I'm horrified by everyone saying "kind of" in front of everything they say especially when delivering high-level professional presentations and recommendations. When did this pest phrase become norm?!

Ya’ll take ya vitamins today?

Help - how do I fight claims by scammer healthcare providers?

I recently went to 2 different providers.

Dentist, made appt via Zocdoc to see a dentist that was in network. Another dentist at the location saw me instead who was out of network. I have text evidence they said it would be covered before visit. Claim was denied - asking for ~500 dollars.

Saw a specialist who’s office staff verified my insurance would fully cover the claim. Get the claim, says they are out of network. Owe 600.

Every time a creative team punts on 2nd down, mutters something about “work/life balance” before bolting at 3, and shits the bed .... a corona gets its lime.

Coronavirus and health: has your alcohol consumption gone up during the pandemic? This pandemic had encouraged me to quit for good now.

Can anyone share a policy discussing no longer using high flow oxygen during decels in labor? (due to aerosolization)

Sad post, in need of some support **** my partner and i tried for 1 year to conceive naturally, only to have a miscarriage and start our IVF journey. 1 year into that - we had 5 healthy PGT-A and PGT-M tested embryos and were hopeful to implant. Implantation 1 just failed. We lost 20% of our chances that took 1 year to build. And tine just keeps ticking

Who else is a loyal Bootcamp member? I joined one 5+ years ago and it was a life changer. Have lost & kept off 20+ lbs and made lots of new friends. Highly recommended if you can find one this good.

Anyone know if PwC offers a discount to equinox Southport ct or any other way to get a discount

Is giving birth w/o the epidural really that crazy of a concept? People laugh at me when I say its very feasible...

Need suggestions!!
I need long leaves from office working in IT ;
Amy mental condition is not good and I have committed target dates for assignment

If I give any medical reasons then I need to show medical certificate

What can b done here?

Pandemic induced pressure & burnout. Is every agency bad at present? Desperate to move on before it kills me but worried it’s not diff anywhere else. Hearing people are off sick in lots of agencies.
Or does anyone have positive experiences to share?

I am so nauseous and have been eating straight carbs for over a week now.. Any healthy lunch/breakfast ideas that would be easy on my stomach?

My wife is around 3 months pregnant. Doctor has recommended Irospan. And my insurance says they don’t cover it. And it is coming aroun 695$ without insurance, I found good Rx coupon which comes around 200$. Does anyone have better suggestions to check for coupons? And is iron deficiency common during pregnancy? Any valuable suggestions are welcome. Thanks

How does your stress / anxiety show? How do you cope with it?

Been living in a luxury building for about a year and start noticing that I have a mild cough when I’m in the building. Thought it’s just something residual after my cold but then I went for a week out of town and it disappeared completely only to start again when I got back and stepped into my building. Anyone experienced anything like that? I’m not going crazy, am I?

About a year into our infertility journey and considering switching from my husband's company's benefits to EY's to take advantage of the 50K lifetime benefit. I know I would need to switch to EY coverage, but does my husband also haveto be on EY's insurance to have IVF costs fully reimbursed?

Favorite group fitness in philly?

Anyone else going crazy over the 2/3 score release? I took the exam on 1/13 and it feels like the wait is forever. Post test stress is sooo real

Endless anxiety and refreshing the candidate portal waiting on score release for my last test.

Are any Consulting firms hiring H1Bs in US? Came across job postings from OW, Alix but they all mention they don't want any H1Bs. Want to move from Deloitte.

I hate tax and I’m a senior 2, what can I do to get out?

confession:i regret not prioritizing finding a good partner when i was in my college/early career years and envy those who did. it's harder now mid-senior career because you have less time and it actually requires you put time and effort into finding a good relationship

TLDR: Getting over your ex of 2.5 years ghosting you after they said they wanted to reconnect.

I was dating someone for about 2.5 years and then we broke up because of COVID and the long distance was making it too difficult to continue. The break up must’ve been like a 4-5 minute FaceTime because I was very distraught. After we broke up, she started seeing someone else but I was heartbroken and it’s taken me over a year to really get over everything and process those feelings. (Cont.)

I have a car insurance question...can you put a different address than you live at when signing up for insurance? My wife’s family lives in Orange County so wanted to sign up with her OC address and save almost $300-$400. Any feedback is appreciated!

Any LA companies hiring ex consultants currently? Post below!

ATTN: Motorcycle people in LA. Selling my ‘79 Yamaha xs650. New hydraulic clutch. Just got back from the shop and have receipts. Pickup only.

Hi All! Looking for some advice. I am a manager a country club but I do everything. I’m in charge of outside events and member events, in charge of the front of house staff, scheduling, ordering and membership sales for the club. I feel I am very underpaid at $45k. I do get commission but it’s very low ($10k give or take for the year). I work 6/7 days a week sometimes 10+ hrs/day. I’ve been researching salaries to be able to negotiate higher pay. I want to ask for $60k-is this reasonable?

I am negotiating an Engineer position in Ottawa. Is 90k a good starting point? I’ve checked Glassdoor, Indeed, and the PEO salary survey, but I want to have as much info as possible. Any pointers are appreciated!

BSME ~1yoe what’s an expected pay raise for an annual review was thinking of some percentages and wasn’t sure what’s too low or too high

My offer letter status is "yet to be offered".
It's been more than a month now.
Will I receive offer letter from IBM?

Accidentally found the song ‚Life‘ by Zivert on Spotify. Perfect to lighten up a Sunday morning. Anything else you find worth sharing music wise? Have a great one!

Anyone transition from healthcare to legal sector? I reached out to a recruiter because I’m looking to make that transition from healthcare administrative to a legal project coordinator. What are some transferable skills and goals I can best illustrate to recruiters and hiring managers?

Putnam UK WLB? Culture?

Anyone willing to share what WLB looks like at some of the large CROs?

How short do you cut your nails?

Hey Dallas 🐠! I'm planning to move to a 2B/2B in Downtown-Uptown area (75204) at the end of March and looking for another professional roommate to share it with. Let me know if anyone's interested!

Did any associates take paternity leave last year? How did it effect your bonus if you beat your "reduced" goal but didn't meet the original goal?

Honest question, can fishbowl actually help resolve and navigate the challenges, frustrations and realizations we face as an industry? Or more just a place to vent?

Who’s on Anomaly’s Sonos team? Interview tomorrow

How’s the job market?

Best resources to learn marketing strategy? I have a liberal arts background and need to fill the gap in my understand of the business fundamentals behind comms

Anyone else wake up today fantasizing this is the day you quit your job?

nothing hurts more than getting let go from a job 2 months in.. When you think you are progressing and learning, but in all actuality you are deemed as not a good fit and failing to meet expectations.

Who’s negotiated severance? Any tips?

Anyone work at a boys club? How does a female break through if you're not into politics and playing games.

Is anybody hiring? I have got to get out of this Vox Media catastrophe. Looking for Account Management or Strategy roles.

From now on when I do favors/free work I'm going to send an invoice showing what it would have cost a paying client. Where is says ‘balance due' I’ll write “GRATIS” or something stupid like that.

How many agencies that have spent the last year talking about Black Lives Matter/equality/diversity and then don’t do a very simple thing like closing in recognition of MLK Day?

P&G tells Campaign they want less Account Execs and more Creatives for their money. My agency has six account people and two creatives on a major client so this makes sense!!

When did “mass” leave "mass communication”? Seems like everything
I’m asked to do lately is so that 12 people see it on YouTube and we can write up a case study.

Accounts, Planners, Creatives, what are some of the best assignments you are giving your interns this summer to find some diamonds in the rough while actually getting client work done?

My new agency’s healthcare plan only has ONE physician in NYC listed as in-network... is a plan this limited the norm?!

Chipotle put less chicken in your bowl during lunch times. They pretend to be rushing as an excuse to put 6 cubes in your bowl.

Any creatives impacted by Forsman Bodenfors layoffs? That agency does beautiful, powerful work.

A position I interviewed for said they hoped to make a decision by end of last week. I followed up w/ my (external) recruiter (who’s usually VERY quick & responsive) and so far crickets. Bad sign?

What is your agency’s maternity or paternity leave policy?