How do you feel about public holiday gatherings? I felt like such a crummy mother for not taking my kids out to see a parade or fireworks yesterday. But then with the tragedy in Illinois and (on a much smaller scale) the number of local fires because of fireworks (which are banned in my town, btw), I feel so much safer having my kids at home.

Any recommendations for when to leave the firm and how much PTO to take/how much to cash out? I’ve heard from people that a break between work and school is smart, but would love some advice!

Starting at BCG full time next month as a consultant...

Does anyone know how PTO works if you start midway through the year? I assume you get a pro-rated number of days, but do you have those days immediately or do you have to accrue them? Trying to plan for wedding travel in November/December

Whisper (the app) is my best friend on lonely nights during travel weeks

Anyone be in a relationship where the other has an alcohol problem? Every night out drinking leads to emotional breakdowns and fights. Been going on for 6 months now. Should I break up?

One of my friends had a breakdown because I am more successful and she is intimidated that I am friends with her boyfriend (we were friends before she came along). Should I try to save the friendship?

I'm an engineer and I love building things but based on what I've seen about Gen Z, I think I'm going to raise my kids in a less modern style. No TV, no internet, at least until a certain age.

We started back in August in distance learning mode, core subjects only. So no STEM classes. One of our 8th grade teachers was out on maternity leave, so I was asked to take that spot for the first semester. I was a long time 5th grade teacher, so not a difficult adjustment, except for learning new to me digital curriculum.

I have 2 STEM classes for the second quarter. Still online, so my focus is on coding.

Wondering what other STEM teachers are doing online?

Boss: "Aren't you supposed to be on PTO?"
Overworked employee: "I'm not here in spirit."

My fiancé and I are starting to plan our wedding and honeymoon. I have already locked down meetings for the next few months with all our primary vendors. I’m rewarding my hard work by looking at the honeymoon plans! We are wanting to go to Iceland in June! Has anyone been for a full island road trip style vacation? Looking at 8-12 days in Iceland depending on what we decide to fill our time with. Any suggestions and reviews are greatly appreciated!!

How is everyone planning on structuring their family leave? Trying to figure out how much time my husband should take off upfront with me as opposed to saving for later while we wait to hear on childcare timelines

I have accepted an offer.

My “future boss” will go on maternity leave within 30 days of me joining the new company.

How can I make it easier for myself and worthwhile for my boss to trust me while she is gone?

Any tips will be highly appreciated.

Past tc 190
New Tc 273
Non tech
10 yoe ( not all in finance)
New York

Has anyone had a progesterone level of 12 at 6 weeks pregnant and had a healthy baby? I’ve had a miscarriage before and I’m nervous since my progesterone is right on the cusp of being acceptable.

Hi all, i have 2 question:

1. Can I take leaves dure notice period (I have 20 annual leaves). If yes, will it increase notice period?

2. Can I avail public holiday in notice period?

Thanks.

What’s the strategy for planning to support aging parents? My mom has not a penny to her name but does live in a mortgage-free home. My siblings are worthless so it will be on me to support her.

Hi…question for CVS workers, how many days of pto a new employee usually gets? Thank you

So apparently accenture is making people who are on the bench enroll into a mandatory customer service role even if you’re 100% utilized. Friend took 3 weeks of PTO and has been on the bench for a few days and he is being forced. Worst part? It’s Tues-Saturday.

Do you have small talks with your manager and directs? Feel like an as*hole for not liking it. My boss likes to start our 1 on 1s with topics around family, trip plans, hobbies, and other small talks. I don’t care how his weekend was. Or his baby. And personally I don’t like sharing much about my family or personal life so the small talks thing is very annoying to me. He’s super nice and I like him a lot but I just don’t feel like we should try hard to get to know each other via small talks.

Do I need to take an infant CPR class before baby arrives? Any other classes you recommend? Thank you!

What’s the parental leave policy at your firm? Maternity vs paternity? Is two weeks paternity leave pretty standard?

What happened to FCT and GNT? Seems like they were all the rage 6 months ago but haven't heard much about them lately

Is it worth buying Crypto right now? And which one?

I have an offer from a French bank in Paris (expected start in Q2/3), but I'm still in the process with another firm in the Netherlands.

What are the consequences of signing with the French bank and then reneging in a month or so if I get the other offer?

Totally random here, do y’all consider Jehovah’s witnesses Christian?

Away luggage, Daniel Wellington watches and away pans are marketing gimmicks and not worth the cost. Millennials who bought then because they fell into the marketing traps. There are much better quality products out there at the same price range.

There, I said it. Now come at me with your away luggages.

Which office is used predominantly by staff in nyc? Just want to specify my office location in the onboarding forms

Hey Fishes,
Need likes to start DMs

Hi, I got an offer from accenture. I want to discuss about the work location with the HR. So tried mailing and calling . HR is not reponding, I either have to accept or reject the offer without any dicussion now? Can anyone help to handle with this situation.Also i have a doubt if they will cancel my offer after i accept the offer? Do they do that?

I have never come across as rude as tcs onboarding team HR. . Tata Consultancy They are literally incapable of handling of a crowd of 100 people and. I am surprised how they are planning to onboarding avg of 200 people on single day. They take individual's questions and start answering with statement like can't you understand I am not here for this purpose with very rude tone and in a crowd of more than 200 people. . Tata should take care of these type of HRs

Anyone have Account Management or Sales experience at About Wolters Kluwer?

Anyone know how they are enforcing the travel restrictions in Massachusetts? Friend coming in front low risk place and we are responsible - don’t know how any of these new Exec orders....

Looking to retire from the Commonwealth of Pa but I would like to find a position in Training, HR, or Customer Service Call Center Management . Full time or part time. I am located in Harrisburg,Pa. I do enjoy working remotely. I am also interested in doing contact work.

Autodesk makes their software available for free to schools. Such a great opportunity for our students!

EY Folks- I am scheduled for 45 hours per week on a project. What's the baseline for utilization calculation?

Team, are you/did you time yourself while giving the individual chapter tests in TTP? Really struggling with Inequalities and Absolute values. Exam in 82 days

Anyone have insight on the firm Spire Law?

Any suggestions for a 3-4 days trip during year end /Christmas? 

Is Okta Universal Directory essentially a wrapper around AD?

Hi Fishers,

There is opening in Ultratech Cement for Pune location... interested people pls DM for referral

I'm still at the beginning of my career (4 years of exp.) and currently looking at switching jobs or even career. That is mainly because I have quite intense public speaking anxiety which makes me feel like I will always reach that point where another step up will mean publicly speaking.

I'm generally a people's person and have tried some workshops to help my anxiety, but during the pandemic I could not practice.

Do you have career advice or can tell me which roles I could consider?

At my company we are going fully remote and we are trying to determine what “remote working best practices” we can enable for our employees.

I’m coming to you all today to ask what has worked best for you that has allowed work to be more seamless?

For example we have toyed around with the idea of “no zoom meetings unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise all communication is to take place over email/Instant Message.

Looking forward to your feedback!

I’ve been working as an HR Generalist or Manager for 6+ years, but I am wanting to make a move to organizational development/staff development. Does anyone have advice on how to make that switch? Certain certifications or courses that would be beneficial maybe. Thanks!

Any recommendations for executive search firms that pair well with mid sized companies? We are looking to interview a firm to retain a search for someone in our C- suite.

Does your employer provide a coworking space stipend? We are a fully remote tech company with a $300/month stipend. I’m wondering if other companies are offering more or less?

Those of you Director/ VP level HR folks, what exactly do you do in terms of “strategic” HR? I earned my Director wings 1 year ago. When I started in HR I always wondered about the meetings my Director or VP would be in. Like what were these big cool things they’d be working on. Now I’m a Director with only a generalist under me so I get bogged down with the tactical stuff but I’m wondering am I missing out on what a Director level person should be doing.

I have 10 years experience as head of people in a small start up trying to break into other companies has been challenging. I’ve sent 10,000 resumes in three years and only received two offers. Any suggestions I have already tried lower end roles

I am looking for validation here. Is my workload too much? Working for a healthcare organization, where most of my openings are RNs, CNAs, retail and Corporate. I am sole recruiter for 60 vacancies, in charge from req to offer. Also managing all employee merit increases, status changes, promotions, position changes etc for 500 employees, day to day HR inquiries, Workers Comp, and performance review management. (I used to be just “Recruitment” but as people leave, they just divvy out their job).

Looking to retire from the Commonwealth of Pa but I would like to find a position in Training, HR, or Customer Service Call Center Management . Full time or part time. I am located in Harrisburg,Pa. I do enjoy working remotely. I am also interested in doing contact work.

We ran a PTO usage report yesterday, and for obvious reasons, it’s low. So low that we are afraid of everyone either using it all in December, or losing a significant amount of it. How have your organizations been handling this? Are your orgs adjusting PTO payout/rollover for 2020 and 2021?

Are recruiters worth more than L&D specialists? We have a new recuiter that transferred in from another dept. & is already making more than me and has a higher comp range. We have same tenure & they have NO prev. recuiting experience. I should also add I have been helping cover recuiting in interim. I also help cover HR tasks, have my SHRM, 5 years of HR exp., and 2 degrees. Is the "value" for recruiters more than L&D? I feel a little taken advantage of, but want to know if I'm off base here.

My company is in need of a update online, could use your opinions! We need to better showcase our culture (caring, supportive, fun, intelligent IT industry leaders) as well as diversity. We are predominantly white still but making strides to improve here. What’s the best way to approach? I don’t want to seem disingenuous or that we are singling out our diverse employees (asking for photos). We have a remote and on-site workforce about 350+ EEs. Non white EEs make up about 35% of the company rn.

I’m currently a junior recruiter at the company I’m currently at. I love my team, the environment and the support I’ve had since working there. I’ve been looking for new opportunities simply due to the distance of my job and rising gas prices. I have an interview tomorrow with a competitor that not only seems to be more organized from the research I’m doing but more successful as well. More below