Starting at Google SFO office in a month and planning to live in SFO. What are some safe neighborhoods (not too far from downtown SFO office) that I should be looking for ?

Moving to NYC from Australia.
Want to know what to expect as an Account Supervisor.
5 years exp across local and intl brands, the kicker is that its been in brand partnerships, and not ATL.
Thoughts?

My husband is looking to make a move from journalism (writing about sports and pop culture) to brand strategy. Does anyone know of any junior brand strategy openings in San Francisco?

Anyone have CPA recommendation in ATL - specifically need help handling RSUs for pre IPO company.

Hi! I’m interested in moving to San Diego in the next six months. Any tips for job searching from New England? I’m currently working in social media, internal communications and content creation at a real estate firm. Curious to know if anyone has done that type of move and how did you navigate the job search.

Anyone else in ATL? We had the highest inflation increase of any city in the nation last year and COL is way up. My rent is now more than it was in DC. Anyone seeing COL adjustments? F20 not FAANG.

What is EY’s WFH policy post Covid? I’ll be joining the firm and want to gauge the office (especially decision makers) views on teams’ working flexibility. Will be in the ATL office if that helps

Hello and happy Thanksgiving! What are the pros and cons of living in San Diego vs San Francisco? I’m from NY and looking to move to one of those locations. I’m hoping to get more info on rent, dating, entertainment, taxes, and job stability.

Hi! I am currently a mortgage loan closer and funder in the DFW-TX area. I want to make sure that I am being compensated appropriately. What is the average salary for my position? Is a bonus per file the norm? Are yearly raises a thing?

Let’s get this bowl active and going. What are ATL fishes doing for fun this weekend?

Recommends on best Marriott property to stay at in San Francisco for New Years ?

What’s an appropriate comp package for an institutional investment management company in San Francisco? Interviewing for an associate director role and trying to understand salary.

Hey San Jose!

Any F 🐠s around?

Oh boy, they just paged “Mary and Joseph” in LGA C....

Any input on job offerings I’ve received. Morgan Stanley CRU risk officer pay is $70k with a less than 10% bonus. And KeyBank position is a private client advisor pay is $67k but bonus can range from $10k -$25k depending on performance and other compensation factors. Currently a Investment Consiltant at WFA making $62k with a $7k bonus. Both are in office positions in SLC, UT. TIA

OPEN ROLE:
Administrative Assistant in San Francisco
MUST have a background in Financial/Banking Services and have a stable work history.
This is a very stable, growing, and reputable company.

$75-85k

Hey, work at Big 4 in San Diego office doing fin services - want to move into something techish related in San Diego. Any thoughts?

LOL. That IND MIA game that just ended was so silly, dude straight up knelt down to tie his shoes while ball was in game.

How much are you all paying for yard work and house help in the bay area? New to the city. New house. And no time to take care of these. But also worried about spending too much

Hi Fishes,

I got offer Letter from infosys 2.5 months back, now when I am trying to decline the offer by sending a mail to HR, it was not getting delivered as HR left the organisation 1 month back, I forwarded mail to feedback team of infosys but still got the mail from onboarding team with joining details and WebEx link, kindly suggest how to proceed in this case.

How do you handle people who deny climate change and global warming? It happens way more than I'd like it to when I tell people what I do for a living. I used to ignore it, but I want to start clapping back at them.

13 LPA fixed for Package Specialist. Is it good for a 3.2 years exp candidate? How much can we expect in hand?

Looking for the essential UI type styles for a style guide. I need to create a UI style guide for a website without actually designing a website. I’m curious what everyone sees as a broadly helpful set of type styles and what each purpose would be. eg H1/Display headline, H2/Display subheads, H3/Page headers, H4/Page subhead, H5/ Module headers, H6/ Labels or eyebrows, Large text, Medium text, Caption text, Text link, Button

(I know, I know H tags are about importance not scale)

what is the salary range for a consultant at progression level 1 with accenture in a tier 2 city?

Books you would recommend for consulting or personal development?

How do you handle if both j1 and j2 offer health insurance or 401k? Do you decline if they’re the through the same provider?

I work for a mortgage company and I service many commercial mortgages that are unique in structure which makes servicing more challenging. Since we are a smaller company we have to come up with solutions or work harder get things done. I would say I do some managerial work now and train new staff. How should I approach a salary increase? What’s the ball park of commercial mortgage loan service salary?

Anyone here from Accenture Operations?
What is the avg hike % in Base Pay?
What is the avg Variable Pay out %?
Level 9 & 8.

Do all PM interviews have case study and strategy questions? Have you had an interview where you weren’t presented with them? I have two panel interviews with the same company coming up and was just curious!

How do you approach usability testing for new onboarding sequences? I work with a variety of SaaS businesses and recently requests have come in to test onboarding prototypes.

New users are the first to touch onboarding so how do I recruit the appropriate participants to test? Recruiting new users doesn’t seem feasible, I would think we should run A/B tests and cross-check analytics to measure success? Any insight is appreciated!

I think I may have finally had it.

A couple of decades in this field and now I want to just walk away. The grind in tech is soul-destroying, and the vast majority of the time, coworkers outside of UX have no idea what it is, what it’s for, and how it’s applied. I’m at my wits end and the constant problem is a kind of “willful misunderstanding” of our process and value.

After wasting too many years on design immature companies, It’s senselessly depressing. I’ve given away too much of myself.

Hey 👋 just joined here and my second post . I started my construction business now for over two years working on residential renovations and looking to make the jump to commercial construction! Looking for a mentor who is knowledgeable of Commercial construction and can help me understand the ins and outs of the industry here in San Diego. Please reach out if you’re in commercial industry and would like to help. Would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏻

I’m starting in audit accounting in Charlotte, NC as an associate. What’s the best way to find out how much I should be looking for when it comes to salary?

Hello all, anyone know people who are seeking Azure, AWS, or web design professionals? Always looking to help people in these areas. Thanks in advance ;)

Hi Fishes,

Can anyone help me with a referral in Bain & Co. For the role of Associate/Senior Associate?

I have 3.2 years of experience as a Business Analyst/Consultant in a Big 4 firm.

Thanks

Does hsbc have Christmas shutdown like most firms? Or is everyone working through the holiday season

What would be your fake customer support name if you could choose and why? I’ll go first “Karen.”

Anyone feel frustrated at times with the super aggressive sales personalities we deal with? My AE is always pushing on every ask no matter how minuscule it is. My vp is super anal about anything we do. I understand these guys pull in huge commissions and bonuses that’s why they are so motivated. However what I personally feel is they just nag us until we do the job according to their spec. Just venting……anyone else feel the same?

Looking for possible Google referral, interested in positions out of Reston VA and Washington DC ( security clearance, DoD work)

Recruiter reached out to me saying they wanted to setup a call to give me an update post my round 1 interview. What are the odds of a reject?

Is Google the end game?

Would someone be able to look over my resume and let me know if I would be a good fit for a role at Google? Just a little background I have 4 years experience, halfway through my MBA in Strategy & Analytics and a certified scrum master.

Trying to set up my home office. Would love recommendations on gear (standing desks, camera's/mic's, chairs etc.).

Can anyone help me with a referral at Google for a TPM role.🙏

Anyone here kindly help me put a referral at Google infrastructure team? Currently working as Lead Cyber Security Solution Engineer with experience in deploying network monitoring tools and engineering experience in transitioning from on premises to cloud environment.

I have got an email from a recruiter that she’ll be sending my CV to the hiring manager. Can someone please help me understand the recruiting process for S&O lead role? From a previous post, I understand that there will be following interviews:

Screening
Role related
Case
Googlyness
Cognitive ability

What is the content of these interviews? What do they look for? How can I prepare? I don’t have much technology my background, so a little worried going into the interview. Any advice please?

Hello, I’ve just completed my TPM on-site today. How long before the decision is made by the HC? What base and TC can I expect ? I’ve 5+ years at MAANG, across engineering, analyst, TPM roles.

How high can google go on signing bonus ( currently $25k) and equity (currently $65k) for L4 position.. total exp 4 years .. should I negotiate?

My upcoming interview for an S&O role will have a SQL assessment. Any insight into how advanced SQL assessments are for non-tech roles at Google?

Question for ex-consulting (esp MBB) folks who landed up at Google - are you happy with the decision you took? Why / why not? I'm an MBB Consultant with an offer for a role in Strat Ops in another country. Also evaluating a similar role in a fast growing, publicly lister SaaS company closer to home - faster growth, more flex to work remotely. Want to understand if consulting folks are happy with Google overall, despite a potentially slower / more open ended growth path.

Ant TPgM willing to chat? Eyeing a role and need to know more about it. I already have an invite for an interview with a fellow TPgM and want to be better prepared for it! TIA🙏🏻

Is anyone on here in Product Management at Google? If so what are the most exciting products to work on right now? Also, I used to be at Salesforce, and wondering how PM roles compare to PMM at Google

Is the GSU price while vesting based on the market rate at the time of vesting or is it fixed based on the stock price during hire date/month?