*Manifestation thread* What is your dream firm you'd want to work for?

Hello fishes , I am looking for opportunities in IT Due diligenece M&A advisory roles in Dubai. I plan to move in April and looking for referrals.
Work ex - 9years.Worked for companies like Accenture, KPMG and currently working with RSM ( Big 6)

I own a global Technology Recruitment Company and provide Coaching to Job Seelers.

Let me know if we can help.

Tom

WLB seems to improve after VP level at my firm. Curious if thats true at other firms 🧐

SO and I got in to a disagreement on the background of Indian tech CEOs. It appears that they are all from 1 or 2 major communities in India.

While he thinks that its genetics/being naturally gifted that got them to where they are I believe it's the environment & discipline that made them successful. We are not from said communities but curious to hear your thoughts on who is more accurate.

Seeking recommendations for electric & gas industry/professional association activities to network, raise visibility of our company.

Planning to move to Toronto, what’s the best tech consulting firms out there ? (Ideally in IT infrastructure, cloud and cybersecurity)

What’s the going rate for a commercial senior underwriting role and what companies have you found to be most enjoyable with a solid work life balance? Personally love where I’m at, but curious to see what else is out there.

Is 100k a good salary for a technical project manager at Oracle Cerner? 3 years of experience total.

Anyone who works at Wells Fargo willing to connect?

Any ibm hr professionals here? Please guide abt hikes perks and work culture at ibm

Travel industry sales reps check in here! What's your base? Mine is 60k which seems low.

Hi All..Once project completed if no projects will HCL ask to relocate???

What value do TPMs provide? In my company all they seem to do is tell other people to work on things they’re already working on, and incessantly nag people on slack for status updates and timelines which you’ve already provided.

Is it common for HOA to ask you to prove your car registration is up to date?

How does YOE work for comp?

My total is different from post-grad different from manager titles. Some companies consider manager title to determine YOE for comp which didn’t make sense.

Anyone have a contrarian opinion on a trend / investment theme going on in the private investing world, particularly tech investing? Feels like everything is painted in the “huge growing market with tons of white space” lens.

Hey folks, how much time it takes for first advantage to start background process ? I have accepted the consent form but haven't recieved any mail from them yet.

Hello all the data scientist in accenture. I am working in Accenture as plsql and shell script developer. I want to switch in data science domain within Accenture. How can I do that?

When do you think associates are usually let go in small practice groups that are currently being overwhelmed with work? Is it when it starts to slows down or when they already have a candidate to replace you? Just trying to figure out how long I have after annoying a partner 😂.

My office is having a barbecue at one of the supervisors houses. It starts at 4 pm. what time should I show up? Social norms say arrive 30 minutes to an hour after a party start time but it’s since it’s a work party, what is the social norm for social work events?

Could you seriously date someone who isn't on the same financial level as you?

Midweek Check in. How is everyone doing today?

It’s Friday 🙌🏾 Any big Labor Day plans?

What's your routine the day of an important hearing/meeting? Does it differ from your everyday or business as usual?

I need to grow my professional network, I feel lonely and little bit stuck...How did you find your mentor?

Hello,

I got a letter from my apartment regarding unlawful detainer.

The apartment refused to take our rent for almost 4 months because it was paid in a personal check and not cashier’s check.

I have 5 days to respond, what should I do please?

Are you all talking to recruiters? What are they saying about the market, signing bonuses, etc.?

I’ve been thinking about law school for far too long and want to take the plunge. Where do I start? Any recommendations for studying for the LSAT?

When, or if you set time aside to take care of yourself or do something for yourself, what do you do? I'm realizing I don't really have any "healthy" ways of relaxing outside of work, so drop whatever you got. It's starting to affect my personal life and I'm worried I won't be able to have healthy relationships unless I can take care of myself first.

As black attorneys, what traumas do you think are unique to us?

M&A/PE associate (trying to juggle multiple deals) feeling like I don’t have time to dive deeper into issues and it being highlighted in some of my work product as I am having to turn things right away and just pushing things out - so issues I may have caught if I had a better/deeper/higher level understanding are more apparent when partners review. Truly feeling like I’m just messing up all around but trying to give myself grace. How do you know if it’s just you or a part of the process?

So, the CDC removed the Covid guidelines. I’ve never had Covid. I’m afraid people will come into work not wearing a mask and be inconsiderate… ughhh so distracting and disgusting. I’m also at risk to develop complications. Not sure if I should talk to HR. Not even sure if I should ask for accommodations to continue being able to wfh at least most days of the week to reduce risk. Idkkkk 😩This is so unprecedented. I always wear my mask at work. I’m getting pressured to attend firm events as well

Mental Health Check-in: How’s everyone doing during these dog days of summer?

Any connects for black design professionals?

What are the benefits of being licensed in multiple states? Do you use all of your different law licenses at least once a month?

Other than losing out on the bonus, what else happens if you don’t meet your billable target for a year)? A number of associates at my firm miss their target and it doesn’t appear to be an issue.

This bowl was originally created for black attorneys in big law, but since it’s the only bowl for black attorneys, many black attorneys in other sectors have joined. Some people are apprehensive about starting another bowl for all black attorneys because it will take away from this bowl. Assuming that the conversations & topics will stay the same, What are you thoughts on keeping this bowl solely for black in big law verses Opening this bowl to any black lawyer?