How much of your PTO do you take? I have lost more PTO than I've taken over the years.

Best fall vacation destinations on a biglaw budget?

I'm 6 months old at D! Planning early promotion next year.. counselor and pm both are backing me.. I need to go to India for at least 4 weeks in Dec ... most probably would be rolling off from current project by then .. would this vacation hurt my promotion chances coz of utilization etc?

Thoughts on a manager texting you to ask why you aren’t online Easter weekend when all of your work is completed and another senior who can’t handle their own work decided to randomly send you their returns to review?

I’m at 7.5 years of experience and got an offer letter saying 3 weeks of vacation. I’m currently at 5 weeks vacation - are companies typically flexible with this?

How do you deal with a Midlevel who tells the partner you’ll cover for them, but gives you less than 24 hours notice they’ll be gone without asking if you can cover? I helped out back on July on a deal with they were on vacation, and now every vacation since they keep adding me back on without keeping me appraised of the deal in the interim

Considering a move to NTT Data in a healthcare consulting role. Mixed reviews in the bowls. Major concerns are bench policy, staff aug roles, 2 week PTO, and high turnover due to job dissatisfaction. Recruiter and mgr had great things to say around growth and opportunity, which doesn’t align with feedback from the bowls or Glassdoor.
Understanding things have changed there in the last few months, I need un-biased advice from fellow fish who have recently joined or can speak to recent changes

Going back to work tomorrow after a 2 week long vacation. Scared to check my emails 😭😭😭

Is it true that AFS doesn’t allow people to start with a positive PTO balance?

Ok, so how bad are the side effects from IVF stim injections and the aftermath from retrieval? Thinking to use some sick or vacation days for the worst times but not sure how many and when.

I need help. I'm dealing with multiple losses in the same week and having a hard time... I took some time off from work but I have no motivation to do anything. I don't want to go back to work and don't care about my work right now. I want to quit but I don't want to make a rash decision but need a long break. It's also not fair to my team that I can't give it my 100%. What can I do?

I am an elementary school teacher. My oldest son is feeling drawn to ECE. He loves children, loves to help in vacation bible school, wants to work directly with people to help them. Thoughts?

How much PTO do you typically take in a year? I've only been taking about 1.5-2 weeks and I'm starting to feel burnt out, but it doesn't seem like anyone on my team takes more!

I have an offer for a company abroad. Originally they wanted me to fly out and start the day after Thanksgiving (not celebrated in their country), but because of the holidays I suggested starting in either December or January with the ability to take some holiday days in December to fly back home for Christmas. They then proposed starting out remotely “as soon as possible” in the US as a contractor and then moving abroad to start full time abroad. (Cont)

So who is offering to host the holiday party?

About to finish my first year. I’m a specialist. Only going to hit 65% of my hours (took a 4 week vacation cause of wedding/hm).

I never say no to work and i have fantastic reviews, and the head of my practice (with whom I work a lot for) has great things to say about me.

I’ve been fully utilized starting ~June, but first few months were slow. Am i fine?!

If you do billable work on a given PTO/vacation day, do you still count that day as vacation? Or do you get that vacation day "back"? Or do you only get the part that you billed "back"? (Or some other option.)

I heard most of us are off for some holiday next week, so enjoy the day off to prepare for the holiday!

How is Forvis? I am thinking about applying for an entry level audit associate position. Is it nice working for them? Do you get to travel on audits? Also, is the unlimited pto truly unlimited?

Best Luxury Apartments in Buckhead or near Chastain? Looking for 24/hr concierge, security, and under $2500. Open to other areas as well (just not DT ATL).

When will the Hike letters be out ?

Hello Fishes, How is Devon company for 13+ years experienced employee?

Hi fishes I need your help. I joined a company 3 days back. Onboarding is completed. Now I have got offer from an organisation that is near my home town and ctc is also more. I want to join there. What should I do. FYI I checked service history in uan portal my pf account is not created yet for new organization. Need your humble opinion.

Hi fishes,
Looking for referrals in automation testing.
Tech stack - Java, selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Postman API.
YOE - 4

Notice period 30 days. Chennai location preferred

Air Force’s Platform One + Kessel Run and Navy’s Black Pearl seem like promising examples of government working well. Anybody supporting these teams? If so, what’s your experience been like?

Not hair related, but anyone have any good natural routines for reducing under eye darkening?

Random question for my HR Benefits professionals- if I need to take a leave from work for an arm surgery (torn muscle not pre existing condition) would it be better to enroll in short term disability or take another type of medical leave?
Thanks

What is your #1 struggle right now?
A: Brand Strategy
B: Graphic Design
C: Customer Journey Map
D: Content Creation
E: Social Media Strategy
F: Selling
G: Funnel and Website
H: Making Data-Driven Decisions
I: Automation
J: Advertising & Scaling
L: Technology
M: Marketing
N: Pricing
O: Market Research
P: Email Marketing
R: Knowing Where To Begin

I think we should create a compensation thread in this bowl. It would help a lot of people who are planning to switch companies/jobs or who are moving to this region. Just a thought, since it’s one of the most common questions asked here.

Tips for interview for Accenture Strategy Development Program? Anyone familiar of the starting salary?

How to check if Bgv is completed or not ?

Are there any Certified SCRUM Masters, or Certified SCRUM Product Owners here?

I just got the certifications and I am wondering if it would be worth it take the more advanced courses (paying out of pocket).

I’m curious to hear which insurance company has the best work life balance for a senior commercial or middle market underwriting role. I currently only handle new business, which I love, but see that other companies like liberty make you handle new business and renewals. Any insight is appreciated.

How do I pivot from a broker to any job in tech?

Wondering if anyone can give insight as to what salary range is for an insurance compliance role as an IC3 or similar?

How does one tell their boss (owner of the company) that you are burnt out? The sheer volume of work is exhausting and I haven’t taken a true vacation as we are a small company so if something urgent comes to my email I feel like I must respond. I was given an additional title and more responsibilities last year as well but only a 3% raise for it.

I’m feeling stagnant in my career and looking for ways to grow. I was considering obtaining a PMP certification and wondering how impactful this is. Is this certification well recognized?

I was wondering what’s the usual pay rise one gets with a promotion as an underwriter. I am an associate underwriter due to get promoted to underwriter 1

How supportive are your companies when it comes to taking PTO for mental health days?

I’ve been a licensed general lines (2-20) insurance agent for year and a half and have sold around 2M in premium, of which most of it is personal lines (homeowners, DP), and some commercial lines business. Even though I’m licensed to write my own business, the sole producer in the company is my boss. I currently make 35k + 15k in commissions (approximately). Is this a normal salary? Or how much should I be making? Appreciate your help

Does have your ARM designation help more than 20+ years experience?

Do brokers like Lockton and Marsh only hire established producers or are they open to newer producers?

Has anyone worked for Sentry Insurance? I’m being recruiting and I’m curious about their culture & compensation.

Let's talk salary.

I'm up for a raise soon and I'm at 43,000 a year. Anyone have any advice on what I should ask for?

Which companies in Canada are giving remote opportunities in the insurance industry?

Hi All!
Anyone from the insurance industry based in Jakarta, Indonesia? Would be happy to connect/network over coffee

I need an opinion, which field is better in terms of compensation and work/ life balance , a sales producer or adjuster ??

What is your opinion of expected base salary for a Director of Global Operations Risk Management who has managers who are leads for each region (US, Latin America, Europe and Asia)?

Ps this is for a major global insurance company!

Hi!! If anyone here works for Axis, how do your titles work? I’m used to trainee (0-2 YOE), underwriter (2-4), senior underwriter (4+), then avp/executive underwriter.