What are some brands/options for home office desk chairs that are good for lower back? Bonus if helps posture.

Looking for an AD to comp up work I’m going on my own. I will pay you.

Hi

I resigned Epam Anywhere last week because I am on bench since 2.5 month , package in EPAM Anywhere was 32.40 lpa fixed .

Started looking outside and got opportunities.

Two offers:

Citi bank- 3277000 fixed

Mastercard- 308000(including 2.80lakhs variable)

I am really confused between these two companies, I heard WLB is very good in Mastercard, but again their salary difference is too much.

Kindly suggest its Urgent.

Java developer having 8.6 years of experience.

Which would you choose:
1. Director/Chief Privacy Officer: B2B. healthcare global company. $240K total comp + sign-on bonus. Move to the Midwest. Go to the office 3x week. Immediate senior leader. Team of 10 to manager + the entire company’s data processing.
2. Senior manager: B2C. big name tech company. $300K - $350K total comp. Ladder to climb. You’re assigned a lane. Remote. Individual contributor.

Hi Fishes--what would be in hand salary in WIPRO for 26LPA..considering 15% variable as well.. Usually how much they pay from variable.

I am to interview with CTS for Product owner/ manager. Any specific things I should watch out for? Interviewing for Duckcreek. What’s the salary range I can expect?

Tax Staff 1, currently making 56k. You think it’s wild if I ask for 59/60 as a salary raise ?

Hi fishes,

Could you please let me know how much expected salary I can ask for as I have 4.6 years of experience in manual testing?
Please enlist expected salary details as per market standards:
1)If I show as 4.5 years exp in manual testing -how much I can expect?
2)2 years manual and 2 years automation.
3)3 years manual and 1.6 years in automation.

My current package is 5.2lpa.
This will be my first switch.

Thanks for all your kind suggestions in advance.

Has anyone used gliders that stick on tyres of office chair, for better movement over the carpet?

Hi Fishes...
I have recently applied in Barclays for analyst position at Chennai location. The status of my application has changed from application submitted to Hiring manager review on 5th of July. From then i didn't receive any mail from the company, and the status of my application is also unchanged. Can anyone tell me when can I expect the next stage of process, and i have 32 months of experience in industry domain. How much should i negotiate the salary during the Hr call. please help

Did anyone come to know about your tier or hike or bonus? Please do share...
Soooo much waiting....

Hi - What is the salary range of Deloitte Workday Consultant?

Anyone here in Amsterdam or know their salary range for a Exec Producer level role? I’m in NYC now - I assume I’ll take a HUGE pay cut. But how much? 🤔

I’m looking for a salary based “sales job”. Is that possible? Thanks

Curious what comp package and terms it’d take for successful 5+ YOE freelancers to consider staff? Please also leave your YOE w response.

Hi can anybody let me know what is salary ra ge of PySpark Developer in Tiger Analytics. YOE - 5 yrs.

I’ve been reading a lot of FIRE books lately and want somewhere to discuss. What are the biggest takeaways from your FIRE journey/ research?

Recommendations for towns, restaurants , hotels, things to do for Provence, Lyon, Dijon? Thinking of early march trip.

Happy Saturday!
9/17 Check-In: What’s everyone up to today?

I am on my way to my HIIT class.

How can we spin this so it doesn’t seem like Trump was using American institutions to investigate his political rivals? Isn’t this basically what Watergate was all about?

Mid-1970’s was the era when alcohol was finally considered harmful to the child during pregnancy. This has to explain why we have an entire boomer generation that has two late incoherent 70 year olds battling it out for the most powerful position in the developed world.

It's abundantly clear now that the federal government has too much power. More power should be returned to the states so that individuals in one part of the country with one set of values don't impose on individuals with different values elsewhere.

Smaller federal government would both heal political division and weaken the leaches of special interests and lobbyists.

All politicians are hypocrites controlled by corporations. #empowerthestates

Hi all,

Currently, I am working in TCS and I have offer from CTS. Now, TCS trying to retain me with similar hike offered by CTS.

Is it better to stay back in TCS or move forward with CTS.

I have completed 7.5 years in TCS & my total year of experience is 9.

Please suggest. Thank you!

I've just accepted a BD role with a SaaS company that sells to DevOps teams. My background is selling to marketing/sales teams, and I heard software engineers have a completely different character than sales or marketing professionals.

What's your advice on how to best engage VPs of Engineering/CTOs during the prospecting stage? I really don't know what to expect from my first conversations.

Any nyc therapist recs? Someone GOOD, open to any price range

If I join cognizant 2-3 days prior to joining date, will there be any joining bonus ?

Does anyone have any recommendations of career coaches or where to begin to research legit ones? I’m a part-time MBA student at a top 25 program and have 13 years of work experience, mostly in government contracting, with a few deviations from the industry. I would like to use the MBA to make a career pivot, but I’m having a hard time choosing a path to target. I’d like to explore working 1-on-1 with a career/executive coach to help with this process.

Made the switch out of advertising into a different industry, and absolutely hating it. The $ is amazing though— is it possible to get back into advertising and make ~$130k in NYC with 5 yrs exp?

Had to cut a call short saying battery about to die coz I wanted to eat my vada pav in peace. 🥴

Thinking of getting a job at KC Chiefs so that my title says Chief 1. NFL probably has auditor roles. I want that chief bad. If you can submit a referral, hit me.

What are some of your favorite strategies to use in VIX since it constantly decays? Bear call spread? Or is there something more profitable?

I’m looking to carve out my career in HR. I have 2 years in a dedicated HR Coordinator role (essentially with Generalist duties) and 5+ years in senior level hospitality management. I’m interested in getting my PHR or getting a certificate in data analytics with business/HR focus. Thoughts on next steps?

Hi Fishes,

Can anybody please help me out with the market corrected salary of Associates in PWC India (Tax Tech Stack).

What essential courses or books do you recommend for coming up to speed on Product Management?

What city are you travelling to this week?

What can I do outside the office to boost my resume and be a substantially more attractive candidate for top consulting firms in ~12 months time. Working in disputes and valuation role but want to go into management consulting next year (post MBA role). I feel like my job isn’t enough because skills aren’t considered as transferable outside this field.

Have to write a technical document. Everything goes over my head and I don’t understand anything even after reading and asking questions. Recommendations?

Anyone have good book recommendations that I can learn from and are entertaining? Trying to survive a 10 hour flight this weekend 🆘🆘🆘

Recruiting call: "We've had a number of applicants turn down offers because they're afraid of flying." LOLOL. That's like applying for lifeguard and being surprised when there's a pool. 😂

Is it possible to go on a long term international assignment while the green card application is in progress and not lose it? Under H1B and will probably have the green card by the end of 2021.

Most overrated top 16 business school....

Starting to get more involved in the project sales process - any recommendations for books or resources to develop skills in this area?

I have managed and implemented Oracle projects for the last 10 years. I am a PMP, CSCP and PSM certified. I am looking for a change with a salary of 150,000.

Any recommendations?

Tips on taking meeting notes?

I just write down the conversation verbatim

Stupid question: do you get to alt-travel? Not fly home to your home office on the weekends, but use that budget to fly somewhere else?

Beside toastmasters, what are other ways to improve communication and public speaking skills? Books, podcasts...?

Are you terminated immediately if you are on the bench when you give your 2 weeks notice?

Any audio book recommendations to listen to when backpacking / vacationing?

What’s up with ATL this morning? It’s so quiet!

Our executive branch is officially an arm of the WWE.

Newbie here. How do you make sure you don’t get screwed at YE when you can only charge 40 hours per week? Federal client.