Update: My supervisor said she locked her keys in her truck prior to a 4 hour meeting my director &I were scheduled to present at. The timing of this is awfully suspicious. My director said she may show up later on in the meeting but never showed the ENTIRE 4 HOURS we were in the meeting. I was told that my director & board member were going to present; however my director said i "could just chime in." I was not prepared to do this & it DEFINITELY WASNT HELPFUL that my supervisor NEVER SHOWED

Need advice - I've been talking to a Partner contact at a big-4 firm where I REALLY want to work. She sent my info to the managing partner in my city, but I haven't heard anything for about 3 weeks. Been playing it cool because I know these things can take time, BUT, I just got let go from my current firm. I have til 12/15 to find a new job.

Do I tell her my timeline is now a month, or is telling them I'm getting fired going to tank my chances of getting the job?

Working for a senior who is beyond horrible. She talks to you like you’re stupid and makes it sound like you’re absolutely terrible at what you’re doing. She’s made 5 other associates cry during her 5 year career. Got someone fired and made another person quit. It’s known around the office that she can no longer have a female associate, because she talks down to females more than she does males. I came along and thought I could deal with it but she literally makes me want to not log on tomorrow.

What’s the proper etiquette for telling your team that you’ll be switching service lines?

I started working for a new law firm, much larger than the firm I was working for previously. The main attorney that I work under had noticed some mistakes I was making (I am a NY paralegal who took this position with the understanding that they’d be teaching me NJ and NYC real estate). Anyways, the attorney decided to tell the HR manager about the mistakes I had been making. Rather than HR discussing with me, the manager told my dramatic coworker to tell me..how should I handle this? Very hurt!

How would you suggest dealing with a toxic boss? They gossip and seem to purposely be vague about critical information, likely so they can't be held accountable.

Fashion Q: what kinds of pants do you guys wear day-to-day? I know skinny jeans are considered “out,” but super baggy mom jeans are not flattering on my small frame. I wear leggings when I’m WFH, but I want to look slightly more put-together/fashionable outside my home

How many times do you follow-up with clients for an annual review? Do you email and call? I have emailed twice (no calls yet) but no response from the client. Keep trying or wait for them to reach out to you at this point?

Anybody have strategies for combating narcissistic bully principals when the teacher is already mentally broken and completely vulnerable to their tactics?

Good places for buying business casual clothing (men's)?

I am working for a client in infosys and the project is in initial stage and the go live is somewhere in January.

Now the thing is this project has lot of toxic people from client team and they play blame games on daily basis.

I am working as a team lead here and want to get deallocated from this project.

Please help me with right approach and save my soul.

What do you do for winter shoes and commuting?

I walk a total ~20 mins in between train/bus stations and then getting from the stop in the loop to the office.

What do I do come wintertime for boots? Do you wear them while you're in the office? Or do you bring dress shoes with you to change in to? I wear a suit to work, so what boots would be good for winter but also look decent with a suit? This is my first winter in Chicago (a socal transplant)

Colleague said “oh hello, who the fuck are you?” When I brought up what I guess was an unwanted opinion. This was years ago when I was more junior.

I’ve decided to leave a toxic work environment and have begun applying elsewhere. It’s now very difficult to motivate myself at work. Any advice for how to survive until I have an offer in hand?

My hands are shaking!! I just got off a call with my toxic manager who is clearly not happy I am being poached for another division. I tried to hold firm as he attempted to 20 question me, who was it, who wants me, what division, how did they find out about me? And of course the gaslighting of “why didn’t you come to me I could have helped or made introductions”. Clearly everything is about him. How have you handled such situations? What could I have done better with my abusive manager?

Worked with an agent on my first deal, great. Second deal now and I’m getting my license myself. I’d like to use her as a backboard for ideas and don’t mind giving her a “finders fee” or something but would like to capture the commissions myself. What would be the normal way to have this convo?

Can I still work as a telemarketer even though I have a noticeable accent? People don't say they can't understand me but they seem relieved when they get to talk to somebody else. My boss acts like I'm not very good at the job and I think it's because some customers think I am an "outsider," for lack of a better term. I just want to fit in.

Have you ever been told off by an older attorney of color? We have one Black partner at our firm and in conversation with him this morning he told me I should work on sounding and looking "more professional" and not let my "tone" or "bad attitude" get in the way. I don't think I've ever had a bad attitude at work, and whatever "tone" I'm speaking in it's my normal one. As a Black woman I just feel super weird about it and kind of sad.

Have you ever dealt with a colleague that believes in extremely (in my opinion) outdated or even just false claims and treats them as scientific facts? I work with several older men but one of them practices "provocative therapy" as in you just play the devil's advocate with your patient and side with the negative half of their thinking. In theory I could see this working situationally, but as a whole philosophy regardless of the patient's issue I think it's ridiculous.

Speaking to a lot of headhunters right now for on-cycle and wanted a description of Distressed PE vs Distressed HFs since all of their preference forms list them as separate. Is it just distressed for control vs anything else

I put in a lot of effort to show my client properties that fit their requirements, but they ended up working with a different agent just because they wandered across an open house. I'm so frustrated right now. Has anyone else experienced this?

Any procurement attorneys here?

Who is excited for the epic tale of Jon Snow. It's going to premiere in late December.

How do you get opportunities to speak on panels? Is it based on networking?

How much hpe can offer with total experience of 15 yrs and relevant around 8 yrs in cloud architect role

Hi
Can anyone help me how should i explain my project on which i worked in my current company to the interviewer.would be very helpful if someone can help with the basic format from start to end or else can give example of their own project.

Thanks in advance

Hi, i am going to have final round soon and, yoe 16. Including 6 years onsite experience. AZURE big data architect. If i clear final round, how much I can ask (current is 34LPA). I have offers from LTI,TCS and few other companies (mid level). Need your input for my role growth at Tiger . Thanks

Hello Shark, I have 24.5LPA offer in hand(Erricssion-Program manager job level-6) and one more offer as a project manager from Toll in process. Pls guide me how much package I can ask to Toll logistic IT Project Manager Job role.

Never create net new slides. Use past formats to tweak and upgrade

Hi all,
Q1: Are there many onsite opportunities at EY GDS?
Q2: If yes, how is the travel policy? Basically how company supports international travel of employees?
@EY

I find myself struggling the explain things with the same eloquence as my colleagues. How can I improve my consulting speak? Any recommended books?

New joiner. What should I get with my $250 wfh stipend? I already have standing desk, dual monitor, portable monitor, and good headset, not too sure what else I need, but it’s free money. Thanks.

What is package for senior business analyst in CGI

Any senior BCG people on here willing to chat about what BCG do in health and help me understand the culture? Thx

“The shaft is not always welcome, but but hole always is.”

Just put in a little over 6 months...thinking about transferring offices. Is it possible?

Hulu commercial times are getting out of hand

What would happen to the consulting world if PPT suddenly became unavailable?

Hello. I’m a senior associate level trial attorney. I’ve worked in both government offices and multiple private practices. Currently work in a mountain west region city doing high asset divorce and criminal defense work. I was a teaching assistant in law school and am looking to start teaching adjunct classes this coming fall. No experience in big law. Always done government or small/boutique law. Happy to help anyone interested in small law, boutique law, or complex litigation.

Welcome to our Bowl! Please introduce yourself and post if you are open to mentoring others or if you are interested in matching with a mentor. We are actively growing this community and appreciate you sharing the bowl link with anyone you feel would benefit or can add value to the group.

This is a great bowl idea!

Hi there! I just recently moved to consulting and it is a huge change tor me. Adjusting to the type of work, people and etc.

Appreciate if someone is interested to be my mentor

Hoping to find someone who can help guide an early career shift to management (recruiting externally). Anyone willing to share their wisdom?

Two cents intro:
Am coming from the B2B tech advanced analytics space. Have also thought about consulting IC work, since it can be very people-forward. My goal is to make my daily people-first rather than code-first. Since I like corporate and helping folks and projects grow, analytics management seems ideal.

Hello, I’m a certified occupational therapy assistant and looking to utilize my bachelors in healthcare administration to transitioning my career into a more non-clinical role. Ideally I’d like the flexibility to work remotely. However, I’m having such a hard time landing an interview. Is anyone good with helping transition resumes from clinical to managerial/administration?

I am a Mechanical Engineer ,experience in Quality Assurance ,Polymer Composites . I am pursuing for a job change as a Process or Manufacturing Engineer . The internet is really short of any content for core engineers like us to get a guidance in our field .I did do some networking in LinkedIn , searching for mentor to help me gain the required skill set for landing in a job in an Aerospace firms like Collins, Safran , Ge , Boeing , Airbus etc.

It will be great if I could find a mentor here.

Looking to advance/accelerate my career potential with pursuing a graduate degree while working. I have a BSME from Georgia Tech and a systems engineering cert from MIT. Is there an industry difference between an MEng and MS when it comes to job "qualification"

What do you say when doing cold outreach networking online? Starting the job hunt and feel weird since I've got nothing to offer in return for folks' time. Got left on read a few times and am now paranoid about my messaging

Conversation Starter: For those of who are experienced - what advice would you give to 'new' mentors?

Does anyone have experience going from a large corporate environment to a smaller company reporting directly to the CEO? Not start up level, but the next level up.I have some serious questions and would love to talk to someone. It’s wholesale/retail for reference. Thank you!!!!

Hello. Thank you for creating this group. Can anyone kindly review my resume for banking roles? TIA 🙏

I lead an amazing team of Learning professionals at a tech company. My expertise is in leadership, career development and strategy. Happy to mentor anyone looking for some insight on L&D or talent development.

Hi I've been an account manager for the past 7+ years. Completing my MBA and just got CSM certified. I'm seeking to segue into the tech field. I need a mentor and coaching.

Discussion Starter: How did you get into your current career?

Hello! During our annual review my Boss agreed that I would be promoted by our next review. We are doing our mid year reviews now. Should I include this as a goal to keep us both accountable or is having the conversation enough?

Hello! New to Fishbowl! I am looking for a mentor. I was a stay at home mom and have decided to return to the workforce after my divorce. I am currently a TA but I desire to move into HRIS. I am currently working for a start-up e-commerce logistics company. Accepted the offer in efforts to “get my foot in the door” but I feel like I’m grossly underpaid and unfulfilled bc I didn’t know how to leverage my skills. So I’m looking for guidance on how to make this transition. Thanks in advance!

My ASM is lazy and is incapable of doing the easiest basic tasks with recruitment. She receives all my end of day updates, is cc’d on all emails, makes me fill out 5 repetitive excel/smart sheet, and joins all my meetings but she still wants to call having me 5x daily about updates. I’m always the one to go to if other recruiters fail to meet client deadlines and cleaning up recruiters mistakes. How do I even handle this to begin with?

Anybody here have any mentors that helped you get to where you are now? If so, where did you look to find a mentor that is assigned with the direction you want to go with your life and career?