The "always on" culture in PE is real. It's hard to escape the feeling that you should be responding to emails at 2 AM or checking your phone during family dinner. But how do you actually disconnect when your work phone feels like an extension of your arm?

I've tried setting strict boundaries (no work emails after 8 PM, no phone during meals), but it's easier said than done. Anyone found any effective strategies for unplugging and recharging?

Are there any apps or tools that can help? Do you have any rituals or routines that signal to your brain that it's time to switch off?

22 year old considering law school / a potential career in law. The contents of this bowl tend to be pretty disheartening :( Anyone here who really loves the work? Who has found decent work life balance? In your experience, are there alternatives to big law that are stimulating, decently well-paying, but not quite so onerous?

Have been part of Solutions team, handling the business requirements through RFx and proactive ways, no hands on works, not much technical, its strategy driven, is there anyone in similar roles ?

Wanted to under how is your work life balance ? Which company you are working for and how long have you need into this ?

Watching Severance…haven't finished it yet. What do you guys think? Psychologically separating your work life from your home life. Smart or insane? Would you do it? Barring the ethical complications lol

Places that do cool work with a fantastic work life balance or asking for too much? Shoot!

Hello Folks,
How is the work life balance at Optum on Devops and Cloud. My joining date is August 08.
Is it better to choose TechM over Optum.

Tired of being stressed no wlb. I really want to transition to mission-driven work. I’ve started interviewing with orgs I’m super excited about but pay is much less. How much pay cut is too much?

Wife and kid are going to be out of town for the next 2 weeks. Instead of wasting time, I’d like to do something productive. What would you do if you have say 3+ hours a day. Maybe self help, wealth creation type books, work out daily, take care of some things around the house.

What should I look out for when leaving a state position to join a small firm as a junior attorney. What amount of billable hours are good for work life balance?

Nagarro vs LTI

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How’s your work-life balance at the moment? Do you think research positions allow enough time for us to spend with friends and family?

Hi,
Wanted to know thoughts of working mothers at TCS. Is the company policy supportive of working mothers in terms of wlb, flexibility? Or is it project based or manager based?

Help me pick an offer:

-both are remote, had good teams, and seem to have good WLB. Like both roles.

Hubspot - PM, 160 base, 15 sign on, $50k RSUS, no bonus concept.

Udacity - Senior PM, 190 base, 15% bonus,
+ options. Series D

How is technical writer job profile in Cyient for automotive clients? I mean how is wlb and work culture?

Anyone from gurgaon BPC team? Would like to get some insights for wlb,work culture and different clients.

Is ValueLab good company to join ?? I have offer in pipeline. How's the WLB and Job Security??
I heard they have hire fire policy ???

Anyone working in TIAA GBS, Pune location.?
I have received the offer and want to know more about company culture, work life balance etc.
Would be joining in mid of January 2023.
YoE - 7 years
Offered CTC - 25

Welcome, you all, I am joining the firm in next couple of weeks and could not find any bowl so created one. Let’s connect and get active..

I'm convinced our PE clients are the biggest psychopaths on the planet.

Am I being under paid? I have been working for a SaaS company for the last 6 months As a Director of sales and I am making 130k annually plus bonus. I am responsible for building/starting and managing 4 different departments; Partner program, customer success, inbound/outbound sales and marketing. This includes building strategies, managing day to day, managing a sales team, build out marketing plans, and also producing my own outbound sales, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Has anyone survived a large round of layoffs at their company? Very curious about how you navigated that brave new world.

Please people I need motivation...I don't know what to do😫

Hi guys.. planning to travel from Coimbatore to Ooty..pls provide me some drivers number for car booking
We are 6 people
Help is appreciated

What percent of your monthly income shoule go to rent payments?
I’ve been living with a roommate so rent has been pretty reasonable, however roommate is now getting married and I need to find a new apartment. My monthly income is about $3,500 per month. Looking at apartments around my area for a 1 bedroom woth washer and dryer in unit is about $1,900 per month which is half my monthly income; Is this normal? Is renting suppose to be half my monthly income?
Any help on this would be very helpful.

Need refferal for spring boot java, 4 years experience. Can someone help ?

Have you ever taken any on the job config training that you found valuable?

Does your network include the money in your pension account as well as any portion of real estate that you’ve paid off?

If I get promoted after submitting my R1 apps (say early Nov) is there any way to share that info with admissions? Would it be considered?

To the post below- it is quiet, so I’ll bite!
Does anyone know about associate compensation at the regional Atlantic Canada firms? The the big ones have all been posting job ads for associates in the 3-5 year range. Any insight on salary and billable targets?

How to politely tell my partner stop spending too much time on playing video games? It was my false at first. I introduced Zelda breathe of the wild to her and now, she is hooked. She even played game when we had the movie night. I chose the her movie style but she let me to watch it alone and silently turned on the game, and played it while pretended to watch the movie with me. That’s not fun at all. What should I do? Any advice please?

I am getting an offer from JPMorgan. Salary would be 15-18k plz gross monthly. I am a family of 3. Will that be sufficient salary. Please advise

Are commercial properties easy to get into/manage compared to rental property homes? What steps would I need to start with commercial properties (ex broker, lawyer, etc)?

Hello Everyone! Had a discussion yesterday regarding “claw backs” being included in a policy for sponsorship if the new employee leaves before 3 years. It was a declining percentage over a three year period. My POV was that it wasn’t something I’ve ever done and didn’t seem like they were sure of the hire they were making. I get wanting to save costs but at the same time doesn’t feel inclusive or welcoming. Thoughts? Have you done this or seen it work? Thanks!

What wallet does everyone suggest/use?

Any 7+ years exp person in AWS/Data Engineering? We have an opening with handsome pay.
DM for more info
Company - Fractal

What agencies work on Murphy's and Beamish?

I’m planning to do an Enrolled Agent (EA). Can someone please guide on the same? :)

What are people’s thoughts on coinvesting in your fund? My fund is offering this and I need to decide. I’ve never done anything like this before, and I’m also looking to buy a house so I had been saving up cash for that.

Boston PE Fund Ranks/Tiers - anyone have good color/updated view on landscape

Deal execution analyst at mega fund —> MBA —> investment professional at MM PE?

Is this a logical progression?^^^

Is it too late to get into PE for a 33year old male? I am currently a Senior Consultant and wondering if I should try to make the jump to the alternative investment world. I interned as an investment associate at a DFI a few years back before joining consulting and really loved it. I know an internship isn’t the same as an FT role but I am interested in investing. I will appreciate if anyone here can share some words of wisdom. YoE - 6.5years, Strategy and Operations, MBA(non-target school)

When will buyside pay increase given sellside pay increased last year?

Any REPE folks willing to connect? Would like to learn more about your role and typical backgrounds. What can I expect for comp & hours?

If you’re 4 years into consulting will it be tough to win offers on deal teams? And typically are you set at the same comp and promotion cycle as others typically entering with 2 years of experience? Trying to decide if recruiting for Associate roles will still be worth it…

How meaningful are CPEA and SPEA certifications in the world PE consulting?

I’m having trouble finding resources on operational due diligence - I’m trying to study for an interview and can’t seem to find a lot of good things online about it. Any advice / leads?

Is it possible to move into industry or tech roles as an exit from PE (2.5 YOE MBB, 2 YOE PE associate)? I'm really looking for better WLB, even if that means a bit of a pay cut

How much importance is placed on the model in the overall investment process?

Has anyone heard of Portfolio Advisors out of Darrien Ct? What’s their rep, culture like?

How are Alvarez and Marsal 's exit opportunities into PE?

Has any fish in here heard of SSA & Company?A recruiter advertised it as PE consultancy that is up there with with MBB but I’m not really sure how much of it is true. They also claim folks from there usually exit to various roles in PE ranging from ops to corp development. Just trying to verify all of this info

Anyone go from PE Ops to tech s&o?

I have an offer for a PE Ops role and whilst comp is good it seems like they're hiring a pool of internal consultants to leverage for implementation projects within specific PortCos and therefore I won't be driving initiatives centrally - is this standard practice for Ops roles?

At this point I think I'll turn it down given I'm looking for something that operates more centrally (driving not implementing myself)

I am 23 YO, just graduated undergrad from a non-target school, and am currently working in tech consulting for a B4 firm. My long term goal is to land a technology operations job with a large PE fund.

What steps should I be taking now to make this goal more feasible? What types of exposure should I be looking to gain?

Also, I wouldn’t mind going back to b school if that’s what it will take to get in the door.

Thanks in advance!

I am a CFA charter holder (recent), and have mostly worked in Industry managing Working Capital and some in FP&A (10+ years total). I would like to move in a PE/VC role, how do I go about starting my search?

How do you prepare for portfolio operations/value creation interviews?

Any resources/tips are really appreciated!

Hey everyone... I see average salaries in PE that aren't that impressive sometimes . Currently, I'm a financial advisor, have my series 7 and series 66. I'm in my first year, I'll probably make around 50k. My brother, same company and everything. has been here 5 years and is breaking 160k. Highest earners at the firm make around $700k -$1 million and are around 50 or older. Is it worth trying to make a way in PE now(I'm 25 just recently graduated) Don't know what I should do...