Texas biglaw: let’s name & shame firms who expect us to go back to the office five days a week with no hybrid model going forward.

Personally, I will continue to WFH twice a week despite my firm “strongly encouraging everyone to be in the office once vaccinated.” Wtf are they going to do? I’m an adult and if I’m billing my hours, it shouldn’t matter.

So let’s name, shame, & make it clear to these firms and their boomer management that we will not go back to the pre-Covid miserable grind.

Any 🐠 get Invisalign in Boston - recommendations on where? How was the experience during your treatment? Was between Smilebar or Align Dental.

Just had a consult at Smilebar. Ortho was ridiculously rude, spoke really fast, dismissed my concerns. Laughed at a few of my questions, rolled eyes at one. Everything was pressure to get me to commit ~$5.8k on the spot during a *15 minute consult*.

Hello Fishes,

Anybody recently joined Oracle Financial Services Software(OFSS) in product development team?
How is the work culture there?
Is it wfh or wfo?
I have my joining on Sep 22.
Please provide your valuable inputs.

One time I was SO wasted at my now exes family’s big xmas party... when it was over everyone went to bed or home, I had to pee so bad but I was too drunk to remember where the bathroom is so I opened a door and it had a small space inside and I just went in the dark

The next morning it turns out that someone peed in the closet inside of his mom’s purse where she had her now damaged passport and documents. She was furious and the family was shocked, I had no idea how to tell them so I didn’t...

“We are fully remote”

Me : Awesome so no travel required at all?

“Well you need to come to the office 3 times a week and the other two you will be popping into potential customers on site”

Me: So not remote at all…?

“No we’re remote, you get two days traveling not in the office”

Boomers and Gen X HR teams are FUNNY.

Is the one time wfh allowance higher than 18.5k now?

I've struggled with taking meds. I never understood the concept of "take your meds even if you feel good."

Today, I'm 28 days consistent taking my meds and I feel so. damn. great.

Keep going friends

Are there any work accommodations or benefits that you have at your company that help you to be productive with your ADHD? For example, having your desk away from foot traffic? What about those who work from home? Trying to figure out what might be helpful accommodations for those of us who are neuro spicy.

Relocation to Bengaluru or any other location in hybrid model is a scam, you will see all other locals, nearby hometown people are taking leaves, managing their work from home, taking sick leaves frequently to avoid office traffic.
But, you will ended up paying high-cost in low-end PG, searching for flat rent which will cost you your entire savings.

My wife’s 30th birthday is coming up at the end April. I want to do something nice for her but obviously there are Covid constraints. Any good ideas or recommendations? She’s not a fancy dinner kind of person so defaulting to that doesn’t work haha thanks in advance.

Can I add my two wheeler bike for fuel reimbursement in HCL ,Bike is registered in Telangana state and my work location is Noida and I am wfh in UP?

I joined Oracle in December. As a new joinee I was just given a laptop and nothing else but as far as I know new joinees get a few more things apart from laptop. Is it just me who faced this or all the new joinees during wfh have seen this?

So, my timing isn't what it used to be. I left the firm in January after I had a real talk with myself and admitted that this was not what I wanted to do and was not at all good for my mental health.

I’m considering moving to Philly from DC at the end of the year. Ideally, I would love to move to NYC but as someone that WFH I value having a nice apartment/more space. What are the pros and cons? Is the dating pool in Philly really that small?

I was recently hired by my dream agency. I get creative freedom, flexible hours, and I can work from home if I feel like it. Always keep looking for better opportunities, you never know when one might show up!

Hey sharks, im looking for opportunities. Any leads?

Anyone recently got promoted to C in S&C? If yes, what was the salary you were offered?

How to declare NPS in FBP

How many days before joining date do we get the on boarding mails and related stuff in wipro..

Just moved to the city and I'm excited to get out and try some new restaurants. What's your all-time favorite spot to grab a bite in Charlotte? (Bonus points if you can tell me what makes it awesome!)

Graduating with PhD in comp neuro next year. I just did a week long internship at MBB to check out consulting, which I loved but ultimately will not be accepting my offer for life considerations (my wife also works at MBB and we have young children). It was amazing getting a sense of what the work actually comprises.

Are there any similar day-long or week-long internship programs for data science? Would love to test it out for a little bit to see what I like/dislike.

I’m 33 years old living in Toronto (5 years in corporate), 1 year into product management as a product analyst, next move is product manager. Any idea how much I should be making as a PM in tech space? I’m at 72k now and honestly feeling underpaid after exploring here and talking to others

Do senior managers have an employment contract? what is the weeks of pay for separations (severance pay)?

So the National Consumer Helpline really works.
I had filed a complaint against Goibibo, who delayed my flight cancellation request until 1 day before departure hence the airline charged a higher cancellation amount.

A friend of mine introduced me to the portal when I filed a complaint explaining the matter in detail, uploading Twitter DM screenshots, where the company was clearly denying responsibilities on the above.

Took 2 months but today my refund was initiated by Goibibo.

Newbie here (24 yo) if I have no deductible in network and low deductibles for specialists am I ineligible to open a HSA? Do people pick higher deductible plans to leverage benefits of HSA? Thank you

Is there a law firm in Atlanta, where I can just shadow or volunteer?

Interested in starting up a “side” hustle with the potential of becoming my “main” hustle.

Work experience/skills are in audit (both internal audit and Big 4 F/S audits), enterprise risk management, consulting, finance, and data analytics. I’ve got an MBA & CPA. I don’t really care too much for tax but have volunteered with VITA in the past.

Anyone out there with similar experiences start a business consulting gig? What services do you offer? And do you find there is sufficient demand?

Hi I'm a certified professional coder with experience in regulatory and medical policy review and writing specs to build claims adjudication engines. I have working as s business analyst for a year and the role is too technical. I was hired for healthcare background but thrown into backend. I am looking for a new job on policy side or even functional BA. Any leads or advice you can give?

Hi Walmart,

Need a referral for SE 3

Which skillset has more onsite opportunities?

Current Skillset - PLSQL Developer

Looking at Strategy and Ops roles at Google (mostly in Chicago). I have 13YOE at various top companies. Harvard UG, Booth MBA. Wondering how best to represent my experiences in my resume and highlight relevant achievements. Anyone up for reviewing my resume or general advice here?

any salary ideas for a recent MBA grad with 3 YOE going into sales admin?

How involved are the partners in your firm with the day to day of cases? Not really involved unless an important depo or trial? I’m a second year and basically do everything short of trial.

How many would agree that an associate’s protest to accepting a work assignment by a partner is insubordination?

Anyone have an option on the Briggs and Morgan/Taft merger? What is the culture at Taft like in the Minneapolis office?

If a firm isn't presently hiring, should I still submit my resume and cover letter?

Jury selection should be abolished. If we are really supposed to try cases amongst the plaintiff's/defendant's peers, then why the hell are we as lawyers allowed to pick and choose. Cont

If I don’t answer your email, don’t call me.

What’s the least you’ve cleared your billable target by? Any folks out there hit their target plus just 1-5 hours?

Welp, are we in a law firm recession or not? Who is slow as snot, who is killing it this month? If ID I don't care, sorry.

So I found out that at my new firm there is an associates committee, who is also made aware of your progress on your billable hours. Why? What’s the purpose of the associates committee?

Working to revamp firm’s case assignment process. Staffing attorneys and small firm managers- what process do you use to make sure caseloads are balanced, profitable, and responsive to associate talent and interest? Currently we’re just basically doing a fantasy football snake draft with no consideration to subject matter, size of case, or skill set of associate.

What do you about clients who keep paying their bills late, and only after multiple calls and emails?

Anyone ever apply through linkedin's easy apply and get contacted by the firm? I just applied that way on a whim, but feel like I should submit something throught the firm's website. It was too easy.

How do you prevent prior mistakes or frustrations from coloring your ongoing working relationship with support staff and/or juniors?

(Cont. in comments)

As a first year at a mid-size regional, how can I get an idea of my expected pay increase as I move into second, third year? Seems not cool to ask... But trying to plan for a future here.

Is there any way of figuring out if your firm has downloaded spyware on your company mobile/laptop? Do you use a separate mobile device for Fishbowl/social media/text messaging?

What makes you choose one law firm over another? What would make it worth leaving your current firm, if you’re not desperate to leave but open to options?