I’m a senior now and here’s some unsolicited career advice for juniors: trust your gut and don’t be a people pleaser. Some people just can’t be won over, no matter what you do. If it feels off, most likely it is indeed off. Let it go and focus on building relationships with the ones who you get along with from day 1.

What should I be keeping in mind when deciding to apply R1 R2 R3 etc.

Hi All,

I joined Sunlife on 29th Nov. Till now I didn't hear back from anyone. Not sure about if my laptop is dispatched or now.

I'm living in Bangalore and will be working from here only.

Can someone please guide me, what I need to do?
Given contacts are not helpful.

How many people earn a degree in Engineering but don’t pursue a career in it,for whatever reason?I know at least one and I don’t know why they spent all that time and money if they weren’t going continue in it

How to best calculate the loss of value(diminished value)to my car due an accident? Insurance agency quoted a really lower amount.

What is your engineering field and how do you see it changing over the next 5 years?

Does anyone have any experience working with FeverUp? I have a interview with them this week and I would love to hear about life within the company.

Which A-list actors/actresses are your inspirations for getting into the film industry and why?

How do you find an agent as an actor and how do you know that they’re reliable/not going to screw you over?

Looking for a Full Time Clinical Coordinator with experience!

8k range was the long term 200 day MA support that everyone and their mother said they would be buying at. Well it’s 8900 and buy volume is basically nonexistent..

Would ETH be the next BTC?

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good OB in NYC?

We are trying to change plan. What you’ll think about Aetna EPO, heard it pays 100% for IVF? Currently on BCBS not much benefits if we would want to skip IUI and jump to IVF. Any suggestions here would be helpful. Thank you.

Moving over from London in January - anyone got some advice on things to definitely do/not do/look out for? What about when I'm looking for a flat?

my senior coworker doesn't understand basic accounting (e.g. the signs of asset vs liability accounts) and all the hand holding that is done by everyone else to make up for it is very frustrating

Did anyone hate wedding planning? I’m constantly considering cancelling the wedding cuz I honestly can’t believe how much drama it’s causing with all family members.......

How muxh time do the HR take to release the round 2 interview results?
Is it possible to not get the mail if i havnt cleared the round?

Anyone ever register an expensive car in Montana under a LLC to avoid taxes?

Since it's anonymous here can the Trump supporters enlighten me and share why and what they're thinking when they voted for Trump?

Name the most ridiculous micro-managing by partners that you experience.

I’ll go first: MP told me that on initial emails, I am always to start with “Hello [name],” but after the initial email, I am not to address her by name again in the same thread. Initial greeting can only be “Hello [name] ” because just first name is too brisk and a “Hi [name]” is too informal. Had a 5 minute, in depth conversation as to why she prefers it this way…

thoughts on clerking at the DE Chancery Court for an M&A associate?

For anyone who is burnt out and looking to leave big law and go to a midsize, do your research. I was one of those people and I can tell you the grass is NOT greener on the other side. It’s a myth. In retrospect, I should’ve stayed and set better boundaries and not have taken this 35% pay cut.

I have “unlimited vacation” at my firm. How much vacation/PTO is given at big law firms that don’t have unlimited?

Housecleaning services?
I’m in midtown west and need a new housecleaner. Looking to pay $100/cleaning. Does anyone have any recommendations for someone who is trustworthy and reliable? I would also need them to do laundry (laundry is one floor above and below me - every other floor in my building).

Anyone ever register an expensive car in Montana under a LLC to avoid taxes?

After you are stealth laid off, other than job search, what do you do? I assume they won’t give you work and even if they do, you can politely decline? How do you feel about you are not progressing anymore and seeing other people progressing in their career? I have no intention to make partner, but still feel a bit stuck not doing that much.

Does anyone think Biden will *not* further extend the pause on student loan payments until after the election?

All this talk about firms doing stealth layoffs has me spooked. Any BigLaw firms in Dallas doing this? I’ve noticed some surprising associates leave my firm over the past couple of months and suspect at least some of them were ice-outs…

Boston biglaw associates, do you pay for monthly parking and drive into the office? Or do you still ride the T?

What firms are pushing/expected to require/have formally required return to office after Labor Day?

it feels like every survey about working from home is (poorly) designed to answer the useless question "would you rather work from home or from the office." I submit that the set of people who prefers to have only one of those two options, always and forever, is the null set. which means it DOES NOT MATTER because the correct answer is always going to be "make both possible." you're welcome, HR departments everywhere.

I’m a first year associate and perpetually concerned I’m going to get fired bc I feel like my work product isn’t at the level it should be. Does anyone have an idea of how easy/ hard it is to get fired?

How are hours at Simpson Thacher LA?

Senpais, looking back, if you had known more about your specialty, would you still have chosen it? If not, which specialty would you have preferred to enter? And why?

Can you name a firm (preferably NY office) that lets its associates work from a different country with no issues? The mid-size firm I’m currently at has been very flexible during covid but I’m looking to change firm (biglaw). Since my family is abroad I find it extremely valuable to be able to do this (I did this even before covid for a couple of weeks, twice a year). I’ve heard firms like Latham and Paul Weiss don’t allow it for tax reasons.

How do people focus in the office? I'm a first year and I've been mostly wfh since I started and I'm super productive at home - my setup is comfortable, I rarely get interrupted, and I feel like I can stay really focused in my home office.

Our SAs started today, so the firm is making us come in more often. My office set up is so awkward, screens are too small, and I'm constantly getting interrupted. Not to mention the extra time it took to get ready and commute. How do people do this?

Thoughts on K&L Gates corporate department?

I know that some other associates at my level are approximately 30% behind other associates in hours on a month to month basis. Yet all of these associates say they are “at capacity”, and myself and another associate still end up being assigned work instead of them. How do we handle this? For reference, all associates are around the firms minimum requirement, it’s just that a few of us are 30+% over and it is leading to burnout.

For those that made partner (or NEP but where it basically means you’ll be equity eventually), what was your favorite gift you received? Trying to decide what to get a close (work) friend!