Thoughts on having a baby 👶🏾 with a surrogate in West Africa or the Caribbean ? Also looking towards Mexico.

Parents - do any of you truly regret having kids?

Okay, thank the stars this “estimated 9.2lb baby” was only 8lbs even. 😅

Tips for helping kids stay on task during zoom? Our little class (9 kids) has been doing zoom circle times twice a week but I noticed they are really distracted. Also every meeting a kid leave...

Is anyone concerned the push for sexual equality in pay without accordant leveling of parental leave is gonna backfire?

Here’s a hypothetical:

A company has 2 candidates, aged 25-30, equal in every respect save one’s a man the other’s a woman. Maybe the woman is a slightly better candidate overall. They’d have equal comp.

Company considers the woman a riskier bet due to possibility she’ll take maternity leave — and considers the man less risky for his ineligibility to take as much leave. 🤷

Hi everyone! I am working with my HR to improve our maternity/paternity leave policy. Currently I only get 2 weeks fully paid and then an additional 8-12 weeks at 60% pay (short term disability). I need some examples of companies with less than 100 employees and what your maternity/paternity policy is. Please include company name! Thanks!!!

If you loved your small independent broker dealer but they had just been acquired by a much larger corporation which does have benefits in terms, mostly, in technology, but you lose your “family” in the home office, what would you do and who would you look at if you were considering a change of your own?

IBD came to states at 8. My cousins back home are getting arrange married. My parents are starting to pressure me and pity me. But I have no interest in following a "timeline" and am pretty ambivalent when it comes to kids. I already have a SO and do not see a reason to tie the knot just because other people my age are. Anyone else getting pressured and its getting annoying?

On the topic of intimacy with partners… I’ve been with my boyfriend for 2 years and the past year his libido has dropped to zero. Mostly due to work stress (he says). Whenever I try to initiate, he always shuts me down and says he’s not in the mood. I even touch him and he gets hard but stops me as soon as I try to unzip him. We went from once a week to maybe once a quarter.

I’ve talked to him about it and he says I should take care of myself. So frustrated. 😭😭

Recently received 30k and wondering what to do with it. Not yet a homeowner but also not sure if we’re ready to buy anyways. Have a young baby. Any advice on how to figure out best use?

I just found out I am pregnant and the person is not a believer. I know i have sinned, and now i am so lost. Abortion has crossed my mind multiple times. Not sure what i am doing posting here, I just needed to vent.

Anyone else struggling with hormones / mood swings? I am almost 16 weeks and been having a real tough time lately, feeling really down and stressed about things. Sadly, causing tension between me and my partner as well as he cannot relate and seems preoccupied with business as usual. Trying to get out the funk and just telling myself it’s all the hormones.

Any stylist still wear a mask while doing ladies’ haircut? I do not intend to start a debate around masks. I respect everyone’s choice, but I do want to go to one that makes the same choice as I do. Pregnant lady here, would rather be over careful. Thanks!

A few extravert friends texted me over the weekend, panicking about WFH mandates and being socially isolated. I do not share their pain! Nice of them to care, though ❤️

What are some myths you all have heard to figure out if you’re having a boy or girl?

BTC versus ETH as speculative investments and why? Looking to pile in about 20k

How do you deal with a boss that wants you to quit and is becoming increasingly more abusive. But you haven’t found a job yet and need this job financially.

Back when I was getting started in the food world, I worked flipping burgers at In-n-Out. A man came in and said the burgers he had gotten weren’t right. He dumped the food on the counter and then he started throwing them back behind the counter. We gave him a refund and then his demeanor completely changed. He was calmer and he told us to have a great day as he left us to clean up the mess he made.

We are looking for Search Language Specialists - Manual Software Testing for our Team.

Requirements :
Primary language proficiency (Read/write/Speak) as Native speaker : Marathi & Bengali (Mandate)

Work Location: Bangalore

Work Type : Hybrid

Degree : IT/Technical Degree

SoftSkills : 
Good Communication skills and willingness to work on internationalisation Localization and Translation query.

Good Team Player.

Experience : 3 years

If I join pwc india in mid of August 2021. Will I be eligible for next year that is 2022 hike and performance bonus. Please enlighten me.

Is here anyone from GE client project at Citiustech?
Which client laptop do they provide?

how in the world are people passing REG?? i just got to R4 and i feel like i legitimately know nothing like I’m doing quite horribly on all MCQs so far

Looking for a down vest that’s slim enough to fit under a blazer or top coat, but warm enough for temps at or around freezing. Just looking to layer without looking puffed up.

hearing there was massive layoffs at concentric today. in the dozens. can someone confirm or refute?

With so much uncertainty in the economy and waves of layoffs that have hit tech especially hard... do we think there's really such a thing as a recession-proof job anymore if you're not an "essential worker"?

How is your district implementing school reentry? How are you setting up your classrooms to meeting social distancing while still allowing for free play?

My h1b got picked up in lottery this year but case hasn’t been processed yet. Meanwhile I also applied for H4ead extension. What happens to it when H1b gets approved?

Where is the sustainability sector headed in the Middle East, project wise?

Any fish in Boston ?

New member here. 27 black male in the Philly/ Jersey area. Just want to say I’m glad I found this group because I started to feel like an outcast on Fishbowl. Lol. I’m here to support. I’m open to chatting and making new friends! 🙂

I need some good black gay af inspo accounts to follow on insta, any suggestions? I’m bored with the usual ⚪️ instagay archetype and I’ve decided to reach out to my glumoja fam🖤🤎

Can we come up with a fire name for this? Black LGBT is cool but we’re the flavor the straights could never taste.

Any suggestions?

What is everyone getting into Memorial Day weekend?

Fiancé and I are thinking about taking our honeymoon in South Africa. Any thoughts, suggestions, or tips from the glumoja??

What’s everyone’s age and location? I’ll start. 28 NJ/NYC area

How are you staying fit during the pandemic?

What’s up y’all? How’s everybody doing?

Checking in, how’s everyone been? Let’s revive this bowl! We need this space for people of color to be to ask questions and connect with other likeminded people .

Hey hey, my fellow black LGBT sexy mfs 🏳️‍🌈

So my ex from 10 years ago called and apologized for being an ass. He spent over an hour going through details of our relationship and sincerely apologizing. We’re obviously much older now, but I’m just so cautious. He wants us to date again. Have y’all ever heard of something like this?

Hi fam! Taking a poll- are you out at work? To everyone or just a chosen few?
And bonus- do you know other Black LGBTQ folks at work that are out to all?

What is the “safest” LBGT 🏳️‍🌈 City 🌃, to buy a home/settle down? I have lived in San Francisco, and open to Atlanta or any other cities.

Any M up for a chat?