Welcome to the Professional School Counselors’ Fishbowl!!! Please leave a comment to introduce yourself!
My name is Jay Overbaugh. I created this group just so we can all have a place to get together, ask for advice, give kudos, and exchange stories and ideas!!!
I’m in my 8th year as a school counselor and prior to that I am a retired Air Force veteran.

I got a follow up call on an application for a "Remote" position. Talked to the recruiter and was told they planned a mandatory return to the office in the next year and the position was only "Remote" until then. Has anyone else see this?

Here's a question I wish I never had to ask. Is it better to use the code for bereavement leave or just burn pto I'm going to lose anyway? Does it make a difference from a utilization standpoint?

I got offer from Wipro of 18 lpa
You. 6.5 year
Can any help me with this it is as expected or shall need to ask more.

Also please help me about Work life balance on Wipro.

Thanks in advance

Here’s my first question for this group. What’s a good and inexpensive PDF editing tool? Highlighting, annotating, and bookmarking while working from home is a problem for some of us who still like to use paper. My firm won’t purchase “full Adobe” for anyone other than legal assistants and paralegals.

Maybe it's because I'm in tax, but I've never dealt with these unreasonable Partners people speak of. I've never been told I can't go on vacation, or I've never been yelled at for not being in the office long enough. I've also never been iced out because of one mistake here or there.

During my first year, I struggled, and the partners I worked with went out of their way to take their time with me to help me learn, as did some of the senior-level Associates.

Stop giving big law a bad name

Best everyday bank account and credit card in Australia for an expat couple?

I‘m moving to Australia with my partner and we don’t have a bank account and credit cards yet. We basically need the bank account only for everyday finance stuff (local payments, debit card, etc) and we‘re looking for some credit cards with good international fees and ideally a reward program to collect some points for traveling.

My office now looks like a spaceship. Had 2 monitors on my desk, both 22 inch. And I had my 42 inch flatscreen on the wall. Today, i went out and bought a 23 inch widescreen.

What does it mean if you get feedback such as “know the room better?” I came across a team email that was addressed to my account team, and I approached my boss about my response to it. Then he gave me this feedback and told me not to engage in the conversation. Funny thing is a strategy lead just responded back to the team with the exact response I came up with, and my boss agreed with her...

54 members is inadequate for this to be any use. You need to actively promote and increase membership

What is the potential contract rate or full time salary for a python full stack developer in Toronto ?

Good evening Everyone, I have been a PSR for 10 years with the same company, but worked for 5 different practices. Was looking to move up in our company but from what I’m understanding, we have to have a degree in management. How would I go about trying to move up in and out of my position without a degree?

Hello, I’m starting my 1L in August. I have 2 years of experience in supply chain management dealing from data analysis to procurement and vendor relationships. I see my law career in working in that intersection between law/compliance, supply chain management, and technology. Does anyone out here work on such field? Does it even exist?

Hey trying to bring this bowl back to life, how's everyone doing? Busy season blues/last year of school/interning/ looking for a job? I'm finishing my last year of grad school before I work in the sum

I’m moving to Denver with my husband and cat from Dallas. We are 39 and 40. No kids, we will both be working from home. The idea is to rent for a year and see if we like it. I’m interested in the nature opportunities and I’m in ok shape. Otherwise we are homebodies but committed to making the most of our time there within reason. His sister and family live in the Central Park neighborhood but we don’t have to be around there necessarily. Where should we be looking?

Hi,
Can anyone suggest the better option between Finastra and HSBC Technologies? Both are for BA payments. From the perspective of a BA which will be the better option to grow and learn?

Hi Fishes,
I am an BScIT Graduate with experience of 5 years in BPO(Customer Service) currently working with TCS.

Ive been learning to be a data scientist (Ineuron Full Stack Data Science)

Considering having a hands an experience on 4-5 Projects with Internship Certificates, Is it possible to get an opportunity directly into a Data Scientist Role(NLP/ML)?

Or should i go and work as an Analyst first and then look for an opportunity at more adv role?
What would be your inputs/suggestions?

Anyone here work with College Board? SAT School Day ordering in particular?

I would like to get rid of Perfect Attendance Awards and come up with something else to celebrate. Any ideas for high school students?

Anyone a member of the American School Counselor Association? Are you going to attend the Jily conference?

Seriously considering a move to NYC. Any counselors in the area? Wanting a bit of insight into the hiring process! I hear it’s very competitive, but I wanna get a feel for if that means “basically impossible” or “it might take a bit longer than you think.”

Background: It’s my 3rd year as an elementary school counselor and I’d like to stick with elementary or middle. I have friends and family in NYC and Long Island and I’m looking for a change of scenery (and a pay increase, tbh).

Does your school have a policy for addressing, identifying, and/or communicating about students who want to be called a different name and pronouns?

Hi my name is Colleen and I’m school counselor at an urban high school in upstate New York. We are all virtual this year. All of our students are learning at home and trying to get in contact with all of them is difficult.

A miracle happened! My principal says that we will not administer the ACT! We will actually be able to do our jobs!

Hi all... my name is Jill. I am a guidance counselor at Syosset High School located in Long Island NY. (9-12). We are a highly competitive school district with college admissions being paramount.

Are any other counselors getting pulled constantly for testing? I am in NC and my district is in person 2 days a week and remote 3 days a week with A on Mons and Tues, B Thurs and Frids, and group R fully remote. So when we test, we have 3 different groups 3 times the testing and not to mention the accommodations...

Currently have a 5th grade girl who is struggling with classroom behaviors and choices. When questioned, she says she wants to be a boy, but her parents won’t allow it. Obviously, she is struggling with more than making good choices at school. Her parents are very kind and appreciative of all we do for their child, but they are also clearly struggling with this. Anyone ever been in a similar situation or have some advice on how we can best support the student?

Does anyone know what else we are qualified to do with a K-12 School Counseling degree?

Does anyone have a MS lesson on kindness and acceptance of students with special needs?