I am a 5th-year Associate making $125k, and I feel like I’m being gaslit. My partners keep telling me that the cost of living is lower out here every time I bring up a market adjustment, but my rent is basically Boston prices now. I’m carrying a full litigation load and bringing in my own clients, yet I’m still making what a first-year makes in the city. At what point do I stop being loyal to the local firm and start looking for a remote role that pays actual market rates? Should I push for a percentage of my originations or just walk?

I am getting an offer from TD Canada for quality engineer lead. Just want to know the expected base salary?

Who are the top consulting firms for each of the type of work in Pharma?

Corporate strategy -
Portfolio + brand level strategy -
Sales & marketing strategy -
R&D strategy -
Transactions / M&A strategy -
Analytics -

Feel free to put more than 1 firm in each category :)

Hi , anyone working in Capgemini noida office,please help!!
I recieved my offer letter and the adress mentioned says sector 139,140 &142 at which i have to report on my DoJ.
So please if you can confirm what is the exact location/ sector of the office and what is the nearby localities i should find a PG/ Flat to stay, as i have to move from my home town for first time.please guide.Thanks in advance.

Hey Fishes, Recently I got offer from Nokia.
Can you please help me with How is WLB at Nokia & what should be the average expected CTC for job grade - 7. Currently I have offer of 14LPA CTC from a different company.. Nokia

Is there any accounting/audit firm in Australia hiring expat resources now for deployment next year or they are still on lockdown?

People who are joining Nagarro, Make sure you are aware of the project details before joining...lot of projects in Nagarro are sub contract projects..
Make sure your skills are matching. Don't just see package only...

First phone interview next week, any general advice?

How do I get better with frustration with family (even though warranted)? Therapy?

do you have to say that some portfolio pieces are just portfolio pieces? (not real clients)

Old coworker/friend wants to hire me for a freelance project. Anyone have any idea what kind of number I should charge her? I want to give her a good price, but don’t want to underestimate the work.

Some construction work going on in the room next to me at 11pm central time here at the Westin! How many points is this worth?

HR/human capital/PAS consultant 🐠: If I have a Masters degree in HR and 2 years experience, is it worth it to get the aPHR or SHRM-CP? Or is the Masters degree enough? Should I wait for SPHR/SHRM-SCP

In these market conditions, Is it better to keep cash stored in bank accounts or better invested (stocks, crypto or house) ?

Anyone know who the creative recruiters are at Dentsu MB? TIA!

Senior Creative team salary in London at a big agency? Ideas?

PHEV (specifically, RAV4 Prime) yay/nay?

Expected use case:
Family car
Low mileage (<10-11k / yr)
4-5 days a week expecting less 30 miles per day
Weekends 100-200 miles altogether (occasionally)
Rare road trip use (1x or 2x / yr; <300 miles one way)
Have garage (to charge at home)

Chief Concern: "Best of both worlds" in engineering can mean compromises and complications, which can mean non-resilient/unreliable. But I'm no gearhead, so not sure if I'm making massive incorrect assumptions.

I feel like I’m wasting my time waiting on CA bar results 😭, any tips on how I can use this time effectively?

What is the most “do as I say, not as I do” thing you’ve been told or punished/reprimaded for as an associate?

Did anyone not meet their billable hours requirement during their first year of employment? If so, how did your firm react? 😬

What do you do about computer problems? It just took me 24 minutes to send a .1 email due to my computer constantly freezing. Is it worth entering that time into non-billable? Or do I just stop whining and work longer to make it up?

Probably a foolish question: are bonuses based off of raw billable hours or billable hours modified by the partners?

Anyone else here kinda like doing doc review? (In moderation of course)

Advice on managing up / enduring toxic deal teams? I’m at the point where my stomach drops any time I see something come in from certain people. Everything is behind, client is unhappy, I’m exhausted and simultaneously being micromanaged without guidance on big-picture/substantive issues. I keep trying to tell myself at least this is consulting and the project will be over... eventually...

How often do temporary "might-become-permanent" type jobs (at small/mid size firms) actually become permanent?

Is 150 billable hours per month little/average/a lot?

Anyone at Pryor Cashman have intel on firm culture, work/life balance, and comp?

Big Law Dads: How much time do you usually take off when your wife has a baby? And do you actually get to take off, or do you just end up working from home half the time? My wife is due Mid-December, and I’m staffed on 4 M&A deals trying to close by year end, so it’s not looking promising.

Last associates committee meeting is coming up. Partners have asked each associate to come up with... not one... but FIVE marketing ideas. Other than reeling out “we offer competitive pay” in job postings, what are some good ones your firm does?

I’m struggling a bit. If I knew how to market well, I certainly wouldn’t be in this position.

Does anyone practice White Collar criminal defense in NYC or know a decent amount about it? Is it fun or fulfilling? Is it a good way to break into government work in the future?

I’m junior to two Legal Counsel (I work in-house) who are passive aggressive towards each other. They don’t attend each other’s meetings and leave each other out of email CC’s. It’s pretty clear this is done on purpose as one of them has bitched to me about the other.

What would you do in this situation?

Parental leave: do you have to be at a company or firm for a year before being eligible to take parental leave? Are there any companies/firms that don't have this requirement?

Constantly worried I’m going to get fired because I don’t know where I stand at my mid sized law firm (second year associate).

Thinking about applying as a lateral to Quinn Emmanuel LA. Thoughts on hours, etc.?

Any advice on how to deal with a partner/boss who is shifting all responsibility to me with zero guidance, no mentoring, and an unwillingness to discuss the issues? (Small firm, only associate under this partner and have been working at the firm for 2 years). There are an increasing number of passive aggressive comments from the partner who expects to be completely hands off once the case lands on my desk. Wants me to figure it all out despite cases being from different areas of law.

Career Sabbatical?

Can anyone who has taken a career sabbatical to travel/explore other interests share their experience with both leaving their jobs and returning to the legal field?
I really want to live in Asia for a year at least before I have to settle down and start a family. I’m not getting younger but don’t want to be reckless with my career.

Any tips when leaving a firm? Younger associate <1 year.