Trying to get pregnant is more stressful than consulting work. Anyone agrees?

Having several panic attacks when thinking my clock is ticking. Today a colleague announced her pregnancy, and I burst into tears in the Zoom call.. Guess I have to take care of my mental health first.. Want to use this post to let younger people know if you know you definitely want to have kids, don't wait until you're 30+, and work is nothing compared to our personal life..

My wife often calls me by 5:45/6 to ask where I am if I’m not headed home yet. Sometimes she’s stressed with kids/dogs/dinner and really wants me home. This really throws off my concentration because it makes me feel rushed. Like many practices sometimes I’m out at 5:30, other times it’s much later. Just depends and is unpredictable. Any advice on how to approach this?

I’ve been working on making small conversations to strangers as a way to manage my social anxiety and to try to meet people the old-fashioned way, but it’s so nerve-racking. Any tips?

Considering a move to NTT Data in a healthcare consulting role. Mixed reviews in the bowls. Major concerns are bench policy, staff aug roles, 2 week PTO, and high turnover due to job dissatisfaction. Recruiter and mgr had great things to say around growth and opportunity, which doesn’t align with feedback from the bowls or Glassdoor.
Understanding things have changed there in the last few months, I need un-biased advice from fellow fish who have recently joined or can speak to recent changes

I want to give a Christmas gift to the manager of the gym I go to. She’s awesome and I just really appreciate her. I can’t think of any ideas though! Can anybody think any good ones? I do not know much about her personal life except that she’s a single mother.

I feel like I lost most of my friends over the last couple of years. Everyone’s doing their own thing and now I see my closest friends a handful of times each year. Can anyone else relate?

Any suggestions for getting kids to do homework? Sped Math 6th grade high need area - I cannot get these kids to turn in hw. Anyone agree with the idea of allowing class time for HW? I am at a loss

Truck driver who ran over pedestrians in Toronto turned out to be Armenian Christian. People are in disbelief. Nothing in the news, no mention of word terrorism either. Another mentally ill?

Hi Chicago - just moved here from the UK (via 7 years in Germany) and looking to make some great new friends.

Moved to River North and into trivia nights, most sports, movies etc and would love to find some people open to adding a city newbie to the group!

42m if that matters 🤷🏻‍♂️😁

What’s your FIRE target age (where you no longer maintain a salary job)?

Anyone have the name and contact info for the HR Lead at WundermanThompson Health? I need it for a background check and can’t seem to find it anywhere. TIA

I am moving to Bangalore the next weekend, by 17th July. Seems there is a slight increase in covid cases, would it be better to come now or should I ask my manager to come to office after some weeks once everything seems fine?

How is Mothersonsumi company for a sap consultant. Does it have good career growth and wlb? Is it worth joining? Any guidance would be helpful

I randomly get depressed

Condo insurance recommendation?

What is your opinion of expected base salary for a Director of Global Operations Risk Management who has managers who are leads for each region (US, Latin America, Europe and Asia)?

Ps this is for a major global insurance company!

A question from a youngster. Is working at a big big company with slightly low pay better or working at a much smaller company with higher pay better?

In the future, after a few years, let’s say I’m at a small company and want to switch to big big company, will the “small names” hurt my chance to get into the big doors?

I mean big big company is like 10x bigger than the small one if this was a factor. Assume everything else the same, WLB, commute, teams, etc.

Anyone take SHRM? How many hours did you study?

For those of you who had miscarriages after IVF, was there an underlying cause? Did you do genetic testing of your embryos? Did you do frozen or fresh transfer? Are there any ways to minimise chances of miscarriage during ivf?

Is Havas Health and You different from Havas Life? What are the main differences, culturally and business-wide?

Interviewing for a SE lead role for a SaaS FinTech company. Any ideas what a good OTE to shoot for would be? Looking like 130-140 seems about right with 3 YOE.

What’s the fastest WI-FI provider in Austin? I have Spectrum abs it’s not fast enough for my house of 5

Hello Fishes,

I need job in SAP SD role YOE 4. Can anyone please refer me in case there are any openings?
Thanx in advance...

How do you give back to your community?

Do meds work? I'm skeptical. Prescribed wellbutrin but haven't started yet.

Any recommendations or itineraries for the French Riviera/Monaco? Thinking of flying in and out of Nice.

So this dude asked me late last night if I wanted to call him and said he needed someone to talk to while working late..told me to let him know if I had a guy over then he’ll talk to someone else. I didn’t have a guy over and not that kind of person so why assume that? It pisses me off.

I overslept and just woke up 🥲 oops

Senior engineer making 135k and I was offered a promotion to engineering manager after completing a development plan. Near the end of the plan and I expect compensation talks to start soon. Based on some research around Boston and my role in the company, I feel 165k plus 10-15% bonus is fair. Nonetheless, first time going through something like this and asking for thoughts and comments. Thanks!

Hello Fishes, i need a help please. Can someone tell me how much CTC can Vodafone give for a 10years resource?Vodafone India Vodafone

What does col a /=/ ‘ONE’ :: “VARCHAR” do in Netezza. Join or checks for null or match to ONE ?

How can I use the same in Oracle database? Any suggestions

Who else trains legs on Monday ?

Fitbit Charge 5 or Apple watch?

I like that Fitbit is cheaper and has better sleep analysis it seems but hate the lack of band options I’ve found online. I don’t need my phone at my wrist either which is why I’m leaning towards the Fitbit. Anyone feel strongly about either one and why?

My wife often calls me by 5:45/6 to ask where I am if I’m not headed home yet. Sometimes she’s stressed with kids/dogs/dinner and really wants me home. This really throws off my concentration because it makes me feel rushed. Like many practices sometimes I’m out at 5:30, other times it’s much later. Just depends and is unpredictable. Any advice on how to approach this?

Any Microsoft recruiters willing to talk about your feelings of the pause of hiring in some areas? Should I be concerned my partner is a contract recruiter at Microsoft?

What is the band for SE1 & SE2 in Amex ??

Hello folks,

Please share your work experience, current CTC and time in organization.

Also how do you feel to be part of vwits.

When they say utilization doesn't count for the month of May/June what exactly does that entail? I'm assuming being on the bench for those months will still show on personal utilization reports...

Definitely not a fan of Westin's "Eat Well" proposition. I'm working in the room at 2:00 AM and the most appetizing menu item is a cold turkey avocado and arugula wrap. I just want a burger and fries!

How do I say to my counselor, "be prepared to see a big fall of my utilization because of things out of my control" without sounding like complaining or having a lot of negativity?

Deloitte guys - Serious question.
How is Analytics & Cognitive doing at D? I have an offer and I am not sure if there will be layoffs again. I am on work visa so will be difficult.
Role will be for Google Cloud & Analytics. Current job doesn't suck much though.

Anyone take SHRM? How many hours did you study?

How did we make it to 2022 with no spam filtering whatsoever on phone calls and text messages? Email spam ML algorithms are almost sentient beings by now.

On that note, any apps that are helpful? I get about 5 Nancy Pelosi spam texts a day.

I know I'm a seasoned consultant because I know the locations of the best plugs in airports across the country. I can't decided if I'm proud or sad to possess such knowledge.

Best books on leadership and self development?

Is it an asshole move if I’m in group 1 for boarding and I have my travel companion (who is in group 5) board with me? We aren’t sitting together for what it’s worth.

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

Home sweet Westin

Serious question: Sheraton cancelled my reservation and I was stranded for a night last night. Called CS and my useless ambassador and they cant help and “sorry”. How do I escalate this?

Has anyone had their expenses rejected? Ever get a nasty note from Controllers on "high expenses" that hit an internal code? Do they ever reject (assume it's already been submitted in DTE)?

Where can I find nice fitted dress shirts for a good value?

Best consulting firms for defense companies? What credentials do they look for?

Walking up to the client site looking like Elle woods today. 💁🏼💗

D 🐠 - only because of the email sent out about MFA, did I realize Yammer still exists. Does anyone actually use it?!

🐠 fam need help. Got accepted to Stern, Ross and Darden. Waitlisted at Tuck What do I do?

What’s best practice for updating your LinkedIn? No client names, but can you list out your responsibilities by project? Can you summarize project scope, including cost savings ranges?

So I’m only contributing to 401k enough to get employer match, and I’m saving an additional ~20% and putting 90% of that into my vanguard mutual funds. Reasoning is that I don’t want to lock away all that money maxing out 401k. Have 3 months expenses liquid in a savings account. Is this really dumb? Essentially trading tax for the option of actually using my money.