In another thread about Fisher Phillips, LLP someone was talking about the “formula bonus” as opposed to the hours bonus. Can someone plz explain to me what that is?

What are the pain points or challenges being a vendor in staff augmentation 2022

Are there better places to donate to than these bail funds? I’m worried that bail will be paid to people who actually committed crimes. This probably won’t be a popular opinion so apologies in advance

Does receiving a ‘Does Not Meet Expectations’ on year-end review with no other next steps - In this environment - basically mean I’m on the chopping block? Should I start job hunting?

Anyone else burnt out from work not because of the hours/stress but because of the actual work itself? I’ve reached new peaks of hating my job.

Post your favorite books atm mine are:

Atomic Habits by James Clear
Outliers Malcolm Gladwell

I’m good at conceptualising — but how can I become a better writer?
I saw some copywriting courses on ‘42 courses’. Does anyone have any experience with their courses? Or have any other recommendations?

Do you feel like a Cannes Lion is worth less now? In this post-covid era, are awards (and award shows) still relevant?

I will be joining EY in mid of Aug, will I be eligible for bonus?

Mhmmmm mhmmmmm yeah. Sure. Mhmmmm. Mhmmmm. Mhmmmmm mhmmm mhmmm. Yeahhhh. Yeaaahhhh. Mmmmhmmmm

Do you guys ever do message platforms / message maps? If so, how do you approach it? Is there a specific template you use?

What do you think about Vice President who forgets what’s discussed in the last meeting and have to start the business story from the scratch again? Attending a meeting unprepared every time. I don’t know where he uses his brain for. So uninspiring.

Does ADHD have a big impact on your memory? It feels like if I don't have constant reminders set or leave notes for myself I can forget ANYTHING even if it's really important to me. I think it's making my partner feel like I don't remember the things they say or don't care to listen. What can I do?? Not on medication but if it helps with this I'd take it.

I was told by my manager that I’ll be getting a promotion and a comp raise about a month and a half ago. It hasn’t happened yet and he keeps saying HR is slow to respond. Is there anything that can be done or do I just keep waiting around?

I’m a data warehouse consultant with about 5 years experience. What is reasonable compensation for this role in a city with mid-high cost of living?

Anyone here in large Automotive Tier 1 sales? What’s your position, sales/yr, base and bonus?

Anyone in dental sales?

Anyone use EQ bank? What is your experience with it?

Anyone keeping tabs on the Darrell Brooks trial? Prime sovereign citizen nonsense.

How do I train my critical thinking skills? Any book recommendations?

Trying to explain billable hrs to hubs. I billed 160 this month, which he said “is only 40 hr weeks” (true) - but how many hrs do you figure you “work” or are in the office to bill 150?

Hi all, healthcare question here. If premiums are equal and my employer is funding my deductible under HDHP up to the deductively under the PPO plan being offered, then which plan is preferable and why? I read all the materials about both plans but I’m still not really sure which one is better for me - it seems like the difference comes down to co-pays and the HSA. Any advice or insight is welcome.

Mid-senior level transactional folks: how do you originate deals? The only deals I originate come from when one of my corporate clients randomly decides to sell a business. There has to be another way to land more deals, right?

Am 2 months in to a new job with billable hours and I am miserable. How do I seamlessly go back to my old firm? Is this move a career killer?

Billables are low this month. Like I have 65 billable hours in so far. I’ve messaged partners over the last week to try and get more cases but there are tons of new associates who were just onboarded and were at a low point for business. I’m freaking out

Any ENFP lawyers out there who are happy? What do you practice? Just saw that a job not for this personality was “corporate attorney”... so just curious.

Is there an appropriate way to turn down an assignment because it is non-billable? Two of the partners I work for keep asking me to write client bulletins and articles with them, which is great, but now I’m starting to worry about meeting my billable hours requirement.

What up ladies and gentlemen today we are discussing the legal ramifications of contact tracing on cell phone carriers. Are there any plaintiffs lawyers eyeing lawsuits over data policies? Are they are insurance lawyers seeing risk?

Anyone else here kinda like doing doc review? (In moderation of course)

Entering 3rd year at mid size firm in SE doing ID. I like my firm but really dont like the partner i exclusively work with and am going to put in notice. Do i tell the partner i work with first or the managing partner?

Workout before (4:30 am) or after (6:30ish) work?

If I leave big law for ADA will I get canceled?

What's the most amount of background checks done on you in a 3 month period. I'm working on 5 so far.

Firm announced flexible come and go as you see fit approach to coming back to office. Partner I work for said I need to be in office 4-5 days a week anyway. Thoughts?

Any thoughts on Phillips Lytle? If you could please provide insight on culture/billable requirements? Thank you.

This is not my wheelhouse so I’m not sure of the answer. If someone is writing a “memoir” and is including me in it, and I DONT want to be in the book, do I have any legal recourse? I understand since it’s been published it doesn’t meet any invasion of privacy or potential defamation yet, but is there something I can do preliminarily to protect myself and stop my inclusion?

Where are the big law staff attorneys at? Mind sharing what the difference in compensation/workload is compared to associates?