How’s job market for mid start up company in Chicago right now? Are people happy working at mid start up companies? Thinking to make a switch from corporate to escape bureaucracy and toxic big brother and authoritarian culture.

Does anyone have insight into Alpha Real Capital? I’ve been approached for a Quantitative Analyst position in their London office, and was wondering if anyone has an insights into culture/ work-life balance. Thanks!

One of my junior associates recently resigned and I've been trying to make an exit myself for several months now. The job market has been really competitive but I am getting closer to getting a new job and moving on. The firm culture isn't great and work-life balance is non existent. My physical and mental health have been suffering, so I really don't think I could stay. How did you avoid the guilt trips from Partners/Senior staff trying to get you to stay?

Completely and totally miserable at my firm and just need a space to vent because my friends are tired of hearing about it. I wish the worst part about it was the amount of work, rather than the completely toxic culture, lack of appreciation, arbitrary and back/breaking deadlines, lack of mentorship/feedback/training, and the fact that the associates act like they don’t even know each other. I cry every day and constantly am made to feel stupid for not understanding the highly technical (cont.)

Hi everyone how is orcale to work? Is there a hiring firing culture.

What's the word on Havas Chicago? Does any good work ever come out of there? What's the pay like? Culture ok?

How is the work culture for a DevOps in QuestionPro Pvt. Ltd Pune?

Anyone here work at LinkedIn? Interested in learning more about the culture.

Thoughts on Carlyle (debt side)? Heard rumors that its pretty sweaty with a poor culture - any validity to this or nah?

Which are the top consulting firms in the region after MBBK , heard strategy& has a really bad culture so exclude that too?

Hello - moving the NL with my Dutch husband this Summer and am interested in MBB. I don't have a masters (not common in the US), I have my bachelors. Is it possible for me to still get into MBB? Is anyone willing to chat about office culture and willing to give a rec? Thanks!

What are the most attractive growth equity firms to work for as of Senior Associate/ VP (pay, culture, progression)?

Anyone have hospitality brand/culture marketing connections in Chicago?

What is the drug culture like at your office? I assume people don’t openly talk about what they do in their free time if illicit, but they may do so quietly or you can otherwise tell.
Do you get the impression many people do them? If so, soft drugs (ex - weed)? Hard drugs? Non-prescribed study drugs? Frequency? At work-sponsored social functions? To an extent that it’s noticeable/problematic?

I’m currently interviewing with a few top 10 firms and a couple top 100 firms for a mostly remote experienced associate/new senior role. Does anyone have any tips on virtual interviews and how to gauge the culture of the firm and if it really will be a good fit for you? I’m struggling to figure out that out because I used to gauge it on the feeling I got while in their office during interviews. Any suggestions would be helpful :)

At my org,full of politics and Partiality,still these kind species are there in org,when all the team members are working from home, specially they call one to work when all your colleagues are in wfh.,Dont want to have job gaps so bearing all these shits..Job pressures#work culture is an shit@Fincare small Finance Bank

Hi all, I have an offer from PwC AC ...could anyone please enlighten me with the working culture, wlb, and any other useful inputs..this is for the strategy role

Does anyone here work for the custom or express underwriting department at Liberty Mutual? Wondering how you like it and the differences between the two as far as work life balance goes. Appreciate any insight.

If there is a case that we have to quarantine again. Do you all think it is possible for store associates to work remotely? If so, what are some ways this could work? I fear another pandemic or outbreak and so many people being out of work again. I can't even fathom those that had jobs in retail that had little to no choice to not be remote.

Anyone ever stayed at Westin Tokyo? Is the concierge lounge any good?

No one wants to be “that account guy”. What’s that phrase mean to you? How do you avoid that label?

Can someone tell me , How many days Barclays will take to respond to any job applications.


@Barclays #barclays

Just got engaged! Looking to do a destination wedding so we can keep the budget low but still get a full service planner. Any recommendations on getting started? We’re thinking Mexico or the Dominican

To those who divorced or called off the engagement, did you take the ring back? And if so, what did you do with it?

Suggestions for places to visit in Maine (3-4 days) during mid of october?

Hello Beautiful People! Does anyone know of any really well paying part time jobs (preferably evening hours)? Whether it be remote or in person?

Any campus recruiters here. Please DM me

What is your go-to low cal alcoholic cocktail?

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Pleased with the right side - bummed about the left. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Glad that more stores are closing on Thanksgiving nowadays, I hope it continues. Cashiers have families too and I'm looking forward to seeing mine this year

4th year lateral market —
Anyone get asked to complete conflicts prior to a formal offer being extended? Not sure I want to disclose clients before accepting said offer.

Art Director.
Sr. Art Director.
Art Supervisor.
Group Art Supervisor.
VP, Group Art Supervisor.
VP, Associate Creative Director.
VP, Creative Director.
SVP, Creative Director.
SVP, Group Creative Director.
EVP, Group Creative Director.
EVP, Executive Creative Director.

Seriously: why so many levels? Sounds like a lot of BS… basically should be: Art Director, Creative Director, CCO. Agree?

For those that built higher end homes, what kind of appliance budget did you have?

Anyone looking for sharing a room in 2bhk flat in amanora future towers (male) possession 1st August rent will be 6500 per head unfurnished flat. DM if interested

Friends, need some feedback on an idea:

I’m thinking of starting a podcast interviewing leaders at startups about their experience with specific challenges - I know, cliche, get a more original hobby, etc.

Not looking for the narrative arc of How I Built This or Masters of Scale. Instead, looking to uncover specific problems faced by companies that tried something new for the first time. What did they not see coming, how did they adapt and measure, etc.

What are your thoughts on this format?

What are your thoughts on joining a startup that pushes for no structure in their company? Supposedly they thrive from what he told me but I’m not convinced. Is this really a thing?

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).

Why are people so caught up in job title? Literally people have turned down jobs paying 2x their salary because job title is lower. Who cares!!!

Been wanting to start a Consultancy that offers employment help to individuals. Any ideas on the success rate or how to start networking to have actual clients coming to me? What are the pros and cons?

From reading a number of books and listening to a number of podcasts about starting a business, one underlying factor they all share is to have deep passion for what you do. How do you know what your passion is? I mean I think a lot about golf but i don’t think that’s a passion. It’s my hobby. I think most people just know.

What’s a profound way to start a business? The desire to make social and economic impact? Or personal wealth? What should be the main driving factor? I’m curious what your guys’ thoughts and opinions are on this. Feel free to drop a comment :)

Anyone interested in fashion? Stated a clothing brand. Need sales.

Any ideas on how to get current customers to upgrade their app from free version to paid version besides just listing out the features for them.
What could be a good marketing strategy? Thank you for your time.

I run a small SaaS startup. I am looking for a growth manager for my company, who can wear multiple hats. She should be able to do presales as well as helping me in the building strategies for the company. Any help, what should I look for in an ideal candidates? Any suggestions about how would I interview candidates? Thanking you in advance!

Just joined a 300 person startup as a mid-level manager. Is it appropriate to send email to C suite to say hi and introduce myself?

May not be the correct bowl, but: how much do chief of staff positions at Wayfair in Boston pay? I’ve always been curious what this position entails too

Let's vote! Which startup type is most likely to have a dysfunctional or toxic work culture:

Helpful: Single founder bootstrapped startups
Smart: Single founder funded startups
Uplifting: Multiple founder bootstrapped startups
Funny: This poll is dumb.

Comment if you would have selected multiple founder funded startups!

Need some timely offer advice. Currently at a Pre-IPO tech company (IPO in next 18 months extremely likely) & evaluating what it would take to jump to a seed-stage startup prior to offer negotiations.

Pre-IPO tech, BizOps:
+ Cash comp: $250K
+ Equity: $130K/year at current internal valuation

Seed-stage, Chief of Staff:
+ Currently valued at $100M after $12M in financing

This is for a BizOps role & they have a team of 20-30. What cash + equity % would make sense to switch over for?

So, I just joined a startup. No processes, no clear strategy, just one goal: selling. Getting leads. When ever I try to build a strategy, they (founders) swamp me with blablabla stories and not a single action plan. Is this the usual at startups? Also,no real company culture. At all. No HR. I am reaaaally struggling to get a sense of belonging here. What should I expect?? Tia

Hey, I am looking for an Angel investor to invest in our idea. Can someone help me to connect with the person.

Really confused as to whether to incorporate my NY- based makeup startup as an LLC or an S-corp? Not based in NYC if that matters and no revenue yet. Should I be looking into Delaware at all (specifically a Delaware C-Corp) if I do plan on raising capital at some point down the line? Also - for any FDA lawyers out there, what is the problem with developing makeup (specifically foundations) with SPF? I've heard it's "heavily regulated." What do I need to be aware of? Thanks in advance !!

Any good recommended books on how to build a scalable product and team? I'm looking for recommendations for two areas: 1) in general laying the groundwork in a startup to have the tools and especially processes in place to scale, and 2) tactical focus on building a SaaS project. I've been promoted into a management role from Dev roots, so need to learn more PM processes to be an effective manager in day job, plus would like to start building my own SaaS solution.