NYC folks - Reminder: Happy Hour tonight @ Brother Jimmy's! We'll be there ~7pm. Ask for the Fishbowl happy hour at the door, or look for the balloon! Or use bowl code bxbft to find us!

Downtown Austin nice highrise apts? I hear good things about bowie and northshore. Stick to those two or any other good ones at that similar price pt

I just started taking mirtazapine again b/c depression has completely taken over my life.

Not looking forward to the weight gain 😕

Anyone working at Dunzo? Want to understand how many units they give usually?

I have a VC/GE interview coming up (phone screen) and personally don’t know much about the space , it’s just an area that has always seemed interesting.

Does anyone have Recommendations on how to get up to speed/good questions to ask during the phone screen?

I would assume the first call will be pretty standard to any other company, but just want to be prepared.

Any referral for Scrum master role.
Immediate joiner - 20 days.
Location - Pune, Indore.

Will companies know that you got laid off if they do a background check?

What is the fixed component for a software engineer with 0 years of experience. CTC offered is mentioned as 11-12.5L Tier-2 institute

Welcome and thank you for joining this bowl. I'm hoping that this will be a place where fishbow-lers can respectfully share their experiences of toxicity at companies that continue to harbor these little "corporate terrorist". But most importantly, I want people to be heard without being censored, which is what Glassdoor, Indeed and LinkedIn seem to be doing on behalf of some companies.

Anyone talk to a Muslim therapist? Muslim matters because I’d like to talk about marital issues, and not sure others will get the religious context. NYC preferred. TIA!

Anyone familiar with working for Kiavi/LendingHome? My experience is in private equity and structured products, I’ve been wanting to leave that and enter real estate for a while. They’re a self-proclaimed FinTech organization and I’m not at all familiar with that kind of structure for a company.

Have an interview coming up with Amex for project management roles. Recruiter said they are considering me for multiple open roles? Can anyone give me some insight into this? There’s a behavioral and American Express technical interview

I applied for a job at Visa and was contacted the same day. A few days later I had a 30-minute screening interview with the hiring manager. I knew I was very early in the process since the job had only been posted for a few days. It's been 3 weeks and I haven't heard back, even after reaching out to the recruiter. Have I been ghosted or is there still hope? Does anyone at Visa have insights? Looks like there are a ton of jobs posted so maybe they are just backed up?

Someone made disposable Hijabs as part of PPE. Super cool idea!

What does transitioning from entrepreneurship > top VC fund look like? Seems like they usually come in at the partner level, but what kind of background would they need? Would say a 7-figure exit mean much? Low 8-figure?

How risky is going to a startup which is currently going through Series A? Have just received an offer.

A day at the beach is the best way to destress after a busy week.

Recent grads - how would you rate the similarity between your idea of banking (from recruiting, research, etc.) before you joined and your actual experience so far? Mine would be 40%.

Does anyone know what the base salary increase is going from Analyst to AVP at Barclays in the UK is? Front office trading role

Any good bottomless brunch recommendations in manhattan?

Anyone running in the Chicago marathon this year? Ramping up my training to morning runs. Nothing life 5am wake-ups.

Has anyone heard anything about the culture at SK Capital? Can't find much info online

Is it a red flag if a company told me they want to make me an offer but are taking a really long time to actually send me an official offer?

Got negative feedback about my email tone. Was told some of them requesting items were too "blunt" and borderline rude. Since when did our jobs become a non-contact sport?

Tips for managing difficult employees? It's my first time having direct reports and they challenge EVERYTHING. How do I motivate them and get them working with me instead of against me?

When a private equity firm invests in your company, they do expect to exit their investment within the next five to seven years.

What's the most you've ever paid for a single drink?

Is Citi a dysfunctional organization, true or false?

Any good book recommendations for profitability and performance management for banking industry? Or books on best practices for calculating economic capital?

Any CAIA holders out there? How have you generally been viewed?

How many sq ft is your place?

New obsession: homemade cold-brewed coffee. It’s crazy easy to make, and tastes so much better than a normal drip coffee.

Any pros and cons on either getting the capital one venture card or a credit card with United. I want to start traveling more and mostly fly with United since it has a lot of flights out of my nearest airport. Debating on which one would be better.