I firmly believe leadership makes the difference.

Not only, it highlins each one's value, but especially spreads this value among others.
I'm speaking about life, in a broad sense, which also include work life, but it is not limited to that.

Looking for any kind of suggestion to improve my leadership: books, experiences, attitudes, daily-routine, ...

Thank you!

Hello fishes,

I have 6 and half YOE in front end development. (angular and hybrid applications). I joined my current organization ( product based) in Feb for 24LPA. The work here is too stressful and there is absolutely zero WLB. So I decided to start looking out again. However I am not getting good interview calls. Are most companies not hiring now ? Or could it because my CTC is too high ?

Do you really work 8 hours a day?

Partners with kids and a working spouse, how do you manage? Is it realistic for both people in the relationship to work full time long term? How do you keep marriage going and career progressing?

Hadn’t noticed this sub before, and most of the threads are old so thought I’d ask a follow up - how has everyone been handling parenting with public accounting? I’ve got a toddler and my wife is an accountant (industry), and we only have a few immediate family in the country- but they have health concerns. Busy season was rough, things are looking better now as things return to normal. Still working crazy hours if you count the daycare duties on top of utilization targets.

Is anyone from this bowl working at 6sense?

If yes, please share some info regarding work culture, Work life balance, job security and employee benefits.

Thanks in advance, fishes.

Does anyone have recommendations for thought leaders/influencers in the M&A space? Looking for blogs, books, YouTube videos? Not currently in the space, trying to learn more as I’m thinking about a pivot after a few years in consulting/startups

For a 2 YOE Data Engineer, what will be a better option to go for in terms of Learning , WLB , Appraisals

1) Tiger Analytics - Senior Software Engineer
2) HashedIn by Deloitte - Senior Software Engineer B6 L

Package is almost similar

Can anyone tell me about work life balance at KGS

I have offer from KGS with 11.5 fixed
OFSS 11 CTC + 75 k JB
Medline 13 CTC
Bitwise 13 CTC
Barklays 11.5 fixed
Impetus 9.5 CTC
Capgemini 11.5

YOE: 3.3 Skill: Oracle PLSQL

Kindly suggest me which one I should consider to join and why?

Saw an article about the chilling effect that the Big Law salary raises are having on in house hiring since associates cannot bear to take the pay cut. Do we believe this? Of course if an in house role offers less than a first year salary it’s a tough pill to swallow, but what if the role offers in the mid-200s for a substantially better WLB? Thoughts??

Hi guys,
I have offer for Comcast and rntbci with same package. Which one should i choose?
Am expecting good hike and good wlb

What the wlb for women in Citi pune??

What types of work accommodations can help people with ADHD? I am starting to believe 35+ of having not managed my ADHD has really negatively impacted me in career growth etc. I'm realizing a lot of things about myself are because of the ADHD. I want better for myself and family but 1. I don't enjoy the same things forever 2. Imposter syndrome and RSD make me believe it's acceptable to start over in new places at low salaries. 3. Typical college won't work for me. 4. I also can't relocate.

Role Industry Consultant : Banking
Band 6B.
YOE 5
What can be the expected salary for this band
How is the worklife balance and growth.?

Hi Fishes,
Got an opportunity with Optum hcentive centre and looking forward to joining also just
Need to know about few things regarding hcentive Noida centre of optum,
How is the wlb
Work culture
Medical benefits
Learning opportunities

BNP or Bank of America ?

Culture & Work Life balance, which is better ?

Please suggest in terms of learning, job security and work life balance which organisation to go for in the current time from the below offers...
Thanks in advance for your valuable suggestions.

TabSquare (22 fixed+ 1.5 variable)
Zensar (20 fixed+ 1 joining bonus)
Rightpoint (22 fixed+ 1 joining bonus)
Accolite digital (PKG not confirmed, estimated 24 fix + 1 joining bonus)

Tech stack Frontend Developer (react js, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3)

What will be workload during Christmas in Barclays..

My company is offering to pay for external learning (ie conferences, certifications, training etc) and I’m interested in growing my knowledge in branding. Are there any courses out there that y’all recommend?

Insight about knowledge specialist roles at Bain? TC + relationship to associates would be helpful to know

Apple Watch or Fitbit? Does anyone have both? If you have both, do you use the Apple Watch as a regular watch and the Fitbit for working out? Just curious to see what people think. Thanks!

Guys...could you please advise on 2 things below
Company INFOSYS JL6 lead/principal consultant?
1. Yearly hike on average rating
2. Variable payout on average rating

Hi folks! Just wanted your Gyan on what should be the appropriate compensation for someone at AM level in GDS CCaSS practice. YoE-6

How long it takes to get laptop from pune office.
I need to go on 1st sept.

How can a jr designer make a solid jr art director? My book has big idea concepts w/ executions & video but nothing traditional advertising. Interests are: overall mood, meaning, relevance. Any tips?

Hello Fishes,

I have signed the offer letter received from NTT Data. What will be the consequences if I don't join?

What do you think about lab-grown diamonds? My fiance and I are trying to be as ethical as possible, and lab-grown sounds like an awesome idea, but we're wondering about the quality and longevity. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

What do you do for winter shoes and commuting?

I walk a total ~20 mins in between train/bus stations and then getting from the stop in the loop to the office.

What do I do come wintertime for boots? Do you wear them while you're in the office? Or do you bring dress shoes with you to change in to? I wear a suit to work, so what boots would be good for winter but also look decent with a suit? This is my first winter in Chicago (a socal transplant)

Can someone provide a referral for my brother for a role at World Economic Forum into their Financial Services & Investor Industries, in NYC. Any referral/ guidance/leads would be highly appreciated.

Interested in Learning more about online teaching or tutoring roles, anyone have any insight or know of any openings?

I am hearing that MBB is pausing majority of the interviews - should I be worried about my offer getting rescinded? I luckily got my offer a few months ago and received my signing bonus already.

Who wants to go boating with me some time?

New in town, where do I go to meet people (for friends and dating)?

How much package can one expect with QA manual and automation skills with 8yoe

That was a fun little tremor last night...

Hi ZSers, is EBl round the final round at ZS
for BTAC profile coz it was the only round I
had after my written test. If yes when can I
expect to hear back from hiring team?

Looking to move back to La in the Marina Del Ret area, any good apartment recommendations?

Hi folks, I am working with a few friends on a fintech idea. I opted to build the marketing roadmapping strategy for the soft launch/prototype phase as I want to learn about the field. Any guidance where should I start? Any guidance, books, topics will be helpful 😊

Who needs a data engineer? 10 yoe azure data Factory, power bi and many more data tools.

What is a reasonable salary/comp expectation for a startup who has $20-25m funding and 50 employees? Had a 1st round interview and they also mentioned equity options, but nothing in detail. Role would be UX Engineer, 4-5 YOE.

Side hustle or startup ideas for someone who isn’t technical/doesn’t code? Where should I look or where to begin? I don’t have any strong passions or specific skills that I’m confident in. What books, articles, blogs, orgs, events, people I should follow for inspiration that has helped you? I have some cash to invest and am looking for a part time hustle that can cash flow at least a little bit of money on the side.

What do people recommend for start-up relevant marketing resources/books/personalities/podcasts?
I have a lot of enterprise marketing experience, but making a jump to a startup and want to get up to speed as quickly as possible.

What is a good benchmark for base, bonus and equity comp at a series C startup exit for a Senior Director/VP position? Valuation is around $250M

Any tips on starting a Amazon FBA reselling business? I have 3 business partners.

Hi everyone, how much % do you allocate shares for early employees

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?

Brand new startup, how do we think about social media?

We tried paid ads and it’s expensive so we want to acquire users through content marketing. It’s a product that helps people discover gift ideas - and it’s a web app.

What’s a good way of creating a social media strategy for it? Or is social media content marketing a good idea at all for early startups?

What are other ways to acquire early stage users?

How common is it to have an investor in your company also be a customer? As a company should you bend backwards to accept a requirement that serves only the investor and no one else in your customer base?

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!

Recommendations on the best podcast, book, or other medium to learn more about “entrepreneurship through acquisition”?

Anyone here into buying distressed commercial debt from banks and collecting on it or selling the assets?

With so many VC firms coming up have you considered pivoting into the VC space? Wondering if the pay is good as compared to consulting. For context, I am a M making $170k base in the South East.

Should I instead focus on becoming a LP? Are these investor fund VCs worth the investment?

How much equity have you guys negotiated for yourself at a fintech start-up? Role would basically be head of marketing

I need guidance - was able to sell work through relationship. All I have is my LLC and a bank account. No infrastructure, no HR set up, no legal document. Who should I reach out to get help?

Does anyone have any advice on requesting data from municipalities (beyond just a foia request)? Working on a startup idea related to infrastructure but will need to get municipalities to give me extracts from their land use databases.

The 3 ‘I’s of growing demand gen (especially for small teams)


👉Iteration
👉Iteration
👉Iteration

Repeating a process and making it a little bit better each time is how you grow from a one-person team to 5, 10, 100.

So what does this roadmap look like?

👉 identify what is working. What tactics are driving the most pipeline and revenue?

Hint: Look at all of your deals (open and closed) and see what makes them move and turn into pipeline.

👉 optimize the process. What parts of this tac