No annual raise due to not meeting the billable requirement for the year. Thoughts?

Curious to hear from the community, what is the best sales approach for enteprise? MEDDICC, MEDDPICC, Challenger Sale, Command of the message etc. Also, what approach do the major tech companies train their sales team on?

Did you ever have any issues with your family questioning what you do and saying it wasn't a "real job" ? They think being a social worker is fluffy and I should have just become an "actual doctor or psychiatrist"

Which data science course would you suggest?
1. Scaler Data Science
2. IIITB course and John Moore University
3. BITS Pilani DS course
4. Leave these course of PGD and go for MS altogether.

Currently having an experience of 2 years and 4 months with experience in Data Science, currently working as a Business Analyst at Axis.

Thinking of studying side by side and upscaling if possible.

To the author the the “Lately I’ve been getting the vibe that I am [being Frozen Out (BigLaw term of art for your concerns or situation)]. My TOME on how to handle the situation through every route if and until you leave BigLaw appears to have suddenly NOW posted. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️. My keyboard is sticking on the site so there are surely typos (I long ago turned off Auto-Corrupt). My sympathy, best wishes, and offer of trustworthy support(BEEN THERE, SEEN IT, put in my decade in BigLaw) still stands.

BCG vs Deloitte. Could you comment on the work life balance differences between the two in toronto / Canada.

I have a question related to retention bonus. I received a retention bonus of ~1L in November last year. After TDS deduction I got ~70k in-hand.

I will be leaving the firm in October this year. Since I will have to return the entire ~1LPA, is there any manner in which I can recover my tax deducted in previous FY?

I just want to retire

What is the average/approx salary for a Transactional Support Specialist role in the JPM Payments dept? Is this a good role? Insights and comments are greatly appreciated!

What salary should I expect being full stack Sr .net developer with 5YOE current CTC Is 14Lpa kindly share ur personal experience

Is it bad to not respond to messages by headhunters?

Folks,

Need your suggestions please,
Have 2 opportunities: 1. Company X- 24.5LPA
2nd: UK onsite from current company, 45K pounds mostly- Visa process in progress, Can't say 100% confirmed for UK movement.
Need to submit resignation in case I need to join Company X. Can you folks suggest which to select? I'm confused.
YOE:7, BA role, Not married

I am so confused on whether to take onsite or join jp morgan.
I don’t want to leave either.

Are Uber/Lyft drivers reluctant to drive from DC (Logan) to BWI?

Anyone up for going through my resume?
Help will be so much appreciated :)

I recently moved to Lincoln Park, IL from St. Louis, MO.

I am looking for recommendations on a primary doctor- female perfectly and a dentist. I’d appreciate any recommendations.

Can partners comment whether Pwc is having another round of layoffs. This is so scary! Shouldn't they rid of partners who can't sell first?! Or pause hiring? Opp. cost to find and train talent again?

Salary, location, and specific level (M1, M2, etc.) for a Manager in Tech Assurance/IT Audit?

What is the Expected Salary for 12 yoe Java aws developer?

Partners and seniors, what elements are you considering when you pick up which mid/junior to staff?
Corporate (if that matters).

What monetary goal/target are you telling yourself to hit before quitting big law?

When is it acceptable for a junior to raise their hand and say they’re drowning? Like billing how many hours on consecutive days? Just getting a sanity check.

Any firm in California still hiring junior Corporate M&A/PE associates?

Who’s working on the twitter acquisition? The dataroom has to be nuts.

I’m a junior in big law and in the short time I’ve been here, I’ve noticed that counsels produce perfect drafts and yet aren’t partners but partners can’t write two sentences without numerous typos. Shouldn’t counsels be partners and partners counsels instead?

Do any single M&A associates have dogs? I am a third year at a generally work from home flexible firm and considering getting a dog for mental and physical health reasons. Has having a dog been an issue with work? And any tips for bringing a dog home while working insane hours with occasional trips to the office?

I’m a second year associate and last night I was online until 2:30 AM waiting for one specialists comment to a purchase agreement. I had added all comments during the day from everyone else, and the midlevel and senior were online as well, but it seemed very strange to ask me to stay up just to add three sentences to a purchase agreement. Is this normal?

Am I the only person who gets skeptical when a recruiter calls, like did my law firm send you to see if I’m interested in making a move? 🤨 I may be paranoid, though. Lol

4th year financial services associate - have an offer for a 9-5 knowledge management role at a competing firm for 94% of my current base salary. Enjoy my current role but am getting burnt out with the hours - has anyone made a similar jump? I’m worried that the km role would be less recession proof than current position.

Do you think Milbank hate DPW?

To the lender counsel that forgot to mention they needed original signature pages for a deal that closed early this year and decided to chase and harass me a day before thanksgiving and a day after thanksgiving multiple times. F*ck you. I don’t know what is driving your lack of courtesy but I have represented the same bank before and know their usual original signature requirement.

Former big law associate here who burned out. Now a corporate inhouse counsel.

Been recovering and considering going back to actual legal practice.

I feel I need a new practice area.

One that impacts people’s lives and is meaningful, but where you don’t have to deal with disturbing facts and personal tragedies.

Any suggestions?

Junior keeps sending me their work, but partner never asked me to review it. I am a mere one class year ahead of them. I’m not going to cover for their work product either. In spirit of transparency, How can I politely tell them they don’t need to keep doing this nonsense?

Hey everyone, etc. is short for etcetera and not ecksetra, ecsetera or exetra. It’s
etCETera. You’ve been alive for at least 2.5 decades. Why is it still confusing? Thx bye.

Whats a bougie/hip gift from a friend you would appreciate?

What would be an appropriate gift if I want to show appreciation to my juniors before leaving the firm to go in house? What about for partner/counsel?

Joining GT…Should I choose a company phone or transfer my phone to GTs plan?

How much do partners pay for health insurance?

I’m debating to join Locke Lord Dallas in transactional. I’m looking to stay at the firm long term and would appreciate any information y’all have. Please be as candid as possible.