11-14) and would love to meet up for🍺 or ☕️!

Anyone living in Chicago??

Why do I keep falling for women who live hundreds of miles away from me😓😓😓

Happy international women’s day!

Trans peeps, especially those not yet socially transitioned, what are you doing for tdov?
🏳️‍⚧️🙅🏻‍♀️

What are some issues or conflicts you face at work because of your queer identity?

Hi ! Anyone is Orlando this week? 🙋🏻‍♀️ here .

How do you navigate pronouns as nb? I'm extremely tired of being mis-pronouned as her/she. Do you suggest pronouns in email signatures?

FORM50 fitness? Anyone familiar with them? Looks kind of like power Pilates. They only have a New York (Astoria) studio and a Miami studio. Seems like most of the classes are mostly women, and hot pink themes all around. 🏳️‍⚧️🙋🏻‍♀️ and on hrt for about 18 months, so not presenting full time yet. Whether I present female or male, it’s not an environment I’m likely to pass super well in so wondering about how lgbt welcoming it will be. Also if the workout is as lit as people seem to represent.

Yay thanks for starting this bowl!!