Underpaid, stressed, and burnt out. How to combat and deal ? It’d help if I was allowed remote one day per week but nooooope

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Leave and find a gig that works with what you want. You aren’t a tree. You can leave a job if it no longer serves you.

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Gotta stay for the bills and loans unfortunately

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Did you ask to wfh one day a week? I’m looking to ask for a hybrid schedule but worried about the response

Wow I’m in the same boat. We have a paralegal that’s wfh full time and a legal assistant that’s starting Monday that’s hybrid. I’m going to ask and if they say no then I’m going to look elsewhere. At this point they need to make it an option for everyone

Exercise, therapy, water, better nutrition, try to get 8 hours of sleep per night. I was there in the middle of the pandemic but have slowly dug myself out of it. I’m in office 5 days a week too with no hope of remote days. Good luck!

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So far the only reason I’ve been told no is that “if you do then everyone will want to and then no one will be in the office” … how can I convince them that I work better out of the office and get this freedom & mental break for myself?

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Hi All,
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Hey guys!

Can anyone give me ideas for remote jobs that can be done at my own time?

I work 9-5 and i would love to work a remote job during nights and weekends...

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I’m at a mid size transactional firm. I’m a total night owl and my partners have OK’d me starting the workday at around 11am because I regularly work until midnight or later. I get so much more done after dark! I still get some side eye from other associates, but 🤷🏽‍♀️

Does anyone else here have an unusual work schedule? Curious what adjustments you’ve made to make it work.

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I am quite confused with multiple factors, like job security and work life balance.

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I got an email confirmation from HR, which simply says "you can work anywhere from India".

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Which one will be good to join for SAP technical consultant having 5.6yr experience?

Deloitte USI: 20 lpa fixed, 10% variable, 3lakh JB
Bristalcone, client: SAP Labs: 22 LPA fixed, 10% variable and 1 lakh JB.

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YOE - 10+

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So as a 30ish yo with a government/PE/tech background and CIPM/CIPP… I’m finding privacy work is just much easier and interesting than other kinds, but still pays plenty well.

Is it too late/inadvisable to go to law school to specifically aim for privacy work?

I just find some firms are unwilling to entertain the idea that anyone but a lawyer has anything relevant to contribute in this space…

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Best analytics tools to learn? Know Alteryx but I've heard people say they don't consider it an advanced analytics tool

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Is this how a typical interview process at Infy. 😅

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Will I seem like a jerk and risk being able to boomerang if I put in notice before big audit client? I won’t know I got the job until 2 weeks before then and new job would start when the audit starts.

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Hi All, I need some career guidance.

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