On average, what time do you log on and log off each day? Please separate out weekdays and weekends.

Hey Fishbowl Friends,

This is a check in post.

How has everyone been feeling about their week?

How’s your mental health is week?

How’s your over all emotional health?

Best way to use your own credit card for hotel without trouble? - I left my corporate card at home.

Hello Fishes,
I have dropped my resignation(in @Dassault) due to the unavoidable reasons(Bad management and poor working environment).

currently I don't have any offers in hand but I just can't work here due to the above mentioned points. We(myself & 2 more) have taken this step due to the fact that we need some peace in our life.

myskill sets - JavaScript, Reactjs(Redux), Vuejs, Nodejs, MongoDB(a bit) and AWS(certified practitioner).

Have we taken the right step?

What is the dollar amount you're willing to take more to go back to 5 days a week, 8 to 5 in office?
1. From fully remote job / position / condition
2. From 2 days in 3 days remote condition / position / job

Looking to move to San Antonio and we're looking at places in Alta Vista and El Dorado. Pros and cons? We have two kids under five, so looking for a nice family community with good schools.

I started full time at an agency mid pandemic so have never once worked in the office. I find myself working 50+ hour weeks even from home. Everyone who says "I can't wait to be back at the office" - are they really serious? To tack on commute time and public transit anxiety, wake up at the crack of dawn. Will working from the office somehow decrease the work load and increase productivity? Genuinely curious who wants to go back and why.

Anyone been asked to take a week off before August 31? If so, when did you join and what level are you? I’m worried that I’m being singled out for lay-off as I’ve checked with a few friends and no one has received that request.

Any firms de-vesting physical office spaces? Heard rumor Deloitte is doing so... true/false? Any others?

Hi! I’m looking for a producer role out in San Fran (coming from Chicago), does anyone know of places looking? Or good agencies to reach out to? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

Best no-show socks?

What are everyone's thoughts on executive MBA vs. traditional MBA? I'm currently pursuing a traditional MBA but sometimes I wonder what could've been 😅

Anyone got any part time work for a Fin functional consultant who’s left the ecosystem but still wants to do some workday stuff on the side?

Hi! For those that had crypto in Voyager, is there hope to get the crypto back in the future if their assets are bought by another firm or do we assume it’s lost?

Salesforce 🐠, does the company have any perks for employees related to children education like providing low cost 529 plan?

Anyone have good tricks for getting around the AdAge / AdWeek pay walls? I do want to read a small % of the trash they post but IMO it’s definitely not work paying for.

Curious what are people’s favorite coffee chat questions - or memorable ones you’ve been asked?

so guys when are the h1b lottery results going to be released??

Any insight on Sheppard Mullin’s SF office, specifically L&E? Are they full remote moving forward?

Are there any productivity systems (e.g. Getting Things Done, etc.) and related software/apps that you have found helpful as big law associates?

I’m about to be a third year, and I lateraled into a specific midlaw practice group (a type of litigation) early this past year out of a toxic biglaw general litigation practice. Well, it’s been a year and I truly hate my life. I transferred here because I wanted to do a specific kind of law and to escape my previous employer, but now all I want is to switch back into general lit but stay at the firm. Has anyone had similar exp/have specific advice if you were a senior/partner watching me?

What is the best software/legal technology solution used by your firm that has changed your work life, and which you now can’t live without?

Anyone successfully take a couple hours off every evening (e.g., 5-7 pm) before logging back on for dinner, gym, family time etc.? How is it working out for you? Do people know this schedule of yours? Any advice on how to incorporate?

Any land use/zoning attorneys here? What does the work entail?

Is it a bad idea to accept a class year bump if I lateral? I worked for a year in-house after law school before joining a firm as a first year associate. The lateral offers I've received would bump me up a year so that my firm class year matches my law school graduation year.

Anyone else in white collar super busy all of a sudden??? What’s going on?

Just moved from Big4 to law firm. When going over feedback on client work you did, that’s non-billable training time, correct? It seems obvious to me, but I don’t want to ask such an obvious question to people at my new job. I’d just like some confirmation that this is correct.

What book did you find most useful for professional development as a litigator? Recommendations?

What does an office managing partner do exactly? Do they still have billables - or is it more managerial?

For how long do we think federal student loans will be paused? The expectation is through the end of the year but that seems arbitrary. Wouldn’t it make more sense to extend until new capitalization rules kick in? Not that I’m complaining, I have about half my outstanding balance sitting in a separate savings account but just trying to plan.

Are discretionary bonuses (beyond what’s market) usually handed out automatically? I don’t think my firm will add it to my bonus on its own but I’m also unsure about how to ask for it?

What’s a good way to assess the health of a practice group (e.g. bench strength and that they’ll be enough work to go around)?

What are the consequences of quitting V50 four months in to join a federal agency? The agency is my dream job that I will see myself in for 8-10 years. Any chance the firm will be annoyed but understanding? Or will they just be upset and annoyed. I know this can be seen as a jerk move but there was no way for me to know that I’d get this agency job when I accepted the firm job. Agency’s job announcements typically get 250+ applications per vacancy.

Are corporate senior associates who are pretty good/competent but not gunning for partner now valuable again in this hot transactional market? In the past seniors always seemed to be pushed out if not a clear partner candidate/no book and struggled in the lateral market but it seems the market has changed that for the time being. 8th year M&A senior here - very burnt out but also very competent.

Are large firms disorganized? In a quest to quickly get work done, and to be thorough, it seems to me that large firms just throw bodies at the issue. No project management, no clear delineation of duties, no planning.

Does anyone have a certified fraud examiner (CFE) certification? How helpful is it for investigations work?

3rd year transaction associate - I always seem to make errors under the pump (urgent entry of numbers or details at closing) etc - how can I improve this? The normal advice of taking the time to re-check etc doesn’t really work because it’s urgent!! Help

Thoughts on Law360’s recent “prestige” rankings of firms?

Thinking of quitting and starting my own firm. A 6th year real estate attorney. Who thinks I’ll succeed?