Leaving D and the US for home in a month or so. Wanted to ask people who has left for home before. Anything I should do before I leave? (Bank accounts - BofA, investment accounts - Fidelity & Coinbase, 401k - Vanguard). I may return to the US in the future for grad school. Thank you all!

Misled on Maternity Leave Policy. I found out I only get 4 weeks pay for maternity leave (STD +“sick days”). I will take 12 weeks but wont get paid for 8 weeks. I work for a US, west coast based company in the tech/VC industry. Their website claims to offer “paid parental leave and other progressive benefits for parents”. I didn’t find out until after I was hired their pay was only 8 weeks but since I have been at the company less than 12 months, I don’t qualify for their policy. Is this unfair?

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I’m at a point in my life that just want to quit and become a school counselor 🙄. I need to feel what I do can make a difference in something. Anyone has experience with such harsh transition? I always wanted to be come a psychologist

How is Persistent in terms of Appian projects? Does it have good development projects in Appian and what are the chances of growth?

I left Audit at a midsize firm to join KPMG erp implementation consulting about 6 months ago. So far they seem to only want to staff me on projects with a heavy focus on technical accounting and audit. Spoke to a lot of others who have left and seems like being pigeonholed or staffed on projects not related to the actual core work of the practice is the common reason. I've been on the fence about whether I should stay and hope to be staffed on better projects in the future or leave soon...

Which role is safer during a recession? TAS or VAL?

Recommendations for best ways to save for retirement after contributing to 401k up to match and maxing out Roth IRA?

Currently a senior commercial underwriter Working on finishing up my CPCU as I only have 2 exams left. Was curious to know
what kind of Salary impact this had for others who got the designation, if any?

Which is better career path among these two ?
1. Java And it's advanced technologies (Backend)
2. Java and Angular (Full stack)

Hi All

Accenture Banglore
Team Analyst and Insights (Inhouse Project)
Package 10.65 fixed + 20 % variable pay

Wells Fargo Hyderabad
Team Data Management and Insights
Package 11 fixed and 50k joining bonus

Which company is better to join in terms of WLB ,job security, growth and learning opportunities

Yoe 3
Tech stack :- Sql ,Excel,R

What kind of exit opportunities are there for tax senior? Looking into getting an MBA. Any thoughts?

Where are your favorite exit ops that pay good money, have good WLB and treat you well? Basically, I want to start putting my resume out there.

Hi team, can anyone explain me about the job role of systems integration senior specialist?

What other careers do you catch yourself daydreaming about? I, for one, would have loved acting as I loved theater throughout my life but alas fate had other plans. What's yours?

Trying to leave agency life, but unsure of where to go next. Any successful transitions? Where did you go?

I’ve been in Consulting for 3 years and moved to Big 4 6 months back. I start thinking that it’s not for me. Too political and contradictory guidance from leadership. Seeking guidance about exit oppts

Which consulting firm has the best 401k match?

Hello! I’m a clinical healthcare worker and am currently working on a master’s in finance to pivot to healthcare consulting.

I’m trying to get an internship next summer (I have the time off work) but am having difficulty finding internships for non-MBA master’s degree candidates. (I have a clinical MA and doctorate & it’s been an auto-reject from analyst internships.)

Would anyone be willing to connect for internships or work for companies that love non-traditional candidates? Thank you

Anyone have input about moving from sales to professional services…looking for pros and cons to consider.

Hi Fishes, I have an interview coming up for Associate Client Partner at Quantiphi, is it a good company to consider? I am10 yoe, market research background. Also, I already have an offer in hand from Allstate

Everyone says Bangalore is all about South Indian food and a north indian can't resist in Bangalore is it so? If yes please tell me why? Because I am from uttrakhand and thinking about opportunities in Bangalore.

How do you cope up with loneliness in this country? I feel like as I aging I am getting more lonelier 🙁

Wednesday 3/14 FYI Island Visit thread

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Hello everyone! My co-worker and I are preparing for the SHRM certification exam and Hoping to take it in December. I’m looking to purchase the SHRM learning system books from someone that has already taken the exam this year. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Google S&O manager total compensation expectations in Bay Area ? Please suggest numbers as I need to negotiate soon, thank you.

Anyone got salary today??

Hi everyone! Current lease in Pittsburgh, PA is up in December. I’d like to relocate to Tampa. Any recommendations for areas to look into? 24yo female moving with 2 roommates hoping to rent for $2400/mo or less. Have two dogs so a walkable, pet-friendly area would be great :)

Hello Fishes, I am on my notice period with 20 days remaining. Having Total YOE as 6 years in Insurance Broking and claims. Looking for opportunities in operations (Back office, Middle office and front office). Please let me know if any openings available for me. Willis Towers Watson Tata Consultancy Aon Aon plc JPMorgan Chase HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company HDFC Life Kotak Life ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Lombard Allianz services

EY leave department hasn’t been the most helpful with the exact details around maternity leave - so just wondering for any EY mamas - how do we initiate getting the two weeks before due date off? Just a doctors note or ??? Thank you!!

Need help on how to invest. We are positioned to pay off our house later this year. Expect to work for another ~20 years. 401k fully funded and have some company stock investments maturing over the next few years, but no investments outside of that. Kids have a prepaid college plan for certain schools. Emergency fund is solid. Where should I look to start investing? I have fidelity for my 401k, would they be good to open a taxable investment account with, or are there better options?

So I finally got around to watching the Bear. Thoughts? They did get the frantic element right and the little details. But my family at Thanksgiving all seemed to think it was basically a documentary

Going to join CitiusTech. What we can expect in welcome kit???

I have also got an offer from Axtria.
They are giving me 8 lpa as ctc and 50k joining bonus and a promised 2 lpa retention bonus after one year.
If anyone at axtria can help what's the work life balance is like there and is it a good organization to join or not.
I am changing my field to Data analyst in Axtria.
Also, how long is the training period and is there any chance of permanent wfh ?

Having one of the worst weeks of my life but my bosses would flip if I used a personal day. Meanwhile in the office I’m getting bitchy emails and attitude per usual. How does one deal / stay sane?

Any advice on where to repair Cannon lenses in LA? (aside from Sammy's & Cannon repair center)

Hello Connection,
Please Do not ignore this post .
My sister is looking for a job . She is BE graduate and well trained in SQL, manual testing and Java from recognised organization for 5 Months. kindly let me know if you have any opportunities.
She is struggling a lot , applying for 100s of jobs on daily basis but not getting response from anyone. Please help.
Hoping for positive response 🤞
Thanks in Advance!!

Is Baby Nut cuter than the E-Trade talking babies?

Trying to laterally move to another in house position. At my current company, Counsel is a Manager level position while Senior Counsel is a Director level and General Counsel is Senior Director. Would like to find if Counsel is a Director role at other companies.

Which companies are doing H1b and immediate GC?

Anyone know if PCAOB hires visa candidates / sponsor work based GC?

Any recommendations for lawyers specializing in EB1c? Thanks 🙏

I had to leave the US before my lease ended due to visa reasons and subleased the apartment. I will be returning to the US on L1A shortly after the sublease ends (but before the term of the lease expires), could that jeopardize my return on L1A?

Hello all, I’m on my F1 visa right now. I have two more chances of getting H1 through lottery. After third,Does PwC supports sending me to my LOS in diff country and file me H1 or L1 visa from there?

My spouse’s was given 221g yellow slip when she appeared for her H4 at Delhi consulate. Its been more than a month no update. Can anyone help me how I can escalate or follow up? Support email id customer care agents reply only with generic emails. Please help folks!

Hello All, My employer doesn’t seem to be sharing i140 approval notice. I need it for H1b transfer to new employer.
Anyone faced similar situation and got a copy from USCIS directly? How long it takes and process for it please?

Appreciate your suggestions. Thanks.

EY fish - can anyone of you please share INSZOOM link? Currently traveling and need to access it. I don’t have access to EY laptop

Any company file GC on day 1 in NYC or NJ area or east coast. Maxing out in feb 2022 and on bench nothing is started. What I can do ? Please suggest. Skill set AWS/ DevOps/ Infra.

Does anyone here have an experience of filing an EB1A or NIW petition. A law firm suggested me to first do a NIW petition and then follow it up with EB1A. Is it a good strategy to do it this way because NIW is more certain and gets a place in the line? Am I missing something? Should I instead file an EB1A directly?

Also, any good law firm suggestions for EB1A petitions based academic credentials? Thanks for the help

Can H1B holders filed unemployment when serving grace period for 60 days? D provided information in Separate Memorandum?

My H1b is up for renewal in Jun 2022, can I switch jobs before renewal and what does the new company have to do? If they're transfering my H1b do they need to apply for renewal as well? Or would it be recommended to wait until the renewal?

I've my eb3 priority date of April'19. In how many years could I possibly expect to get my GC realistically?

Suppose your work for employer A. You get a job with employer B who files you H1-B transfer and you get fired by employer A before the transfer is approved. Does that have any effect on transfer?

Hi all! Just got my perm approved woohoo. Filed in December. I know next step is I-140 and adjustment of status. How fast does this go? When will I hold a green card

What is the last date to get H1-B approval decision ?

Just want Canada to process my PR application so I can start a new life..

My h1b got picked up in lottery this year but case hasn’t been processed yet. Meanwhile I also applied for H4ead extension. What happens to it when H1b gets approved?

Where can we check legitimate cutoff for Canada express entry PR?
How often do the results come out? is it every month?
After submitting your profile in how many days can one expect to get Invitation?

Has anyone in big 4 asked for a transfer to a different country? (I.e Canada). Currently debating whether I should transfer with the firm or apply for express entry myself.