I like celebrating holidays but I really can’t stand mandatory holiday zoom meetings or virtual happy hours. Happy Holidays here is another meeting lol…. Anyone else?

At what point do you disconnect from Slack? Do you feel guilty if you take the night off completely?

How do you usually ask for PTO? I have the days accrued but I have PTSD from a past job about asking for time off. I’m wanting to take 5 days in June for a family trip and know I need to put in the request to the partners I work for sooner rather than later. I had to take a day this last week and they were great about it (immediate “Yeses”) but somehow, asking for a week feels like a hurdle. (Also, I’m only 7 months in, haven’t met the partners IRL, and we only really communicate via email)

Does EY supports higher education in any manner like loan,time-off without resigning..

Is joining cisco with 26 base 3 lk bonus and 3.5 joining bonus with 6yoe in Cisco webex good?

I’m interviewing for BCG and had a principal reach out to me for a zoom chat. Is this normal for principals to reach out or is this a positive sign?

Does Deloitte use Teams or Skype?

I was recently offered a Zoom interview. The school had 10 interview slots for me to choose from. Three were one day this week and the rest are next week. I chose the first time slot available. Should I have waited until one of the last slots so I was fresher on their mind when choosing a candidate? I am just sitting here stressing out until I here something. Also, do interviewers still appreciate a hand written thank you for the interview?

Happy Halloween, my fellow Tech Pros! I love this Holiday, anyone come up with a creative costume to wear at work?

Does AWS really only offer 2 weeks of PTO when you start?

Do any of you save specifically for vacation every year? Husband and making a case for saving about 10% for yearly family vacations. We currently save or invest 40% of our income. Thoughts? Best practices for yearly vacations?

Mac or HP or Dell: I prefer Mac notebooks. However it seems there might be limitations with the use of Skype or other applications based on materials I have seen. What do you all recommend is the best laptop for working at Deloitte?

Hi Team,

I have cleared all the interview rounds (WebEx & HR on call) for the position: VERIFIER, and also submitted documents (authentic as per my knowledge) for background verification on Aug. 25, 2022.

How much time usually ICICI bank takes to generate Offer Letter, after all the verification process??

Just me here hoping that slack never adds the “read” notification on messages.

Anyone in Vancouver want a Programmer Analyst role doing data conversion from Oracle into WD? UBC is a great employer that pays well for Vancouver / Canada and the work is remote, though you have to be in Canada. 4 weeks vacation and benefits start on day 1

Why doesn’t Visa use collaborative tools like Slack and Google Workspace? I’m guessing it’s not a budget issue.

I'm looking to get in to pharma sales and have a sales background but in medical device. Has anyone made this switch? Would you be willing to offer any advice?

Wife’s L2 EAD finally changed status to “New Card Being Produced”. Took 12 months including RFE, feels good to know her “american dream” is about to start. Today is a damn good day.

can i withdraw my resignation in mindtree??

What is the business analyst hierarchy in Nagarro.

I will resign in coming few days. I want my notice period to be reduced from 60 day to say 30days. I am not occupied in client project currently. My question is to whom should I talk to get my notice period reduced? What is the process?

Hi Chennai fishes. Are both locations, Mylapore and Ascendas avalilable for work or can I only work from Ascendas park location now? I am asking because Mylapore is closer to my home

Do we get anything on diwali from optum

Any idea how many people have come across the border into the US since Biden was elected? It's hard to find actual statistics, everything I find is just political rhetoric 😕

Best electric razor for men (facial grooming)?

How do I turn my recent popularity with recruiters into an actual offer?I have been involved with security since my phone phreak days.

Is there a concept of probation in PWC India Technology Consulting? I just received the offer letter and I don't see anything mentioned about it.

Being forced to work out of a spreadsheet is killing me

Hello folks , Pune and ND offices must have the option to select between Routematic and travelling allowances. Any thoughts?

Does anyone if there is anything legally a company can do to you if you don’t provide a two weeks notice when quitting? I’ve heard corporate talking about charging people for leaving without proper notice but this doesn’t sound legal.

Are any American consultants working in the middle east? Currently, trying to make the transition myself! Grew up in America, but my whole families from the middle east, so I want to do it for a couple of years.

How would I go about this process? Should I join a firm first, then make the transition?

Hi! Female 30 in NYC here. I work in the corporate sector. I’m a first generation immigrant. I have a passion for Olympic weightlifting and I love trying new foods, going to the movies, and essentially am a homebody. Looking for someone with similar values.

“I’m excited to announce I don’t give a s*** about your new job or promotion” - me 90% of the time on LinkedIn

How is it to work as NetSuite developer in Capgemini?

Recommendations for ergonomic office chair? Wfh is going to go on for awhile so want to invest. Budget is about $300

I hate daylight saving time! That’s it for my rant. Have a great day everyone!

Saw there is a promoted live session on how to handle performance reviews today (1/6) but when I click on it it just takes me to this bowl. Anyone know how to register?

When will they turn city water fountains back on?

Received an offer for a company and they want me to sign a restrictive covenant agreement. What is this and should I be worried? Have never had to sign this before. If I reneg on this offer will I be held liable? I’m in 2 other processes thanks.

Okay! So I love my job! LOVE IT. But I am actually struggling to have that boundary between work and life… since COVID I shut off and tv has been my downtime. But now I only work and watch tv and sleep. I’ve been trying to get a hobby, but I’m not motivated… I get home and I want to keep working. Any tips to create that work life balance?

I'm moving and have a lot of stuff to donate, but no time to go and drop off. Anyone know of any charitable organizations that come to your residence and pick up donations?

For people who live alone, how are you staying motivated? I’ve been feeling more depressed lately and really need some advice to get through this whole wfh thing

Can we start a mega thread of small businesses that can be shopped online?

So... are agencies hiring, or no? I feel like one minute I’m witnessing layoffs, and the next I’m seeing job postings on LinkedIn.

Anyone got or knows someone who got laid off during a leave of absence?

My SO plans to have dinner with 3 friends at an outdoor restaurant. This upsets me, since I haven’t been in a restaurant or met anyone else without a mask since March, and I thought we weren’t going to dine with people we didn’t live with. Am I being unreasonable?

Last song you listened to.. go!

Anyone else planning to take at least a week off as soon as things get back to normal?

Favorite quotes from Office Space? And go!

F this, I need some normalcy back in my life.

I'm going to wear a suit while I'm WFH.

Reading “the call” posts on LinkedIn is a cold reminder to be grateful for having a job. Too many career employees who gave their prime years to their employers are having to face a daunting job market. I pray many of them land on their feet, and truly hope they don’t face too much age discrimination. Any one of us could be or has been in similar shoes....