I’m a junior associate in the PE group at a law firm in the Bay Area. I need to spend my quite generous business development budget before I lose it at the end of the year. Any junior PE associates wanna grab a nice casual dinner (no vegans please…)? I’m in Silicon Valley but can travel to the city. DM me if interested. ✌️

Planning on traveling to India end of this month and have been hearing a lot of rumors about border closures. Folks who have travelled recently/planning to travel soon, did your immigration department warn you about this?

Can someone refer me for Google cloud infrastructure opening in canada and United kingdom

I will be in Charleston for half a day to travel/ explore/ tour but I have a full hand carry. Where can I store it? There no bag storage at the airport. I am flying in around 10am and flying out around 7pm. Thanks

Relative to Manhattan, is $435 a reasonable hotel rate for firm travel? There are some cheaper options (Fairfield Inn and such), but would anyone bat an eye at this rate? I don’t travel often. 🤷‍♀️

I received the BIL today, and looking for options to give Biometrics. I am on west coast and can travel to NY,NJ,PA,DE.

Wanted to see if anyone did this and which centers are open at above locations?

Also does it expedite the process if I submit my Biometrics next week vs. 3 weeks later?

Thanks in advance!!

Marriott loyalist here - seems like almost everyone who is salty about the merger were previously SPG folks. True?

Anyone know of any hotel redemptions proximate to ski resorts under epic pass? Checked a couple and it seems they don't have award nights which is pretty dumb considering the state of the hotel industry

Going to Las Vegas in a couple months, what’s your favorite hotel to stay at and why?

Has anyone quit an antidepressant cold turkey and what were the side effects? Wasn't intending to quit but lost them during intl travel and wasn't able to get them replaced. I've been feeling kind of out of it and not all there, my Dr said it's fine to just start back up when i get back in the US and refill (so today) but wondering/hoping this feeling is related and will go away quickly?

Current working as a Director of Sales and Marketing at a large hotel chain. I am now trying to branch out to a work from home position as I have a special needs bonus daughter who we now have every other week 💜. Would love to find something full time from home within the industry, or in the travel market so I can be with her.

All consulting folks out here. Is the pre pandemic level travel started for you?

I am meeting my mom for the first time after 3 years post pandemic and going to pick her up from SFO airport. Her flight lands around 6 am PST. This is my first time where I will be driving from Sunnyvale to SFO airport and back (30 miles each) and want to avoid FasTrak/Express lanes as I don't want to pay so much money.
1. Does the Google maps 'Avoid tolls' option work in this case?
2. Any tips/tricks on driving such long distances?
3. What documents should I carry with me?

Best Marriott/SPG in Colorado ski areas? Are any ski on/off?

I am having 12.5 lpa CTC with 7.7 YoE. How much can Delta Airlines offer?

For good, or bad, looking for a weekend getaway after the election with my partner. 3-4 days. East coast. Where should we go? We live in GA.

Only an assumption, but I’m assuming there’s a team out there at Wieden right now grinding out an absolutely epic tribute to Mamba. We all know it will be nothing short of chilling and just.

I am hired as OIC developer and now forced to work on BIP. what should I do? planning to quit.

Thinking about getting an o1 visa that allows me to freelance. Should I inform my agency before or only after I get it?

I was recently hired by my dream agency. I get creative freedom, flexible hours, and I can work from home if I feel like it. Always keep looking for better opportunities, you never know when one might show up!

For large complex projects that require specific screens for every user story in Jira, how do you juggle responsive design?

My initial approach was to get approval for the desktop screens, before creating screens for tablet and mobile, to prevent rework.

However, the time is now coming to design 80+ screens for tablet and mobile, and the stress is starting to increase.

What’s the best way to design for desktop, tablet, and mobile in a two week agile sprints with usability testing?

Hi everyone! I need your help here. A quick background:

Junior copywriter based in Toronto here. Came to Canada about a year ago and did an internship at Klick Health.

Once it ended in late August, they didn't take on ANY intern full time. Been job searching for the past 3 months. Would really appreciate any leads/insight on some entry level gig or internship that might be available in this city. I know it's year end and it's hard, but I am still hopeful as I have seen people still get hired.

For those of you hiring in tech, how has it been looking for talent and filling roles? From what I’ve heard, entry level roles seem easy to fill but experienced roles are still really difficult to find talent for…..is that what everyone else is seeing?

Hello there, Is there anyone from Amazon in QAE role? What is the entry level compensation and benefits as of 2022? Is it hiked from previous years?

I have an opportunity to be a Food and Beverage manager for a hotel I have been for 6 years. Currently I am overseeing all operations but want to focus more on the F&B world. Would anyone know how much salary I should be asking for this role?

Anyone follow Millennial Revolution?

Those who transitioned from accounting to program manager what was your process like ?

My h1b visa is stamped till oct 2021 and recently an application was filed for i94 since my i 94 was valid till sep 2020 only... now my visa is extended till jan 2022. Do i need to get stamping done if i travel back to India? there is a family emergency

35F. Where are the baldies at? 😍😍😍

Just got an offer at a middle market firm in the Bay Area, ~235k all in — is this something I should negotiate? Do PE firms expect some negotiation or no?

Where can I find more info about growth funds that I’m interviewing with? WSO threads are limited - currently chatting with two 1.5-tier funds and want to know industry rep

Going to hbs this fall. Have been in tech consulting at a small shop. No real finance experience - be honest, any chance with PE or that completely out of picture?

Friend is offering my opportunity to invest in her company (solid cash flows). What should I ask for?

Anyone familiar with Sequoia comp / culture?

I’ve been working as a mortgage professional for over 3 years now and have found it unfulfilling and draining, even with the industry where it’s currently at. Would returning to school to pursue an MBA or other masters degree afford me the opportunity to make a switch to PE? Have had a few friends in PE and some in consulting say the same. Currently making 180-220k a year as a MLO, but the work is stale and looking for a potential exit. Any advice?

I’m a PE ops VP at a larger fund. Currently making $350k cash comp with about $1M carry at work per fund. Realistically, what would I be looking at in terms of cash/carry comp increase if I were to be promoted up one level (one below partner).

HIRING: MM private equity firm based in NY focused on healthcare; Strategy Lead role (similar to Chief of Staff). Looking for strategy consultants with 4-6 YOE, with a healthcare focus. DM me to chat!

Received an Investment Analyst (associate) offer from an industry-focused growth investing fund in Boston. >$3B in assets and committed capital. Initially family office, but next fund (targeting $2B) is also including LPs. Prior analysts have had 2 yrs EB experience and 3 yrs T2 consulting.

1.5 YOE. Comp expectation and negotiation tips?

Hello friends, I am working as a CD Analyst and am expecting a promotion to Associate. I am in a high COL city. What base salary and bonus % is reasonable? The company I work for generates ~$3B in revenue

Have a first round interview with the VP of Talent Management at a PE fund tomorrow. What kind of questions should I expect? Would it be more technical or more focused on discussing my background and interest in PE and the firm? TIA!

Joined an UMM fund a few months back and things have been pretty lax and we haven’t pursued a new platform yet. I haven’t really got to fully own a workstream yet and instead am more task focused and just do what my VP tells me. It feels a lot different than BCG where it was all about ownership and I’m worried I’m falling behind the learning curve. Any folks have a perspective to share on this?

I just wanted to tell you investment team assholes that we f*ing hate doing VDDs and they are hilariously when we are on the buy-side. Just stop f*ing doing them. You are wasting money. Peace out.

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