I just sent a work-related message to a person that’s staffed with me in a deal. I’ve become what I swore to destroy.

Best bang for your buck resort in Maldives?

Hello fishes,
I have accepted a job offer but not satisfied with the salary as I feel they are paying less as per the role and yoe. I am currently serving notice in my company. Can I still try to negotiate salary? What if I receive another offer in my notice.can I try to negotiate with the first one basis that?

Recommendations for an Orlando hotel? Family wants to stay off site for Disney

Getting married in the Caribbean end of February. Going absolutely nuts with the range of my RSVP emails. Young people “can’t wait, so excited!!!!”, old people “too afraid to travel”. If it were in January I’d prob postpone, but I kinda feel like end of Feb might be ok? And who’s to say if I move it there won’t be another variant. FWIW planning to require rapid tests, the country requires vaccines everywhere, etc but people are either v comfortable or not at all. 😑 no q, just commiserating

Anyone at Putnam willing to DM for a quick question?

Media buying burn out. Is strategy any easier?

What does it mean to “burn” crypto/NFTs?

Post a pic of your food and I’ll rate 1-10. Friday food party begins here 🍜

Hiya, brand strategist here who wants to learn more about the media side of things. Any books, pubs, courses you can recommend? Thanks!

I work in FS consulting and would like to get a NIE to be able to reenter the US from Schengen. Where do I need to apply when I am currently present in the US? The embassy website of my home country says I need to be present in that country, so that doesn’t seem to be the right way 😅 thanks!

What is a typical salary range for a product management analyst in the Greater Seattle Area?

@consultantswhotravel I’ve got 4 states from client engagements to file in this year. Anyone got any tools or ppl they have liked using in Chicago? I had an accountant crazy overcharge me!

Hi Fishes,
On 25th September I have completed my PDM discussion with IBM and HR told me I was selected and they will be releasing offer soon. After that I tried to contact HR, occasionally they will answer my call and telling that it is in process or HR is on leave. I sent many emails but didn’t get any reply. I am interested to join IBM. I have submitted Documents for BGV. What should I do any suggestions.

I need to know about tcs cab policy in chennai.

How many km radius will be covered by tcs cab?

Happy Be Kind to Lawyers Day!

Looking for a clubhouse invite. If anyone has one, I’d appreciate it.

Can I export a list with all emails I sent for the month? I would like to use it to compare to my billed time to make sure I don’t miss anything. Usually I go through my sent inbox but it has so much extra info so it’s not a quick scan. Plus outlook does weird things sometimes like combines conversations so I only see most recent sent item in that convo. Alternatively, do you have a good way confirming you caught all of your email time?

I don’t know why but I abhor when a deal does not use DataSite - why would you use “Dropbox”?

How does everyone handle managing their caseload and utilizing their paralegal(s)? I litigate primarily, with occasional small transactional projects that come up in the course of those files. It’s usually real estate related—drafting a purchase agreement, deed, etc. My firm is not one where we specialize so much that each case has the same process as every other case. So it often feels like I’m having to tackle something brand new in each and every case. (cont.)

Any tips on leaving a firm “correctly”? Was about to go “of counsel” with my firm of 6 years, but then another firm whose partners I really respect (and personally like) offered me a partnership position. I predict my current bosses will *flip* (cut off file access immediately, try to beat me to calling my clients, etc.), so how do I set myself up for a successful transition?

My email writing process: I start it. I get distracted with something else. I come back to it. I write it. Get distracted. I spell check it. I get distracted. I spell check it again. I reread it. Rewrite it. Spell check. Distracted. Go back to it and double check the receiving email addresses. Then if I remember, I hit send
and then. After I send it. I find a typo. Ugh.

Any recommendations on a standing desk chair? Has anyone found a chair that they like? I’ll even take suggestions on chairs to avoid.

Just responded to a recruiter who cold emailed about a position with all the prototypical “reasonable annual billables, collegiate culture etc etc” and said:

“I’m not currently interested in any positions that have a billable hour requirement” because that is absolutely my mood going forward.

Is there any graceful way to delay accepting an offer without totally losing face?

Hi! New attorney here. Licensed in January 2021.

I have a seriously hard time working all day. I went straight through, so part of it is probably just that I've never worked in an office before, but I have the hardest time getting in all my hours. Anyone else deal with that fatigue? Or figured out how to conquer it?

I wish I could just work all day but it's not coming naturally to me. I walk, I take breaks.... but it's hard

I’m a big law attorney and thinking about getting my real estate license (brother is thinking about the same thing, so we’re thinking to go into some RE investing together). Thoughts? I know my firm wouldn’t ever let me actually represent someone as an RE agent, so then I’m wondering if there’s really any value to me getting a license?

Just graduated law school with honors but don’t have a job lined up. I’m thinking about just going solo and starting my own firm after taking the bar in Sept. Finances are not a problem. Planning to practice IP transactions/prosecution/litigation. I have work exp/clerk/extern but no associate exp. This climate is crazy and I think I can grab a lot of smaller work myself through my own networks and be my own boss. Also currently grabbing an mba part time. Thoughts? Advice?

Just finished watching Downfall, call me naive but it amazes me how not one person got jail time.

How soon are laterals getting offers after completing interviews?

Okay. Possibly a stupid question BUT Imma ask anyway.

Can someone just explain how you plan out how much to bill so you can make sure it’s not a mad scramble at the end of year? I’m moving from a firm where I was lacking in any kind of mentorship. No one ever just sat down and explained the most efficient way to track/measure your hours to confirm that you are on track.

Is there just a secret excel spreadsheet that all lawyers have and I just missed the memo???

HELP.

Does anyone else feel really awkward asking the support staff to do something for you even though that’s their job? Especially when they’re older than you....

I see so much room for growth in my firm, especially related to social media, updated technology, marketing strategies, etc. Except, every time I suggest them, I'm pegged as a greedy/pushy millennial. Told by the older partners, "back in our day" or "we tried that years ago" and am quickly dismissed. I referenced other firms initiatives and was told it was clear I was not happy where I am, so I should go... Anyone else struggling with this?