Lately I’ve been lying awake wondering if I’ve made myself too niche to leave. I’m very good at what I do, but it’s a narrow slice of the law, and recruiters keep saying my experience is deep but specific. That’s flattering until you realize it limits your options. I don’t know if I’m building irreplaceable expertise or slowly boxing myself in. At what point does specialization stop being an asset and start becoming a cage?

Any of my good friends at Deloitte or EY have any security positions open? Extremely interested

Cars that park themselves = not news.

Sometimes I don't uphold the company mission 😱

Anyone else feel being a creative director is just not all it was cracked up to be?

Why do so many Americans put a useless apostrophe before a plural S? It’s charts not chart’s. It’s curtains not curtain’s. What is wrong with ya’ll. Get it together. 😩

A close friend from abroad is looking to register an online business in NY and use her team abroad to do the work remotely. Since she is abroad, she asked me to register an LLC on my name and in exchange receive a share of the profit. Is there some management agreement under which risk can be capped. What’s the worst that can happen- business having to defend some litigation case…?

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Anyone from Nagarro going to Bangalore office. Could you please let the know if that is closed or open as thats what Google is showing to me. Also please mention the exact Nagarro banglore office

Thanks

One of my friends works as a Director in Nagarro. She has been there for 7 years and has a CTC of 42 with total yoe 17. Per current trend this is low even though she is a constant top performer. She says that even though delivery people play a pivotal role, they are not paid well. In her team, she sees technical people earning 45-50 at 10-11 yoe. So the factor is 2.5 for delivery vs 4.5 to 5 for technical roles. Per her, this is quite common in Nagarro & she is not an outlier. ctd in comments

I have a low GPA because an abusive relationship during my schooling that kept me from focusing. I’m clear of that now, but I don’t know how to explain my low GPA going forward.

Harman international 18 LPA FIX NO VARIABLE WFH

KAS subsidiary of KMART 22 LPA FIX 2 LAKH VARIABLE WFO BANGLORE

EXL 19 LPA FIX 1.5 LAKH VARIABLE GURGAON

YOE 3.4 MY LOCATION DELHI

PLEASE TELL ME IN TERMS OF JOB SECURITY AND WLB.

Interviewing with a recruiting firm. What is an “normal” base salary? TIA

Hey, looking for a job change, does anyone know if they hiring ? Can anyone refer me ? 6+yoe in data analytics.

Thoughts on using an MBA admission counselor? What are your best recommended firms?

How would switching to big 4 tech consulting at 2 YOE look for mba applications? Would it hurt? Looking to matriculate 2023 or 2024 but don't want this move to hurt me if I do it.

How is it to work in dialpad as an automation engineer?

Confession thread: What’s the wildest thing you did so far in your consulting career? Let’s hear some interesting stories!

I think I’m finally burnt out on agency life. What’s a logical next step? Freelance? In-house? A new career all together?

[CAN] Corp Fin/M&A, TAS, Val Salaries

Canadian salary data for these service line seem almost none existent on fishbowl/reddit.
Currently completing my first year as Senior in Audit and its become pretty apparent that going through the whole manager pipeline isn't really what I'd like to do. Looking to explore options and would like to hear some real time figures, especially CF/MA and TAS - as I'm looking to make the pivot to IB hopefully in the future.

Thanks

Any tips for someone trying to pivot into product management from Property Management ?

Last associates committee meeting is coming up. Partners have asked each associate to come up with... not one... but FIVE marketing ideas. Other than reeling out “we offer competitive pay” in job postings, what are some good ones your firm does?

I’m struggling a bit. If I knew how to market well, I certainly wouldn’t be in this position.

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?

What’s the best way to turn down a 2nd interview? During the 1st interview, I learned that the compensation for the role is not within the range that I am looking for and requires 400 more billable hours a year than what I bill now. I’d basically be laterally for my current salary just to bill 400 more hours. I also wasn’t aware that the local office was strictly ID. Firm website advertises lots of practice areas. Any advice? TIA!

I am concerned with fulfilling billable hours requirement. I’m required to hit 2100 hours yearly and I’m at ~1,500 hours and I think I’ll hit 150-180hours this month. What will happen if I don’t hit my targeted amount by the end of my year.

What is a reasonable pay increase? This will be my first pay increase. I make 70k now and will be starting my second year at big law. I had 3 years of prior experience before joining the firm.

I found out a soon to be 2nd year associate got a 10k raise making his salary 110k now, while I, the soon to be 3rd year associate got a 2k raise making my salary 107k. So now the 2nd year male associate is making more money than me. How do I bring this up to the partners?

So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

I am a new (lateral) associate at a small firm where everyone currently works from the office. When I started, I wasn’t told specific firm hours. I’ve tried to figure out when to come and go based upon when the partners arrive and leave, but their schedules are very inconsistent. The other associates don’t have helpful guidance for me. Assuming that if I ask the partners they’ll say to use my discretion, what are reasonable hours to keep?

Any insight on working as a staff attorney at Sidley as far as pay, growth, hours, etc.? I had someone reach out to me about a staff attorney role there and just want to hear opinions.

Anyone have any affordable case management software recommendations? I’m looking for something a bit non-traditional as I work for a small nonprofit. Ideally the software would involve document organization/access as well as like a running “log” for folks to post relevant events or work completed for the file.

How do you wind down after a rough day?

Well I learned my lesson. Never work with Wells Fargo. Any good banks I should switch to?

Career Sabbatical?

Can anyone who has taken a career sabbatical to travel/explore other interests share their experience with both leaving their jobs and returning to the legal field?
I really want to live in Asia for a year at least before I have to settle down and start a family. I’m not getting younger but don’t want to be reckless with my career.

When lateraling to another defense firm, is it necessary to show billable hours at current firm?

Can you share first year salary for midsize firms? I'm in NJ, but curious to hear other markets. Also billable targets? Thanks!

Big Law Dads: How much time do you usually take off when your wife has a baby? And do you actually get to take off, or do you just end up working from home half the time? My wife is due Mid-December, and I’m staffed on 4 M&A deals trying to close by year end, so it’s not looking promising.

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

Any advice on how to deal with a partner/boss who is shifting all responsibility to me with zero guidance, no mentoring, and an unwillingness to discuss the issues? (Small firm, only associate under this partner and have been working at the firm for 2 years). There are an increasing number of passive aggressive comments from the partner who expects to be completely hands off once the case lands on my desk. Wants me to figure it all out despite cases being from different areas of law.

I am traveling out of town for callback interviews. One firm wants me to commit a full day of interviews. Would it be reasonable to ask for a half day so I can fit 2 callbacks in the same day?