I'm an engineer, and I feel like my manager is more of a friend than anything else. We talk about our personal lives, and I feel like it's hard to be completely honest with her when she's so casual with me. I don't want to lose our friendship, but I also need to be able to talk honestly with someone who has the power to help me grow professionally. Is there a way to have both?

How do you make work friends in a wfh setup? It’s been a year at my firm and feel like I just have no friends and never talk to anyone, there’s no chit chat, no fun weekend stories no hanging out. Just work and work and more work. Feel like my identity is just a email address in a contact list

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I am deeply shocked and hurt for the kind of things she has spoken for me and for my family in front of everyone, I don’t want to live with her anymore, i am feel very low and lonely but i fear that they would drag my family to the court and imply fake FIR as they say and she said very clearly that she will not let me walk out of this marriage easily. They have trapped us by pretending like a very good family with values, and showed their true colours after the marriage. Please suggest

Headed towards divorce. Depressed and crying. One minute you’re building a future together next minute “it’s not enough.” Tell me your stories.

I split with my BF a year ago (his decision) after four years together (off and on). In your opinion, should all ties be cut? I’m struggling to tell him to stop contacting me.

How do I know if my spouse is being emotionally abusive and a bully? Everytime they can, for any mistake, they unload on me. I’m about to explode.

How to handle the dual employment in BGV? I have a friend who have a overlap of 30-40 days from his last organization which is not disclosed in CV and with current organization. I feel UAN check will spoil it but his overlap is cuz he wasn't able to return assets back during COVID. Any suggestions?

Folks who are married/in long-term relationship:
-How did you meet your partner?
-How long have you been together?
-Were there moments in the relationship when you wanted to give up, but you didn't? What stopped you?

Looking for some hope and positivity that it is possible to have serious relationships in LGBT community. Thanks in advance for sharing!

Does anyone of good dating app reccos for seniors? My gramps is 85 and is ready to “get back out there.” My grandma passed away last year and Covid has been particularly lonely for him. He’s fairly good at technology, he’s my favorite person to snapchat and FaceTime, but we’re looking for something very easy to use. Thanks ❤️

This is our first holiday season in the Nashville area, any suggestions on family activities/light displays we should check out? Our kids our 8, 5, and 3.

First-gen grad students, does your family put pressure on you to succeed? It feels like our relationship is them just bugging me about my work. I’d love some advice, I miss my fam.

Came here to say that I wish I could fully express to my non-parent colleagues how much their support has meant to me. I can cover for them when they have stuff so they can unplug, but I feel like they will never truly understand the gratitude when they offer to do a task for me when my kid is sick, etc. Any ideas on how to pay it forward?

What are the best places to live in Dubai when moving with your family with a school going kid. This is for someone making 40-45k per month and want to balance in terms of not breaking the bank by choosing luxury but also live a comfortable and good life.

For those of you that live in the same city as your parents — how often do you typically see them? What do you guys do when you see eachother? Just moved out and feeling a bit awkward with how we should spend time together/how often since we’ve never had this dynamic before (I lived at home throughout college). It’s silly but any insight would be cool!

My boomer mother is retired HR exec. Whenever I ask for recommendations on address situations at work she recommends I get over it because I work from home. My new manager has boundary issues and talking it over with my boomer, I mean mother, I was told “who gets to do laundry at lunchtime?” Mmmkay, just because I had to buy the desk I sit at doesn’t mean I don’t work. 🤬 Burn my childhood home down or put her in a home?

Would you guys think it’s appropriate for your fiancé’s family to still be following his ex on social media?

I love my gf but I am really exhausted from dealing with her parents. I tried to be as nice and as understanding as possible, but it has been tough. Getting married is probably not easy (at least for me) and I truly envy those who don’t have to go through this.

Repeat with me “Fitness is a marathon, not a sprint. Like marriage, you need to work on it everyday. If you cheat on either, the results are not good for you”

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

Playing golf with a newborn - Just had our first and she is 6 weeks now. I’ve been getting over to range on Saturday morning for an hour or two but hoping to play some rounds now that weather is turning. Question — How do you guys handle getting golf in with baby responsibility? Any tips?

For parents with school-age kiddos (kindergarten up), what do you do for childcare? Thinking about giving up our nanny, but worried about juggling days off, sick days, and summer break.

How do you find a healthy balance between your job and your personal life?

Anyone knows how @Spotify implemented their career path? I'm exploring what they did and would like to know more about how it works.

Hi Fishes, can anyone help me with recent package morgan Stanley is offering for VP level role for production support of 14 YOE in bangalore

I'd appreciate any insight on working as a management-side employment attorney in Dallas, or the market for employment lawyers. Browsing LinkedIn and doesn't seem like very many available positions. Thanks!

Hello! I have 2 years 10 months experience. What’s the salary range for Analyst (Off platform channel strategy) role in Deloitte? (location: Hyderabad). How much can I ask/expect?
Thanks in advance!

Case study for a growth equity firm, take home model of a public co and then PPT and pitch the potential investment to a partner. Any tips on what to focus on in the pitch, and any bonus points items like thinking thoroughly about risk or quantifying risk etc? Where can I find example templates/pitch decks?

Anyone want to meet up with a below mediocre 35 yr old former high school JV tennis player? I live in LA and would love to play for fun again. 🎾

Stay.the.course. Easy to say, hard to do. Here is one legendary Bogelhead post from banking meltdown 14 years ago. Worth a read and very instructive….adding link in comments

Anyone else watching SAG awards? Very interesting acceptance speeches from literally every one!

Please help me with 11 likes so that my dm will be enabled.Thanks

Want to do bonvoy points trip to Hawaii in late Jan / feb for 5-7 days. I am currently leaning toward Maui. Wailea beach/ritz seem like the best options. Any suggestions on hotels/island Going with GF

Hello guys I need 12 like to unlock my DM ..pls help

What’s a good senior strategist salary in pharma?

Hi boys & girls!

Joined a big firm (Big4) not long a go and starting to feel like I got a good grip on my current work.

I've always been very technical, so I think that the only thing I am missing now is making sales. (I really wanna make partner)

Can any seasoned lawyer share tips and materials (i.e. books) which can help?

Would it be a good idea to join a Social Club where potential clients spend time? (gym/tennis/paddel/events)

Any advice welcome!

Recruiters - how do you know/how are you qualified to judge what good creative is? Do CD's tell you what they're looking for and/or the type of creative they're looking for?

Downgrade Amended:- Any 485 approvals after submitting TUB on old EB2 140 with New EB2-140 filed as backup. What’s your progress? Please share case details if approved.

What are some great firms that does Salesforce that pays pretty well? No family so pretty flexible on location. Developer/architect

If big people in leadership is either getting transferred to US or leaving the firm.. how can the practice grow?and what message are the giving to us?

Any suggestions on good exit opportunities from tech consulting to Capital one?
I have 9 YOE with data center migration, operations and cloud experience, AWS cloud cert, MBA and experience leading teams. I'm still very much interested in tech, especially cloud

What would you consider to be good reasons to pursue a Ph.D.?

Trying to establish a resume entry for a supporting project manager role. The rope did not require the full PM scope such as financials, but did cover almost all else. I don’t want to oversell it, but would like to take credit.

What's a guilty pleasure you indulge in at work?

Do you ever regret your career choice? I’m beginning to realize I may not have wanted to be a mechanical engineer after all. What other career options are there for me with my current degree?

I'm having some trouble with my manager.

He's always asking me to work late, but when I do, he doesn't give me any credit for it.

I feel like he only cares about the results, not how much effort I put in. Should I say something to him?

I'm feeling overwhelmed by my workload, but I don't want to ask for help because I fear looking like I'm unqualified to do the job. What should I do?

What made you decide against pursuing a master’s?

I'm a software engineer, and I've been working remotely for my entire career. I love the flexibility and autonomy that remote work gives me, but there have definitely been times when it's been hard to feel like I'm on an even playing field with my colleagues in the office.

I have my dream job interview. I have 6 days practicing for the interview, and I have written possible questions, regular questions and very crazy questions. Despite all that, I don't feel prepared, and my stress is brutal. Any advice?

Trying to make a switch in my career to heavily software focused. I’ve been learning C++ using some online courses and I’m learning but I feel like it’s not practical when I want to apply to a job. Any good recommendations on how I can learn how to write/debug to get into a software entry level job

Which one do you find to be a more important factor when picking between job offers, higher pay or exciting projects?

What engineering fields have the most opportunity for someone who wants to travel as part of their job?

Hello, who can help me?
I am interested in knowing how much an oilfield engineer earns. I currently have a job offer from a medium-sized company, but as a recent graduate, I don't know if the pay is adequate.

I've been working on this project for months and my manager hasn't given me any feedback on it. It's not like I'm asking for a gold star or anything, but a little encouragement would be nice. Do you think I should try to bring more attention to the project?

How long did it take you to pay off your student loans after graduating?

Is it true that less than 20% of engineers are women, even when there are so many programs specifically focused on getting females into STEM fields? It seems like it should be more evenly distributed

I love my job and the people I work with, but lately I've been feeling like everyone else has more flexibility in their schedules than I do. How do you find time for yourself when there's so many meetings?

Would anyone like to share anything interesting about a recent project they’ve gotten to work on?

I've noticed that my coworkers tend to work more on their own than with others, even when they're all in the office. Is this normal? I feel like it would be helpful for everyone to talk about their projects more often—I mean, what if someone else has solved the same problem you're trying to solve already?

Anyone else required to put together completely unrealistic timelines?

Upper management's direction is to put together the most aggressive deadlines we can. If we think a project will take 16 months, make the plan for 10 months then there's a chance we may launch in 13 months.

I understand that time to market is important in consumer product goods, but being constantly behind schedule and rushing everything is terrible for the team's morale.