How do I deal with a parent who has become bitter and shrewd as they age? It’s exhausting and disheartening to be around because they used to be positive and happy. I’d like to help them be positive again but also want to give them space to feel how they feel. I just want them old version of my parent back 😞

Fellow Fishes, I am NC and state does not offer any tax benefit for using state 529 plans. Any recommendations of which plan is better (performance/fees). Kid will be heading to college in next 9 years.

My son has requested a princess-themed cake for his 4th birthday party. His favorite colors are pink and green, and he asks for princess toys as well as cars. I can tell this makes me husband uncomfortable, but I don’t know how to talk to him about it. He’s a wonderful, loving father, but to him it’s just “weird” that boys might like pink and princesses. Is this something I should talk about with him? He’s not preventing any toys, but he has asked that we tone down the pink/princess stuff.

Hey mamas,
Any recos for floor mats that cover a baby room? Our baby is just starting to attempt walking and keeps falling. Would@love to proof the hardwood floors atleast in his room!
Or am I overthinking this?

Looking for Life Skills worksheets for independent centers for students who don’t have high independent skills. Parent requesting worksheets for student, but who has behavior daily 🙄

Contemplating move from EY to KPMG.
Would appreciate someone pointing out the benefits difference
- PTO for Manager level
- Sick leave?
- Paternity leave
- Do you have to use PTO for the summer and winter holiday shutdown?
- Any wellness $$?
- Any cellphone and Internet reimbursement?

Also, I've heard about a pension plan
Anything else KPMG offers?

From someone who has never wanted children - why decide to have a kid nowadays? Seem like things are only getting worse and the oceans are on fire and climate change will make the world unlivable within our lifetimes. I’m honestly asking in good faith since I can’t imagine this perspective regardless of global catastrophes because I know I’m not one for child rearing.

What are is the maternity time off in each of the big four?

Can any working moms offer perspective on flexibility with maternity leave lengths? I’m a US/Aus dual citizen, based in Aus but relocating to the US later this year. Unfamiliar with US mat leave but it’s amazing here- 6-12 months is standard. Is there any flexibility offered from US employers if I was to want to extend unpaid mat leave?

Lately, I just don’t feel like I have a partner in my husband.
We have a 3 mo old and a 2.5 yo. I’m out on maternity leave, so I’ve been doing all night feedings (EBF) and in the mornings get the baby ready, toddler ready and both out the door to drop toddler off to preschool.

On the weekends, I am upset that he can’t get toddler ready and breakfast so I can just sleep a little more while infant goes back to sleep. Husband is still sleeping.

Moms, especially moms in tax, I wonder if I should leave public accounting and go work in private (PE fund). My friends have been telling me that public offers more flexibility, which is critical when you have a baby. A bit about myself - I made manager last year and mainly work on private equity/hedge fund taxes. Is it truly less flexibility in private? Should I stay in public for the sake of flexibility? Any suggestion/advice is appreciated!

Has anyone spoken to their OBGYN about the COVID vaccine? I'm not against vaccines, I just want science to have some more time. I'm kind of scared to get it incase it does have long term effects that could effect reproduction.

Quick question for all mommas:
When you were on maternity leave did you take your babies to daycare during the end of your maternity leave? If so for how long, month week a couple days?

I regret not having done my MBA from an IVY League B school. I have seen industry and HR professionals being biased towards people from IIMs and so on. While I am currently doing decently well, I can't help feel bad for experiencing the bias in terms of promotions and CTC.
Even the new/baby IIMs (some of which I have left to join my B school) are now given more importance.

How can I offset this bias?

Baby moves around a lot in her sleep… if crib bumpers are not safe, how do you prevent them from hitting the rails?

My wife was able to get pregnant off oral fertility ....she has PCOS... she took progesterone and letrozole.

Its been 5 months since the baby was born and her period has not gone back to regular cycles - we hoped that the fertility and pregnancy would regulate her menstrual cycle.

Can we artificially create that cycle using progesterone so that she can have a period every month? I wonder if she would ovulate on progesterone alone too in this circumstance. Is anyone regulating on progesterone?

Do you think it’s worth waiting for Black Friday sale for strollers etc.? Or generally there are no discounts on baby stuff. Wondering if I should buy now or wait - baby is due in Jan.

For the mama fish - when did you tell HR you were pregnant?

What are all the learning platform available for Indian employees like udemy ?

What benefits do indian employees get in terms of parental insurance cover, gym etc for India location?

Anyone ever have to deal with kids not doing great in school? Both my kids (1st and 2nd grade) have trouble reading and are behind their peers. It’s gotten to the point where they are now having difficulties keeping up in other subjects as well because of the reading. Been trying to work with them to help them catch up but it’s like they are always one step behind. The last thing left to do is private tutoring but that’s an added expense I just don’t need right now so leaving it as a last tesort

I have a favorite elevator in my apartment building.

Looking for recommendations for a resume writing service for Director/VP.

Anyone ever work at Select specialty as a clinical liaison? May have an offer for it but would love to speak with someone who has been in the role or knows someone who has been!

Hi all, my name is Alex and I just joined the bowl :)
Im graduating in may with a BS in Industrial Engineering. Ive also held a Data Analyst Internship for 1 year with a small construction company. Anyone have advice where this combination of education and experience would make me most competitive in terms of roles/companies?

What do you ask clarifying questions in product design interviews?

Petition for work from home? Use this as like button

Karen! We are so lucky to have you here, thank you for sharing your time. When female creatives are so often outnumbered in the room, how do you recommend we be heard, and eventually lead that room?

Anyone have experience with and recommend a tablet/PC for personal use? I used a touch screen laptop for the first time and was got the tech bug

Thinking about parting ways with some mutual funds I’ve had for years to go heavier into crypto. Should I do it?

Hi guys, anyone have very embarrassing experience while attending interview for MAANG companies. Please share your experiences 😌

Hi Fishes,
I recently joined tcs as lateral entry . I allocated in one project already but I am not getting mails or calls from the supervisor end. Even though I tried to send several mails to supervisor but not getting response yet. What should I do in this case?

::In response to a mag cover ad working in tandem with print ads within the same mag::

Client: But what if no one opens the magazine? We need to put it all on the cover.

Me: Sounds like a media prob

Hi Fishes
I switched to Nagarro in May 2021 from Infy and at 23.5 lpa as a senior staff consultant with a lot of product owner experience (in search, merchandising, and AI/ML space) from the last 9 years within ecommerce industry. I still feel underpaid as my last company Infy spoiled my salary growth in those 9 years. What annual hike can I expect in Nagarro? Or should I start exploring outside already now? I feel I should be earning 40-50 by now based on my experince, but is that realistic?

My h1b petition has been filed may I know what will be next process and what are the chances for its approval?

Anybody waiting for Rakuten UI developer interview results?

Hi ,
I have Joining on 15th July ,
Can anyone please tell , when will I be getting the onboarding details?
Please Help!

Toddler still wakes up multiple times during the night for milk bottle. I just can't seem to get myself to let her cry it out. Most nights it's fine between the husband and me. But some nights...

My son has requested a princess-themed cake for his 4th birthday party. His favorite colors are pink and green, and he asks for princess toys as well as cars. I can tell this makes me husband uncomfortable, but I don’t know how to talk to him about it. He’s a wonderful, loving father, but to him it’s just “weird” that boys might like pink and princesses. Is this something I should talk about with him? He’s not preventing any toys, but he has asked that we tone down the pink/princess stuff.

Hey mamas,
Any recos for floor mats that cover a baby room? Our baby is just starting to attempt walking and keeps falling. Would@love to proof the hardwood floors atleast in his room!
Or am I overthinking this?

How did people handle pumping in the office/client? How many times a day? Block time on your calendar or try to fit it in btw mtgs? Were you able to pump on a regular schedule or best you can? Tips?

What were your costs of giving birth if you were on a high deductible health plan? I was on a non-hdhp last time and paid $200 but considering switching to hd this year before i give birth again. Thank you!

Anyone use HIPP formula? Just want to supplement for my little one and the directions are confusing. I just want to make 4oz for him..so do I put 4oz of water and 4 scoops?

Quick question for all mommas:
When you were on maternity leave did you take your babies to daycare during the end of your maternity leave? If so for how long, month week a couple days?

Tips for starting back WFH with a 6 month old who is still BF? My husband is able to take him for most of the day, but we are not open to daycare/nanny at this point due to being high risk medically. Looking for tips other than just survive. :)

Baby moves around a lot in her sleep… if crib bumpers are not safe, how do you prevent them from hitting the rails?

Does anyone have the Snoo or know if anyone who does? Worth the price tag?

Has anyone figured out an efficient way to determine what stores and pharmacies still have formula? There's gotta be a better way than just calling around (and mostly failing), right?

Does anyone have any advice on how to push back on unreasonable demands (e.g. supervisor tells you Friday afternoon they want a complete draft Monday morning, when you're not meeting with the client for a week)? I don't want special treatment because I have kids, but a little consideration would be nice when the night/weekend work isn't actually necessary.

My brother and sister in law put their five month old in daycare for the first time on Friday. Yesterday they get told by the daycare that there was covid exposure, so they test him and he’s positive. So he literally got covid on his first day at daycare. No symptoms yet but wtf. We saw them on Saturday with our two week old so now we are freaking out that the two week old could have it (my mother in law literally used the other kids burp cloth to wipe my kids face when I wasn’t watching).

More toddler travel questions - how to do cross country travel (6 hours flight)? What time of day to fly? Do we pay up for first class or buy an extra seat to put the car seat in? Any other quality of life tips? This is a very active and wiggly 14 MO boy.

How and when did you announce your pregnancy to your firm? Who do I tell first, then next, and how many weeks did you wait to tell people?

Would you be interested in a ‘household concierge’ service that provided some of the following benefits (customized to your needs) for an hourly rate?
- meal planning
- grocery shopping/delivery cont

What firm has the strongest AML practice? I’m particularly looking for Trade Finance expertise. Thanks!

I go out on leave in 4 weeks, but am managing a behemoth of a project and feeling like I don’t have enough energy to keep going. Do I ask for help? Or will it be used against me during performance reviews? Note that this was given to me as a stretch role above my level.

16 hour flight tmrw with 15 month old, and leaving 5 hours before take off to get to the airport. Only source of support is my mother who definitely thinks she is the better mom. Wish me luck y’all!

Hello ladies,
I really appreciate your advice. My husband was diagnosed with bipolar last year. He became really abusive. He says mean stuff in-front of my 4 yr old, curses infront of her.