How do you create a setup where you’re not “looking away” from the camera on calls when you use your second monitor primarily for everything?

I’ve gotten feedback saying it looks like I’m not paying attention when conversing on zoom.

1099 or w-2 ? I have been given the option though the company prefers w-2. It’s a day rate booking couple of months or more (no end date). I already have 1099 from similar company this year and am leaning towards 1099, but I don’t want to be difficult. I do take home office deduction and they are not supplying any equipment. Suggestions?

Any good office chair recommendations for ~$100-150?

Has anyone switched to a standing desk? Do you feel more productive? Was it worth it? Did you switch at the office or at your home?

Anyone using your tv as a second monitor these days? Any advice on doing this wirelessly or without a giant HDMI cord going across my living room? I tried chrome cast and I don’t want to just mirror my screen, I need a dedicated second monitor. Thanks!

Where can you buy a good office chair and sit/stand desk near Toronto? Getting them shipped from the US is mad expensive.

Let’s talk office set ups. I am looking at a Uplift standing desk as my big splurge because I have back issues, and the room I work in has horrible lighting so I’m considering some sort of selfie light ring type thing that I can clip to my monitor. Anyone have feedback on either the desk or a light they like, or any other ergo friendly home office hacks you’ve found helpful?

Hey folks , I am about to buy am office chair for my personal use , would love to get some recommendations from you'll
I wish to buy an ergonomic chair with my budget being upto 20 k
Do let me know any recommendations if you would have.

Smart people who know about technology: 🙏🏼 I want to get 11.5-14 inch monitor to add to my (1) laptop and (2) second monitor.

I’m worried about the monitor having a high “processor” and slowing down all my programs (including the program I use to login to my office desktop). Can someone point me to a monitor that may work?

Anyone have a good office chair recommendation? Really not trying to spend more than $150 but willing to go to $200 if there is a really good recommendation.

Thanks!

Just me here hoping that slack never adds the “read” notification on messages.

Favorite office chair?

I want to dispose my office chair and i live in Newton. Anyone knows if i can leave it curbside or where i can check for the details?

Hello,
I am Interior Designer & Contractor, looking for opportunity to work for Home/Office interior project

Ours is Family owned business, 3 decades of experience and personally 15 years of Experience, working on High End Luxury projects

Hoping to hear good

Thanking you

Trying to avoid paying an accountant, can I actually write off home office space/mileage if I was just permalancing for 3 months last year? Shouldn’t the 7 months of W2 take care of this 1099 shit?

Does anyone have Skype for Business installed on their personal device to receive notifications?

Do our managers have access to our Slack conversations?

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hiya fishes. happy friday! sorry if this isnt the right bowl, but this is in regards to vacation time. i have an interview process starting next week, and wondering when it would be good to mention i would be OOO between the middle of the month in september? its for a week. im unsure if i can twist this to have a start date once im back. going back and forth on being transparent vs. mentioning it later on. thoughts?

What is the overall sentiment of the talent pool in Toronto? IMO There are a lot of questionable people in this market, how are they employed?

Can we get work from home projects in CTS? When is wfh going to end?

How do you vet tax accountants to tell if they're good or not? How much do you spend on them for annual filing?

Hi
I am a senior graphic designer
Work experience - 8years
How much salary should I be getting?

What does it mean when you still see a job link being re-posted, after you’ve had several rounds of seemingly positive interviews for that specific job?

Help me save the day: have a massive excel file (600k rows) with duplicate records (column a, b and c are duplicate, not a duplicate if a and b are the same though). How can I filter for just these records? If it didn’t crash excel I could concat into one column, Conditional format for duplicates, and sort by color. What’s a work around?

Hi there. Has anyone here invested in a manual car wash? If so, how profitable is it realistically and also what to look for when buying one? Thanks in advance:)

Chris Wallace needs a taser

HR opinion: Do I have any leverage as a hospital nurse case manager in negotiating earned time? I have 15 years within the organization, left for 10 months to be remote during the pandemic while sorting out childcare as immunocompromised family helped. Now HR is restarting my ET as a new employee. I realize I left, but not on bad terms and I am an exemplar and respected employee. I thought I’d have the upper hand with the nursing shortage but I’m getting the “rules are rules” response. Help!?!

Hi guys, 2 days back HR mailed me to inform final verdict was positive and asking few details like PAN. But till now offer letter hasn't been released. Should I give a call today or wait for few more days?

At TCS BPS, I have asked for a process change after a month (it's been 4 months I joined) , will it be approved?

New to Chicago - how do I find new friends here?

Any pros/cons in taking a 3 year term appointment? I am curious if this would make me any more or less marketable when positioning for other federal positions down the line? TIA!

AT&T vs Verizon mifi? Need a new one and not sure which one to get. Verizon is us only whereas AT&T can go intl.

Can anyone recommend me insightful books which can help consulting/career but not with titles like “how to be a successful manager” etc.

Has anyone switched to a standing desk? Do you feel more productive? Was it worth it? Did you switch at the office or at your home?

Someone reached out to me on LinkedIn about becoming an author on the side. Has anyone heard about such a thing?!? The person said she’s worked with 800 consultants writing their books and marketing it for them.

Anyone else hear that post-CRT partners will get fired this year in commercial advisory? How the hell does a partner get fired....

Investment gurus - Appreciate pointers for resources (books, blogs, videos etc.) to read up on investment strategies. Just getting started and could use all the help. 🙏

If you get laid off when you’re in the middle of an interview process elsewhere, do you tell the prospective employer?

So unmotivated in every other aspect of life except work. Haven't been to the gym. No balanced diet. Personal chores piling up. Ugh. How to get started when so many things need to get done?

I realized you can make more money in banking than in consulting but with less effort.

We use Deloitte India for a number of parts of our delivery. Recently I have seen some unethical practices that violate labor laws and do not align with Deloitte principles. My manager says it isn’t my problem as they are a vendor but I can’t help thinking I have an ethical responsibility to do something. Any advice as to how to approach this without being fired?

8AM Sunday Scaries 😬

offer from the client. thoughts?

Top consulting firms in the aviation / urban air mobility space?

Damn, I’ve been connecting at Delta’s ‘gateway to the East’ (DTW) these past few weeks and booked flights continuing to do so...I’m still not wearing a mask tho

Date ideas in Boston?

Any 🐠🐟 in Boston on Monday? Getting to client city a day early, want to visit the fabled little towns of the north east!

Wonder how many people have worked for all the Big 4 firms. Considering their size there has to be someone

Best way to study for AWS cloud practitioner certification? (Not very technical but hoping to learn)