Pakistan cutting down on tea as they are paying the imports with debt. What a sad state. Karachi stock market was booming like BSE 2 decades ago and how these corrupt guys have taken the country down just like Sri Lanka.

Anyone use Bitdefender for personal laptop? Is it better than Kaspersky?

Hi, fishes,

I'm a developer with 3.2 years of IT experience.

Eventually,, I want to move into management.

I want to know if is tre a fast-track way to switch from Development to management. I'm aware of the conventional method of progression after 6-7 YOEs in development. However, I am exploring this side a bit more.

Do help me. Thank you

Are Bain expense policies same across levels? Are there any limits to meals/ beverages that you can claim? Is it in line with MBB?

What are some things you guys wish you knew before you started your NetSuite implementation?

I’m at a small company that’s sort of becoming medium sized, and a new exec pushing to quickly implement NetSuite and I just want to make sure we’re not getting in over our heads, he’s trying to get this done within two months

We currently use Salesforce, quick books, and excel, we’ll be consolidating a lot of accounting and finance stuff into netsuite and integrating it with Salesforce

Can start as Associate at BCG in Sept (w/ all campus hires), Oct, or Nov. Can anyone share if there’s any material pros/cons to starting in November? I personally can’t think of any other than missing PE front office recruiting.

Someone emailed an attachment to the meeting group today, wrote it was for "today's sesh" and if I ever see them in the flesh I will strangle them

Best time management advice?

Anyone hear back about the Kellogg partnership?

How do you create a lagged time series in excel? Lag of order 1 and 2

Hello Fishes,

I have been getting mails like increase in revenue of 7.5% for IBM in this quarter. Can we expect bonus under growth driven profit policy?

Hey,

What do you guys feel about Online MBA?
Is it valuable? Do companies appreciate an online degree?

I live in Florida's 5th district and am genuinely so discouraged by the options of the universal primary. They're all Republicans which is why it's universal and i was like ok fine I'll just vote for the most moderate as I've voted for moderate Rs in the general of local elections before. 1st ones 1st Google result was a bunch of transphobic tweets, 2nd ones 1st result was fb campaign page of antivax BS, 3rd one is the incumbent who just voted against marriage yesterday... Why

Over the last 6 months I have been working to develop an EdTech App, the app is designed to change the way children in K-6 interact with technology. I have not been able to dedicate the time required to bring this from a prototype to a money making app. I would love to find a Co Founder that is able to come in and help get this idea moving. Do you know someone that might be able to help or are their better sites to search for a Co Founder?

I went to Toronto for the weekend and just got called a sand n-word, couple things:
1. I’m Indian so jungle would probably be better than sand.
2. How can I get called a racial slur that I can’t say?

For those of you who are married, how much did you spend on your wedding and was it worth it? Looking back, what are the things you realized didn’t matter / wasn’t worth the spend?

Does anyone have any recommendations of things to do in Houston TX over Christmas this year?

What is the average salary for a Product Marketing Manager with 1 year of experience in Dallas?

As a Muslim, how comfortable are you at Deloitte with its culture and people? I got an offer and considering it

Any desi fish at Apple . Wanted to know hiw they process gc application after joining

28/M ABCD here, any F wants to hang around in DC sometime after consulting work hours?
Bored of this engagement in Virginia and wants to just have fun in dupont cirlce

Does the Trump immigration ban also affect visas already in place? I.e will my existing L1 visa be cancelled as well?

What SIM cards are preferred for parents visiting from India that they can use while here in US ?

Just moved from India to US and I have been addicted to having "chaai" twice a day at least during work hours. Ofcourse,I cant find Indian tea anywhere in office. Whats the closest alternative?

Best travel website for flight tickets to India?

Where is everyone watching the match? Do I need to get an espn subscription for one match or are there other providers?

What is Project Delivery Specialist in Deloitte equate too ? Senior 3 ?

Bowl Leader - this bowl is turning into a political battleground. Can we simply ban all types of political discussions? We could have a different bowl altogether to discuss Desi politics.

Just got an email from EY law that my H1-B extension is on hold (I have an approved I-140) till they figure out this new Memo. Not sure what to do next. They need dates / client details

Anyone here got booster shots for their Indian parents? Does any pharmacy accept Covishield or Covaxin vaccine cards?

Does anyone know of where to find remote part time work opportunities for older Indian women? My mom was a part-time after school teacher but has not been doing that due to covid (dad is high risk). I’m having her do some online typing lessons to get her to be a faster typer, maybe find her a data entry gig.

She does not want to do nanny’ing / babysitting. She’s a great teacher though and she’s trilingual (Telugu, hindi) - anyone know of where to find opportunities?

Any desis (ABDs, first gen, etc.) who live in western countries feel mentally exhausted trying to balance multiple cultures?

Folks, my fav aunt is sick in Mumbai. I wanted to send her a small care package to cheer her up. Simple stuff like a book, cookies, Multivitamins. What's the best way to send this across quickly?

Any recommendations for books for desi parents ? Politics , economics, world order , self help

Any Desi partners in Manhattan? Where do y’all live? Moving soon and want to scout options - schools are an important consideration obviously.

Anyone receive an approval for B1/B2 extension recently?
If yes, how long did it take to hear the final decision?
If not, were you able to reach uscis customer care?

Thanks in advance for any input !

Can someone help me decipher what’s going on here? I need a Desi perspective. Multiple men have sent me interest on matrimonial sites but when I accept and message, they don’t respond. But the same men swipe on other dating apps. Why? Recently, one guy sent an interest on a site and swipes right on two apps. But when I reach out on the site, he cancelled his interest. 🤯

Hey 🐠🐟🐡, do you know how can I send a cake to India with one-day delivery? TIA