If Austin is the most expensive city to raise kids, that means it is a great city to be a child-free adult 😉

Any NYC 🐡 that would let me borrow their doggo for walks?! I am so missing my old guy, but can’t adopt a new one due to work ☹️

GF is 32 and I’m 28. She wants kids within 2 years, understandably. I never envisioned having kids that early (more like late 30s), but I like her a lot. Anyone else gone through something similar?

Hi Fishes,
I am new to EY. What is EY GDS promotion policy in general?
Where can we get those details to check the required and expected things to go the next level?
How many levels in Staff? What is the min YOE is required to be a Senior?
How many months/years minimum we need to spend to be eligible for promotion (ex: minimum 1 year a person need to spend on one grade like that)

How many of you are staying in a marriage where there’s lack of true love but there is comfort or kids or whatever else holding you back? I crave that love but it’s easier to just stay put than leave. Sigh

How much parental leave does your company offer to employees? Please include location, size of company and type of business. We are a SaaS company in NYC with 60 employees. We give 16 weeks paid for “primary caregivers “ and 6 weeks for “secondary “ caregivers. I want to advocate for everyone to get at least 12 weeks.

Help needed! I’m negotiating my raise this year (for the first time). It would be extremely helpful if any comparatively placed attorneys would be willing to disclose their salaries for me to use as ammo 😜 Looking for these parameters:
Nashville - 3-4 YOE - Big Law (L&E most helpful, e.g. Littler, Ogletree)

I am wanting to start the adoption process. I reached out to pathways to parenthood for information first from my personal email. I got a response within 30 min asking me to email them back from my work email. I did so and it has now been 3 days with no response. Is there any other way of contacting them?

My onboarding in progress in CTS. I have registered with NSR(National Skills Registry) and provided the IT PIN to my recruiter. Do I need to raise a request for EBC(Empanelled Background Checkers) verification at NSR?

My wife reads nearly an entire book per day just in her spare time after work, no exaggeration. I’m amazed by her and wondering what ideas are out there to monetize her skill? Book editing maybe?

How much hike percent can we expect during promotion from analyst to consultant.

Managers at Accenture Strategy (South), what was your pay increase going from consultant to manager? Any promotion bonuses?

Copywriter, 30/M/NYC/5 year’s exp. Currently at 90k. In-house at major global brand. Hoping to ask for raise/promo soon. What’s a realistic number?

I’m 6 month pregnant with a good amount of lower back pain that gets worse with standing and walking. Insanely, I’d like to take my 2 older kids to Disney before the new baby arrives. Has anyone been to Disney Land (CA) and Disney World (FL)? I’m curious if Disney Land being smaller would be less walking and possibly a better option.

Have you had comp discussions as yet? What was your promo raise from S1 to S2, what practice and city?

GV70 vs GLC 300 please cast your vote!
My fiancée and I have been struggling for this way too long (disregard the price)

Is there an official promotion list out on ACN portal somewhere?

What are the exit opportunities in industry for big 4 ITS by level? (i.e. Senior, Manager, Sr. Manager, Director?)

Single women, how do you prefer to meet men during these precarious times? Dating apps can be a slog. Any female fish here want to meet up for a drink? 33/M/recent transplant from NYC. Send me a DM!

I saw this and thought I'd share. What do you say? “Diversity hiring does not mean a lower bar for diverse candidates. They still need to interview and pass the hiring bar. Therefore, diversity hiring is not unfair to other non-diverse applicants."

I am in Canada, Band 8 in IBM consulting and received an offer for Senior Manager in Deloitte Advisory at 145K base plus 10k signon. How do you rate this offer?

Is a 110k salary fair for UX Designer in a f-500 organization with the following responsibilities:

Wear many hats in UX, for 7 separate digital products
Flows/Logical solutions for the business
Manage entire design system for the 7 products
Do UI design for the 7 products
Provide spec work for dev teams for each product
Random graphic design requests
Lead a team of 3 designers
Do manager role to organize the work under agile design sprints with Jira boards (daily scrum, refinement, grooming)

Thoughts on Micromass?

Anyone else just waiting for impending layoffs or are we at the end of the recent wave?

It's an understatement

How would you explain to a n hiring manager the fact that your last two jobs didn’t last very long because you hated the workplace and you quit?

Trying to reschedule CIA exam that was canceled due to covid19. There are dates open in early May. Thoughts on if that will end up being canceled too due to lockdowns? In PA.

What are ways to deal with high latency mricroservice in a given region. Given that it's Cpu utilization is not exhausted.. So no vertical scaling ???

What is the salary range for AVP position ? I have 12 year of experience ?

Hi all, is anyone hiring a senior or a lead recruiter, I have a really good reference

Mcgarrybowen San Francisco? Any thoughts?

I applied for a job in ZS but my application was rejected right away, citing reason that I do not meet the minimum qualification required.

Did this happen with anyone else or any idea on this?
In minimum qualification, GPA and work permit was mentioned.
I have 76% in btech and wp in India.
Please help!

Moving to New York from Vancouver (CA). Looking for places to make new friends and meet other singles. Any suggestions for places in NYC? I’m single, 25, M, software sales

Need some advice on renting here in ATX.

Back in May 2021, I rented a property that had sustained damage during the big snow storm. This wasn't disclosed at lease signing. The home leaked every time it rained, mold was found in the home & the LL failed to make repairs that resulted in me falling down a flight of stairs. I moved out& rented an apt for 2 mos before signing a lease on the house I live in now. This house has a serious big problem& I've found mold here too. Continued below

I'm in Austin for the weekend, what's everyone getting into tonight?

How’s the dating scene in Austin? Any advice for a single 30 yr old Male who recently moved here?

Just want to say that I've learned a lot in this bowl! Really grateful for people posting questions, do's and don'ts and for the community responding!

Any recommendation for a public place to watch the US F1 Grand Prix together with other folks who couldn’t get a COTA ticket?

Moving in October and looking for a room to rent for 2-3 months while I figure out a rental. Any suggestions on where to look?

Been in Austin for a while now and have never dated but would like to start. Any tips/suggestions on where to find quality people? (F, 28)

Please suggest Best apartments to live with great view in Austin ...moving to Austin in may .

Curious how many of you live outside of Austin but commute to work within the city? Or if you’re fully remote.

Moving to Austin end of this year, with a new baby.

With ~$500k HHI and almost no debt, in which neighborhood can we practically afford a house? We do outdoorsy stuff (mtb biking, kayaking etc.) and also have a dog that likes to run.

Any suggestions are appreciated! 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Is anyone interested in subleasing a 2bd/br apartment (unfurnished) in South Austin May-August? It’s right next to Lady bird lake, pet/handicap friendly. $1903 a month.

Recommendations on local Austin sites for home search we are looking to find a rental for 6 months for ex. Sulekha in northeast is pretty common among Indians. Interested in condo/house type living arrangement v/s renting with apartments.

Any cool networking events for robotics or tech coming up in Austin?

I’ve been approved for a transfer to the AUS office. Early 30s couple, no kids, small dog. Wife will work for the state but doesn’t have an office assigned yet. Looking for a SFH (that isn’t soullessly modern) in the 600-700k range that will suit our interests: walk to a grocery store, maybe a restaurant or two, commute to work in <30 min. Where should we look?

Planning to be in town for work. I want to visit lake Travis, 360 bridge and Barton springs. Will I be able to get an Uber from those spots? Open to general suggestions too! Don’t worry it’s just a temporary visit 😏

Which one would you prefer b/w local lender v/s establish financial institution when buying a home?
What are the pros and cons of each?

Kyle, Texas - anyone know a decent spot for apps and a nicer happy hour type setting ?

Is Field of Light at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center worth it?

Any recommendations for Tennis lessons here in Austin? North or downtown (but any recommendations works)