Sunday rant: I think the laziest form of input solicitation is fwding an email or Slack message with a “Thoughts” appended to it. I feel the only adequate response is to reply with “Hmmm…”

So...
What to do? What to do?

Came back to school in August with a cruise ship still sitting on my stage. We walked away from Anything Goes the day after the sitzprobe because of the quarantine. Still taking the wind out of my sails.

We are here now, but not able to stage shows. Logic says, "Do a radio show!" Just not sure I want to subject the kids to the emptiness of that performance style given the Zoom life they've been living. The production of it could be fun though.

Thoughts?

I love teaching art but am having to teach remotely to 1150 kids, k - 5. Have about 54 amazing elementary art teachers in my district that share SO much! I could retire (34 yrs), but just don’t want to because I love what I do! Feeling like my students aren’t getting what they should because I am struggling with Zoom, Microsoft, safe YouTube, bitmoji, embedding, downloads, editing, etc. Anyone else feeling this way?

As things start to open up fully, some of my institutional clients are sending notices that we are expected to do X activity over zoom from here on out (things we used to do in person). Clearly it’s a cost cutting measure. Anyone else feel like filing for telephonic appearance so the insurance company can save a buck isn’t going to sit well with judges who prefer in person attendance? I hope they deny all of them so my billables don’t suffer. Less travel = more desk bs I have to do to hit quota

Just me here hoping that slack never adds the “read” notification on messages.

What website can you use to play simple games over zoom (Chinese checkers, chess, checkers)?

Anyone looking to do a case prep this weekend via Skype / phone?

How are you teaching middle or high school chorus in the fully virtual realm? I’m looking for new ideas and techniques. I hate that my choirs can only sing on Zoom with everyone muted...that’s the opposite of choral singing :-(

I have an interview for a Principal Renewals Manager role at Slack/Salesforce this Wednesday and I was hoping for some advice on how I can wow them? Ive done a lot of research and made loads of notes but get very nervous in interviews and dont always articulate how I would want to / say everything I want to cover. It also doesnt help that the job im in at the moment makes me absolutely miserable and im desperate to leave… help!

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.

Just realized I hadn’t had an in-person interview since 2019. I’ve done multiple zoom interviews and was onboarded remote in 2020. About to see a real person today! Wish me luck.

What’s the dress code for zoom interviews? So far, I’ve definitely been dressed more formally than my interviewers but could be because they were tech companies

Anyone figured out a good way to keep hearings public? I'm trying to figure out if I can get the courts to post zoom links for hearings somewhere.

Are forums dying out? Are they still worth developing for a new community, or would you go straight to Discord/Slack?

Read this on Bored Panda: Just Had A Zoom Job Interview, And The Recruiter Asked Me To ‘Show Her Around The Room

I am curious how other inclusion teachers are being utilized when the school is doing remote learning. I find that I am sitting in the zoom class and have very little opportunity to contribute. I am having discussions with my teachers on ways that I can better support them and the students when remote.

Why did you become a Sales Engineer?

I’ll start: Happenstance.

Interviewing for BIOLIFE today and looking to gain insight from anyone who works for the company.

How do folks effectively save for a house down payment and max retirement?

$RNWK 🚀 is it next GME?

Let's say through a combination of aggressive saving, high income, and savvy investments, I manage to save several million by the time I'm 40.

If at that time I decided to pursue my passion and go to law school so that I can be an affordable attorney for worthy causes, will my age hold me back from getting into law school?

Hello Technie's,
I am in a confused state of mind with my current situation & I can surely use some advice from you guys.
I'm working with a product company for almost 5+ yrs now & recently decided to separate from them for obvious compensation reasons.
I have multiple offers now with product/service based companies.
The top and the best offer I have is from a service based organization of almost 100% hike.
Now my company wants to retain me & offering me even higher. What should I do?

Recently joined TCS and hate the project here. Impossible to get a release from the project. I'm okay to quit. How do I break this to my manager?

What would be the take home monthly salary for 25lpa after all the standard deductions? Can anyone please help out in this regard? Also how is product owner role at Accenture any idea? Please guide me

Hi everyone

Kindly share your experiences here

I have cleared three round of interviews in VMware for a business analyst position. One primary screening and two technical rounds. One more round is scheduled for further discussion. So is it a technical round or not. Also how many rounds are there going to happen.

Can anyone share work culture and flexibility in olam Chennai. Also what is salary range and incentives for associate director in olam.

Hi All-
Need a suggestion. H1 maxing out in sept 2021.
Got a job offer from small consulting firm (<200 people) and they are ready to file my GC from day1. About to resign in next couple of weeks once I receive my h1 approval.
But Deloitte sent a notification that they are restarting Perm process. Currently with Deloitte - nothing has been filed. They have the JD and all the documents from my side but haven’t filed pwd yet. Stay or move out .?

5th year with the company, C3, level 9 going level 8 soon (CD&O), NYC, base 117k - where am i in the pay band? Switching companies, trying to figure out how much to expect/ask

What is the right amount of guidance & support an employee in apprenticrship should receive at work? How much responsability?

Losing hair really badly!!! :( I dont know if its the thyroid meds or just pregnancy. I'm currently 13 weeks. Any recommendations? I'm doing the hair oil stuff but that will take time.

hi ,

any one joining accenture on may 16th? please let me know

Does anyone have feedback or recommendations on robo cleaners in India? Thinking is sending one to family. With lockdown mom getting tired of cleaning by herself.

Any recommendations for mattresses for a side sleeper (medium firm) and on the cheaper end? (Moved to a new city and don’t know how long I will stay…may only be a year)

One of the reasons I want to transition from industry to consulting (tier 1) is that I get frustrated when I have to collaborate with mediocre people. My assumption is that Tier 1 consulting firms hire really sharp people and if I can get in, I’ll be collaborating with folks on top of their game (not expecting much from clients). I’m aware there are personal aspects I need to work on like my mindset, patience etc etc, but I just get so frustrated with blatant stupidity.

I’m so bored during this pandemic, I’m starting to consider having kids at some point.

How can I get one of my coworkers to stop apologizing before they make any comment or possible feedback that may come off as a critique? I’m an analyst, so they aren’t trying to suck up or anything :(

I have been on a local client since forever and now considering to travel to work on projects I like. Can anyone tell me how miserable or fun traveling is?

This is random but im getting a ridiculous amount of random phone calls from 919 numbers. I’m from NC too so my number starts with 919 too but any idea what could be going on???

Layoffs at Walmart corporate 😬😬

Any book recommendations for someone who worries way too much about work? Have already read The Subtle Art...looking for other good ones? Specific to consulting would be awesome!

Business travellers with status get priority boarding - why do you go stand in line way before boarding? You don’t need to worry about cabin space, what are you trying to prove? 🤔

boss fought & gave me highest performance rating of 5 (scale of 1-5, 5 being highest) but when she got her rating they gave her a 4 (saying bc forced ranking she had to take a 4 so I could get a 5?!?

After a year using my home office setup, especially the 27 inch monitor, how can I ever go back to the traveling life with tiny laptop screen? 😔

First time switching jobs. How do health benefits work - if I have some past claims I haven’t submitted yet but fall under old employers’s time period. Am I hooped or can I still submit all of that stuff?

If anyone needs a referral to KPMG, reach out to me on DM!

Has anyone used gliders that stick on tyres of office chair, for better movement over the carpet?

If I had a traditional IRA before being employed in a 401k eligible role, can / must I roll that IRA into the 401k or can I leave the accounts separate without deleterious tax consequences?

Have junior/mid-level (Manager and below) consultants at your firm escalated long working hours as a major issue in the last ~6months? Does your firm believe it is a legitimate issue? How is your firm winning and delivering solid client work while dealing with this issue?

I feel stuck as a Strategy Manager and want to make a career pivot at 35. But have no idea what i should do? Any suggestions, resources or books that I should read to help with my existential mid thirties crisis? I have experience in technology consulting, corporate strategy, freelance consulting and law. Do I go back to being an Attorney, or do I retrain and become a financial advisor or something else?

Just went under contract on a place and need renovations. What steps can I take to accelerate the renovation prior to closing?

Describe the best partnership you have had at work? Did it happen by chance or choice? What made the person the best partner? What did you achieve? Is it recent or years ago?

Are you partial to the folks who are attractive or look younger than you? 🙃🤐