I need some helpful phrases or reframes. Situation: a man trying to power play me. I’m 4 weeks into a new account and the only senior, strong-opinionated woman on the team he’s ever had (we do different roles but equal seniority). He’s surrounded himself with acolytes or made himself look good to senior mgmt. But he’s already begun undermining me as well as using language like “with respect..” before he criticises my work - he’s not my boss. Or he’ll openly praise the whole team except me ..>

Haunted by inaccurate performance assessment and its crippling my confidence. I’ve grown so much since, but 6 months later, the criticism of my old project manager stings.

Lot of debate whether CNN’s Jeff Zucker was over-penalized. Baffles me when media folks defend their own when the simple and simplest organizational rule…you can’t sleep with someone you supervise, is being violated.

Small firm (my boss, me, & a paralegal). After a hearing I did not handle, boss intended to seek review of the ruling in its entirety. What was communicated to me by paralegal was to seek review of a portion.

Seeking review is now time-barred. Boss is not upset, but this is 1 case & 1 problem. There are other cases & other stories.

How do I talk to my boss about being more present (boss is never in office, has “too many” emails, never answers his phone) without being seen as insubordinate?

I've been thinking about my career a lot lately. I feel like I've hit a wall, and I don't know how to get past it.

I've been at this job for almost 5 years now, and ever since the day I started, there have been problems with my coworkers. It's not just one person—it's everyone in my department, and they all seem to be working against each other instead of together. Should I leave?

My senior associate takes 1 week to get back to me with comments and then tells me that I need to turn the document asap. This has happened several times already and I’ve had to pull all nighters to meet these insane deadlines when it’s clear that they just waited until the very last minute to get back to me… any advice? Feel like I’m burning out

Used to be in a quant group. We had an underperforming staff who we let go. He claimed to HR he was discriminated against bc he was an MBA. To which they responded: that's not a protected class.

Off topic.
Women - what outfits can be considered as business casuals?

I have seen that Some people are seriously demeaning Publicis Sapient looks like they have a personal grudge. I would suggest to connect with your HR and manager in PS or look for right people on LinkedIn.

Just got staffed on a project in London. Any major differences from American business fashion I should be aware of?

One of my friend was asked to resign because she got pregnant . They specifically told her that they have strict policies and need complete commitment and you are not fit for the current role owing to your health. They have a king rule from management side and treat their employees as daily wage labor . Very bad HR and management

How to deal with people flirting with you at work.
I’m married, and one of my coworkers flirts with me. Nothing super overt, but definitely not professional. We’re good friends and work together constantly because we’re on the same client, so I don’t want to make it awkward. Do I just do nothing and let it go? It is mostly just odd I’m not super offended, but I’m also clearly uninterested!

As a manager, how do you expect your employee to deal with a diffcult customer?

What’s something a guy has said in a meeting you could never pull off as a woman? I’ll go. One time a guy creative was presenting his work and said “yeah this was just me being lazy and not wanting to do any work” and he literally suggested we do the same ads as last year, with a different celebrity plugged in. CDs in the meeting laughed and considered it for a minute. If I had presented that and said I was being lazy, I would prob be put on the chopping block.

I always freak out when any boss wants to talk to me. Could be good, but I’ve also had the unexpected bad convo. Hate that I always expect the worst.

This might be too ambiguous to answer, but I want to get better at taking iniative, but I don't know how. I can be pretty shy in work settings. I do things without being told, but I want to go beyond that like start projects etc. Provide more value.

My boss asked me to take care of some of the details of a project for her—the stuff that isn't really my area of expertise. And now I feel like a shirker because I haven't been able to finish them yet.

What should I expect from my manager? I've stuck it out for a year now and all I'm ever told is to not make mistakes. Manager stated explicitly that he does not want to review or test my work. Any attempts at discussion of why I made a mistake are dismissed by him as me making excuses. I never get any positive feedback. I somehow manager to make it a few months without making any errors but I missed a small detail in a large project and my 1on1 went terribly because of it. Is this common?

My company hosts happy hours but I don't drink. Is it rude to just skip them?

My natural instinct is to assume rejection if I have conflict with a partner or don’t think my feelings are reciprocated. I’ll try to bring it up with them, but I’ll say “if you want to end this feel free” so it doesn’t hurt me (and they can say what they really mean instead of sugarcoating). Someone told me today that they just assume I’m not interested because I always seem to “run” but I’m not sure how to bring up problems/feelings otherwise. How do you approach these hard questions?

My manager was sharing screens with me a week ago, and by mistake, he overshared some of his bachelor party plans. Now he is all embarrassed. I think his plans were funny, but I don't know how to don't make it awkward anymore. Any advice?

Is Valuation ( financial advisory) a good niche to transfer into? How’s the job demand and exit opportunity look like ?

Which company is good to join ?

How many people here wants to switch job, but can’t due to current market scenario or GC process ?

Comment 1 for current market scenario.
Comment 2 for GC process.

for those who left public accounting, can you please share how your life improved or worsened?

Currently working as a process engineer in switzerland (south east). Salarys and Rent are Medium High. Current salary around 80k. Trying to switch to sales (same company). Had a talk with the teamleader. He talked about the job and told me that they were actually looking for a junior sales (and some product management responsibilities ). That they are looking for a junior isn't to bad, because i have no experience in sales (customer contact yes, but no sales) What salary can i expect?

Hookah lounge in DC; recommend

Thirty some female looking for a friend and travel companion. I am a no nonsense kinda person and just looking for Pure friendship /(buddy) with someone who lives and likes to travel (no benefits , no relationship, no BS) . Visiting nature spots in the US and around the world is on my bucket list. Idea to have a travel pal who also has similar goals. Not looking for relationship or any sort of dependency.

Those who got the offer from luxoft romania. Comment below. Have whatsapp group will add you in that.

Hello fishes...II have a query...I wanted to ask regarding diwali gifts in IBM. Are they giving gifts to all or only specific projects. ?

Hi currently working as operational analyst Citi for 2 yrs , with 3.75 LPA fixed +25k per annum variable. And total work experience 2yrs. Notice period 3 months, assuming can i negotiate it to 30days to 45 days relieving. Any related hirings pls DM. Skills- Fund transfer Data entry Murex Fx Murex MM Microsoft Azure Retail bank operations Mortgage collections Nostro management ALM AML

Hello where and how do you find a recruiter to work with that can help find a suitable position in the brokerage field?

Recent puppy owner of about a month. Seems i’m mentally scarred from her crying at night, so much so that my mind makes up sounds of her crying, which causes my sleep to be interrupted.


In reality, she doesnt cry at all at night now, and her crate is in the hallway…

How do i fix this?!

What is transition lead (designation) in tcs and what they exactly do?

Hi fish,
After how many days of Capgemini L2 round can i expect hr call. Thanks in advance

Have a direct report that is talented in data analytics, but lacks fundamental knowledge of the industry which is hindering performances. Any advice on coaching?

Alright ladies, any suggestion on where to purchase wedding lingerie?

Hi Fishes
I'm looking for an referral in walmart for data engineer role. having 3.3 yrs of exp.
Can anyone help me with this.

How much equity would you push for if you considered a VP role at a Series C? What if it was $100m valuation vs $1B valuation?

Looking for some guidance/ input regarding salaries...
What's a good general range for a promotion to Marketing Manager who would be overseeing all national (USA) marketing for a Global company?

In-house, 4 brands, based out of our LA office.

Thanks!