Question about PTO - my contract says 25 days but is this inclusive of any office shutdown over Christmas/New years (if there is one?). In Sydney office if that provides some context. Thanks!

Best place to go for a short vacation after tax season?

Is Ogilvy Chicago going to unlimited time off this year?

What are the best defense company vacation and healthcare policies?

What restaurants are serving on Christmas? Hoping to take my out-of-town relatives somewhere nice for the holiday.

Just got free weekend night reward from Hilton for spending so much $$ on my Amex HH card. Haven’t looked into details yet, but anyone have difficulty using this (calling and booking the room)? Are certain brands excluded? Is it easy to combine with another booking/to include on a vacation?

How do you guys find time to interview at other companies? Do you take PTO or make up an excuse like a dentist's appointment? Recruiters want to meet but want to do it on a 1-2 notice. Help?!

Let's start a thread to highlight which industries and/or companies are doing right by their employees this holiday season. Share your job title and what kind of year-end bonus you are getting. (Feel free to share your company's name if you are comfortable doing that)

My partner threatened to leave me if I don't stop working because I'm completely overtaxed and have become a nightmare to be around, and we don't need the money. This is obvious a terrible thing for them to say, but it was in the moment and they expressed they didn't mean it as a real threat afterwards. Other than telling me they should go to therapy, should I be considering taking time off? I love my job and sometimes I think it's actually the only thing that's providing a modicum of sanity.

Is anyone else hoping for an insane blizzard to hit mid-next week so they have an excuse not to drive downstate to spend Thanksgiving with their extended family? Some of my family's FB posts since last week's elections tell me it's going to be a long holiday weekend.

Joining a new company soon. My new company gives only 10 weeks of maternity leave. Since it won’t be a year yet if I can make it to labor, I won’t have the additional weeks of parental leave. I am in CO. Are there any labor laws that give me additional time off? Thanks!

Help me evaluate offers.

Deloitte A&C, analytics consultant. Essentially a dashboard warrior for first year.

Boutique Tech company, tech strategy.

Moving out of Audit Analytics at deloitte. Deloitte has better PTO and Exits. Boutique has better WLB and exposure. Pay is roughly the same

I have a hand full of k-5 students who have gone the first half of the school year without music because of remote learning. Our district is moving to 100% traditional teaching after the MLK holiday. Any suggestions for reintroducing concepts to the group of students that’ll be joining us f2f for music the first time this school year?

If you are traveling to another state or country can you access your workstation and communicate/give advice to your clients? I.e. working when out of country on vacation. (Am at a wirehouse)

Does your company have a holiday party? Do you go to it? Is it considered rude if you don't go?

Hello Everybody.
I really need leave for two weeks. My project does not have long leave policy but it has strict target policy. The last best leave I took was for 4 days only. I really need a long leave so I can have a vacation atleast once. it's been 3 years I worked in my current project. Never taken a long leave. Plz suggest me good ideas. I'm not sick but getting depressed day by day.

Hi Guys,
Am holiday a offer of 25F + 10% V but Optum is still offering a max of 22.5F+15%V. Am disappointing that Optum is paying so low than all others in market. Was expecting higher from Optum given it is a product based and a captive of UHG. HR trying to convince me that i will have great learning at Optum. Please share your option.
YOE 9.4yrs.
Fullstack: Angular, Azure, .Net Core, SQL.

Hi All,

How long do ppl in the US generally take leaves in December for vacation?
Only last couple of weeks or the entire month?

I’ve been waiting for security clearance since July and just found out I’m pregnant after trying for a year. I’m hoping clearance will be granted in early spring 2021 and I can start work soon after. Thankfully taking unpaid time off isn’t a big issue (won’t be eligible for FMLA or parental leave), but worried about timing and telling HR & my supervisor. I’m planning to tell them once I start; know timing isn’t ideal and stressed about starting off on the wrong foot. Any advice?

Hi Fishies :) I'm currently recruiting for a couple of senior engineer roles and have been making use of AngelList. The HMs have asked me to look into other similar recruitment tools and I would really appreciate any advice on similar recruitment tools I can look into. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions :)

Hi,

I got an email from Uplers that they find my profile as a good fit. I wanted to understand how genuine is Uplers.

Anyone follow Civil’s blockchain token offering? I was intrigued and bought a small amount to test around news media. But it looks like it went very poorly. Wondering if others were interested.

Anyone have thoughts on Syneos Health Communication?

So I have this really strange satiation. I was asked to review a service agreement, and some attachments, governing website design and hosting client is buying. Literally 25 pages of the most ambiguous, inconsistent, supplier friendly thing I have ever read. Supplier insists using its documents (starting from scratch would have been Faster). The total deal is only $5,000 (which is an insanely good deal) but the time to fix these documents is going to exceed that. How would you deal with this?

I interviewed with PwC for sf dev two weeks back. Last week I called up the HR who got me interviewed for an update on it but she just said that give us some more time we will get back to you. Is it pretty usual in PwC to take this much time?

Favorite mom blogs? Specially looking for perspectives on vaccines, but general mom blogs to get me in the zone would be great. Thanks!🙌🏻

Looking for flatmate in a fully furnished 3BHK (with TV, fridge, AC, RO, Microwave, bed, cupboard, sofa etc) in a prime location of Kalyani Nagar.
Rent: 50K
Society Name: Fortaleza (one of the biggest societies of Kalyani Nagar with all modern amenities)
Time to reach office: 20-25 mins
Possession: 1st August (negotiating for July)

Brokerage applicable. Only for Pune folks.
Looking to close the deal ASAP. DM for details.

Hi all
I have been working in Amazon for past 2 years in L3 quality specialist in last mile analytics and quality (LMAQ) team. I was looking for similar roles in different companies, can anyone help me in this.

People that have moved to LA from other states, how do you feel about your move as you reflect back?
Top 3 things that you love?
Top 3 things that you don't?
And knowing what you know now, would you have still moved?
40s single M looking to move to LA from the midwest and would love to learn from experiences of others.
Thanks all for sharing!

How important is the way you look at work for you? My partner is a professional wardrobe stylist who's launching a business to help professionals curate and make the most of their clothes for professional advancement. Does this seem like a viable business? Would you use a service like this?

What should be ideal salary in servicenow for 8 yoe

Can any P share when would calls be made for newly elected APs and Ps? If you aren’t aware, would you mind checking with relevant Ps?

What Shakespeare play is a must teach for you?

Do you pay out of pocket on insurance premiums at your firm? My wife may leave her job to stay home and we’re on her insurance. My firm told me we’re $750/pay period or $18k/yr. that sounds absurd.

Writers, do you have your work on a password-protected site or just use a PDF? Someone at my agency just got fired because he had client work posted on his site for anyone to see (cont.)

Does anyone in the London office know which laptops (including specs if possible) are provided to consulting staff?

Also, is there a BYOD policy? Are staff able to log into Teams/Outlook etc on personal laptops?

Hi,

Does anyone have comp numbers at Senior Consultant and Engagement Manager level for the London office? (Base + Bonus %)

Have looked on Glassdoor which puts TC at about £120k for SC, but not sure how accurate this is, especially accounting for recent industry wide bumps. For EM, there is only a range

Thanks in advance!

What were SCs doing yesterday afternoon?

Any AS 🐠 that can provide a referral. Have 15+ years in TMT…looking for a change. Thanks!

Interested in a manager position at Altman but want to stay in the DC area. Would that be possible?

What should I be expecting for my first couple months and first project? Joining out of college soon and a bit anxious on what to expect - thanks!

Anyone at Altman Solon London who can provide total comp figures for Consultant, Senior Consultant and Engagement Manager levels?

Base/bonus breakdown would also be great. Currently at a T2 generalist firm and thinking of switching, but would be good to get a sense of comp progression (Glassdoor data seems incomplete)

What’s the comp structure for Directors? How much is the base and how does the bonus component work?