New member here. 27 black male in the Philly/ Jersey area. Just want to say I’m glad I found this group because I started to feel like an outcast on Fishbowl. Lol. I’m here to support. I’m open to chatting and making new friends! 🙂

Hey. For people who’ve moved laterally, how did you deal with the request for references from your current employer?

Has anyone successfully moved laterally in an org to escape a bad boss? How did you do it and how did you handle any political ramifications? (cont)

Doing those mid year peer/self review kills all time that would be better spent pretending to help my clients

Anyone buy les mills bodypump for at home? I started going to classes pre-COVID and really loved it. Curious about the at home experience. OR any experience with Beachbody Lift4 program?

Sooo who’s working on Pfizer’s covid vaccine?

Went for a pre-employment drug test yesterday. They never asked me if I was on any medications. I had to ask them and was told "oh yeah, just put any you may think make a difference in this text box." I put Xanax, Flexeril, and gabapentin. All of which are prescribed and used as directed. Now I'm terrified that I should have put ALL my meds, to including my psych meds. I've been sober over 12 years and never touched drugs (just booze) but I'm having a full blown panic attack.

When Office is opening in Ericsson
I hv got a offer from there
Please tell

Good answer for “what motivates you” for MBB interview without the mention of 💵

Anyone willing to offer referral for lateral hire consulting opportunities at MBB. Is it possible to share the profile internally with someone at Partner level for consideration.
12+ yrs experience in strategy, transformation, change, process improvement, cost optimization & analytics. Helped F500 clients on Future of Work & workforce transformation cases in pandemic.

Do you always need an MBA to get into MBB?

Hi,

How much minimum salary should i earn in australia to match 22Lpa in India?

Please consider tax and expenses.

In India, im getting 1.4Lakh. in hand and expenses would be around 15k.

Thanks much.

Any guesses/predictions on when this housing market gridlock ending? Reasonable prices and reasonable mortgage rates? Umm like a 2017 or a 2018?

Anyone else on the RSR call today?!

Hey! What’re some of your favorite things to do for fun in Austin? Ive been here for three years and like it a lot, but its starting to feel repetitive. Any suggestions would be appreciated lol

Hi All,

How long is the induction in KPMG India

Dear Fishes,

Can you help me give a bit of description of EXL? How is it in terms of WLb Job security and Growth and hike?

YoE - 5 years

Any way ppl found getting resumés through the automated algorithms? Out of the few hundred job applications I've sent out over the past few years I've only had 2 callbacks and I know I'm qualified because I constantly have to send clients to other ppl as I'm over booked. Could my name be a problem? There's a space in both my first and last name so...

Is Canada visa initiated for anyone in TCS

Is there some specific time when visa will be initiated for Canada

What’s everyone’s age and location? I’ll start. 28 NJ/NYC area

I need some good black gay af inspo accounts to follow on insta, any suggestions? I’m bored with the usual ⚪️ instagay archetype and I’ve decided to reach out to my glumoja fam🖤🤎

What is everyone getting into Memorial Day weekend?

How are you staying fit during the pandemic?

What’s up y’all? How’s everybody doing?

Hey hey, my fellow black LGBT sexy mfs 🏳️‍🌈

Can we come up with a fire name for this? Black LGBT is cool but we’re the flavor the straights could never taste.

Any suggestions?

Thoughts on having a baby 👶🏾 with a surrogate in West Africa or the Caribbean ? Also looking towards Mexico.

Fiancé and I are thinking about taking our honeymoon in South Africa. Any thoughts, suggestions, or tips from the glumoja??

Checking in, how’s everyone been? Let’s revive this bowl! We need this space for people of color to be to ask questions and connect with other likeminded people .

Hi fam! Taking a poll- are you out at work? To everyone or just a chosen few?
And bonus- do you know other Black LGBTQ folks at work that are out to all?

So my ex from 10 years ago called and apologized for being an ass. He spent over an hour going through details of our relationship and sincerely apologizing. We’re obviously much older now, but I’m just so cautious. He wants us to date again. Have y’all ever heard of something like this?

Any M up for a chat?

Any fish in Boston ?

What is the “safest” LBGT 🏳️‍🌈 City 🌃, to buy a home/settle down? I have lived in San Francisco, and open to Atlanta or any other cities.