Need advice on a difficult colleague, he’s related to a very high up exec leadership member - this difficult colleague is an intern/contractor.

I find it Hard for myself to say something because I’m currently a contractor and will be converted fte soon.

What should I do??

They doesn’t show up to my meetings, and their difficult to contact because they doesn’t answer his teams comms. They’re technically my mentee, and my manager always asks what they’re doing because he has the same issue.

How do you deal with unresponsive summers? I’m a junior and overseeing my first project with summers (5 in total). Two are unresponsive and do not acknowledge my emails. Do I need to make it clear that I expect acknowledgement when I assign work? The other three don’t have a problem with this, so I’m not sure what it is.

while at a client, i saw a member of our leadership that i normally don’t, and gave him a hug. no idea why. didn’t feel super awkward, but i can’t stop kinda self-cringing about it.

Recommender asked me if I wanted to write my LOR and have them sign off. I don’t think it’s a matter of laziness but they wanted to be sure they accurately captured what they needed to. Would you just ask her to run a first pass and offer to review after?

Who else hates their job and wants to shove their boss’ head in the toilet?

Happy Halloween, my fellow Tech Pros! I love this Holiday, anyone come up with a creative costume to wear at work?

What did you all think of that case where a woman who told her team she was taking a day off to take care of her mental health who had a supportive boss and everyone cheered them?

Curious to know how closely you (creatives) work with your strategy/ planning counterparts. What is the dynamic you share?

There is a partner that, without fail, calls on Fridays after 6pm anytime I am staffed with him. It’s extremely frustrating since his calls are usually non-urgent and I make it a point to check in early in the day to address anything. Any advice?

My manager got hired with 0 actual sales experience, comes from operations and marketing. It’s impossible to take any of his advice seriously, he ends team meetings and messages with “always be closing”. Like tf you know about closing, go back to making your PowerPoints.

What’s the fashion fishes opinion on the optimal work bag. Brief case feels out of date, backpack too juvenile. What’s the new gold standard?

Need a suggestion for a secret Santa gift for a female Chinese coworker. We don't work together, so your guess is as good as mine.

When you tell your manager you are unhappy and they are excited that you are putting your notice and don't try and make any changes b/c the new person/persons they are lining up will just cleanup and make it better.

Then, they get here and you are left to train them on everything you do and your manager keeps saying "I owe you an apology" because they didn't realize how taxing and mind wrecking most processes you handled were... welcome to corporate

I made a mistake at work yesterday and my boss was being super mean about it. How do I move past this?

What are your tips on convincing a fellow employee not to switch agencies? I really don't want to compete with them

My boss in my creative agency threatened to fire me because I, a male, came into work with my nails painted. HR is having a very complicated day today as I found out I could take legal action if he does fire me since we don't have an established dress code that has any guidelines against male nail polish wearing.

Have a client w over a million in IRAs and NQ account. Invested in a combo of ETFs and dividend paying stocks. Now bitching abt performance. Should I stick to my strategy or offer alt to placate him?

What is your understanding of the norms around whose names end up on a brief/complaint/motion papers etc.? I’m a midlevel at an AmLaw 20 firm and have twice been the principal drafter of something only to be cut from the signature block. The associate senior to me is on it despite having done far less of the work. And it’s not because it required a rewrite or something. The filed product is 80-90% my work. Am I wrong to be pissed off about this?

I posted this somewhere else before I remembered that I am in this bowl :) so, I changed jobs 6-7 months ago and I am realizing it is not a good fit. Leadership seem to not want to hear the truth so people tell them what they want to hear and if you don’t middle management gets pissed at you. I am seriously thinking about looking somewhere else. My question is how do you answer the “why are you looking to leave” question without bad mouthing your current company?

Anyone else have a formatting pet peeve and get annoyed when people don’t have a blank first column and row in tabs? I.e headers/data in cell A1

My first manager told me this, and I’ve followed it to a T since.

Two years out of college do you still leave clubs and older internships ( maybe your junior summer) If they are relevant and show leadership depth

I was offered a pharma role. I’m a little nervous given the backlash on here about “once in pharma you’re always in pharma”. But the role is a promotion, double my salary, super kind people (ctd.)

What are some talents/hidden hobbies most of your coworkers don't know about?

What are the rankings for top consulting firms in the human capital space? (Big 3, big 4, +++)

Do partners at top consulting firms have better WLB?
An Associate here contemplating whether all this is worth it.
Thanks!

I'm planning to do my PGDM in Canada
Which College/Universities should I consider to get recruited into top consulting firms (Also the preferred courses) ?

Hi fishes. I am currently working at a market research firm and have around 6 years of experience.
I want to upgrade my career path. Please let me know what to choose next. What courses do I need to take so I can switch to top consulting firms like PWC, Kantar, B&C.

Anyone in LA want to go hike to the sunset at Wildwood Canyon today. Thinking be there by 4.. sunset is close to 6pm

Hi everyone.

Any day trader guru here? Suggest me where I can learn trading methods and knowledge. I won't start trading now until I feel my techniques good.

TIA

Hi friends. In tax here - failed REG with a 73, but paid for BEC, so I’m taking it next week (the day before my NTS expires). I have no passed exams and I’m closing on my house next week (cont.)

How does gold,silver,ect..perform during civil unrest?

Does anyone have any tips on how to crossover to governmental affairs? I love government work, but I would like to try it from a different perspective.

How transparent is your firm about your H1B application? Do you get your application receipt number? I’ve worked really hard to get this job and made a lot of life changing decisions and worried about losing all this just because my application isn’t picked in lottery🥺🙁.

Whats really happening ? Companies are running away as soon as they hear visa sponsorship....😞

Will PWD processing times get better any time soon?

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Has anyone used Google AdWords, or hired a firm to target and re-target?