Remember, its okay to not be okay.
Take time off and do what you enjoy.

Have an interesting scenario. Holiday party season is approaching. At one of our parties (during working hours) there is an optional “talent show.” Employees can win door prizes. We have an entry that is a religious song - like one you would sing in church. I assume we need to let this employee perform this - or we are setting ourselves up for trouble. Likewise, if we permit this song, I assume we cannot compel attendance to the talent show. The talent show is part of a lunch thing.

How long after you start a new job is it appropriate to take a vacation? And for what length of time?

Now that the holiday season has arrived, what's on the secret wish list for Black professionals in the accounting world?

What’s been your most impressive/successful salary negotiation when you’ve received an offer? Did you manage to get way more PTO or other perks?

You may not know what you want for Christmas this year, but your home sure does! Here is a Holiday wishlist we wrote up that will be a treat for your home this year:

🎄New paint job
🎄Video doorbell
🎄New windows
🎄A deep clean
🎄Solar roof

Your house has been good this year, splurge a little and give it some love back!

#JDTeam #homebuying #homeselling #realestate #chicago

Has anyone booked a trip requiring air travel and hotels/vacation rentals for 2020? Am I a giant dumbass if I do? I will go insane if I don’t leave my city this year and I’d love to get to the beach for at least a few days

I’m at 7.5 years of experience and got an offer letter saying 3 weeks of vacation. I’m currently at 5 weeks vacation - are companies typically flexible with this?

Any ideas on how to negotiate a delayed start date? I really want it to be Jan. My mental health needs some time off and this company breezed through interviews to offer in 1 week when I was expecting it to take at least a month. I really need some time to recover from burnout.

How many PTO/Vacation days do you usually take off a year if your employer offers unlimited PTO/Vacation days?

I just started a new job and this is the first time I’ve ran into this. It sounds nice but at the same time I hate the lack of direction. Help!

Anyone ever asked for a sign on bonus in the form of vacation days - so you don’t have to wait like 6 months in order to take 2weeks? Or ask for reduced pay at first to accelerate the accrual?

We're discussing the company holiday plan and it looks like my manager is going to pressure me to work on Thanksgiving this year. Late-stage capitalist america, now without holidays!

What is a good conversation value for IHG / holiday inn points ? Is “13k points for $100 room rate “ a good deal ?

How much stock do you put on benefits? I have two offers with stark differences in benefits. Job 1: role I want, but benefit sucks (2 weeks paternity leave, 20% coinsurance). Job 2: role is okay but higher level and great benefits (16 weeks paternity, 0% coinsurance, 5 more days of vacation). Total comp is the same though. I wonder if I should just focus on role but Job 2 is a large company, so I can move around after 2-3 years I’d expect. Thoughts?

In 2023 I'm wanting to help make my management more effective. So, I'm looking for a book or a couple of books to gift my team this holiday season. I would like books that focus on communication and taking ownership. Any recommendations?

What fun holiday things for adults :) are good to do in north Phoenix Scottsdale area ?

Morning! Being laid off sux, I been down this road 5x in my career it never bets easier.

Dust off contacts and make your rounds
* if you’re in a good position to take time off do some, seems we all need a mental break anyway

What holiday party did you get?
Anyone living close to an office, got a holiday party with food and drinks, and the venue started open for them until around midnight. Our remote workers got a one hour party w a DJ and trivia that let you win gift cards. Yeah it was nice to win a gift card but I found it lame in comparison to hanging out with my team in real life.

any examples of great CPG work? trying to get inspired past the excessive product beauty shots

Anyone looking for an AD partner? Or any job openings? DM if you here anything or just wanna look at my book. I’m ooking to boost my portfolio.

How long did you hear for an update after applying to visa with or without a referral?

Nobody asked, but here I share the best 5 tools that will ease your job as a community manager:

👉 Canva
👉 Hootsuite
👉 Google Drive
👉 CapCut
👉Qoob Stories

Would you add or change something?

What are some of the investing must-reads that you'd recommend?

Yesterday I officially got diagnosed with ADHD and MDD. I knew that I was feeling depressed but somehow getting diagnosed made me feel worse. I feel like I am a big failure. I had a mental breakdown yesterday night. This morning I woke up and cried for an hour at least. I had worse times in my life but this somehow feels like a trap I will never be able to escape. I’m so overwhelmed and lonely. Have no friends or family in the US. Don’t know what to do.

Any hot leads on Workers Compensation roles?

I have a love-hate relationship with DU.

Okay, I feel like if a QE in India needs to email me, an SE, to just press the 'resolve' button on a user story that was created after a bug report was issued and fixed, then maybe... Just MAYBE... There might be a bureaucracy problem. 😒

I’m a rebellious teenager trapped in a 30-year old woman’s body

Hi folks, I have an offer from Persistent for Java developer and they're offering me 7.5 LPA for Senior Software Engineer role.. Is this the right scale in Persistent ?
My experience is 3 years

Best resource to learn SQL?

Any thoughts on the best certifications to get in order to help move forward? I have considered the CCP from World at Work, but it’s fairly pricey to get by the time you wrap up everything. I was looking at both SHRM-CP and SPHR. Everyone that I have spoken to has the SHRM, but that’s also only looking at individuals in a small geographic footprint and within 3-4 different companies. I was hoping to get some thoughts on this from others? Thanks

How to broach taking time during the day for Ramadan for myself as a junior consultant - on a COVID related engagement so I’m reluctant if it’ll be received well...
Also how much time is okay to ask for?

Question my fellow Fish Bowlers♥️ I had a phone screen interview. The young lady stated to watch out for the email, attached will be the link for virtual interview w/ manager on Monday @10am but NEVER received an email. Should I email the recruiting analyst and advise I never received the email invite? Thank you all in advance.

@BC what do you think about SHOP puts?

Hi All,

If i accept the offer of company Abc (MNC) to get a counter offer and after getting better offer then if declined company Abc offer, then any penalty needs to be pay for 2 month?

Could you please help me out here.

People work best when inspired, connected, helped, communicated with and meet others. They learn so much from each other.
As we slowly get to opening offices, this bowl helps people by sharing tips, stories on how to stay sane, interpersonal skills etc.

How are you feeling today?

What did you do to stay sane today?

I have started 'no screens' hour as the first hour when I wake up and the last hour before I sleep.

I realized there is no need to start thinking of that meeting, or how to create that presentation from the moment I wake up.

What is that 1 change you made to your lifestyle that has helped your mental wellbeing?

Remember-
You are enough.

Does anyone here feel suicidal?
I have this inner urge of ending all my miseries. Sick of this looser life

A simple act of smiling at someone not only helps tee off the relationship, but sends all the right signals to your brain about your state.

Be generous with your smiles
You never know who needs it more than you.

Did you smile at a stranger today?

#smileaway #spreadlove

How are you coping with increasing anxiety and uncertainty over new variants?

I am finding it hard to comprehend and getting restless all the time.
Please share some tips. 🤔🙏