What does your company's parental leave policy look like (Primary / non-primary caregiver)? Trying to get a sense of what's competitive in the marketplace

Hey moms! Anyone tried to follow 12 hours of sleep by 12 weeks old? How was your experience? What age was your child?

I listened to the audio book and can't decide if I should start the training of my 3 months old. Taking cara babies methodology states that it's too early to start any sort of sleep training before 5 months. Thoughts?

Anyone start at new job at 36 weeks pregnant? 😬

Consulting and successfully being a mother to two young kids seem to be mutually exclusive

I couldn't keep a nanny the entire 2021 - longest one stayed 5 months. We tried doing it all ourselves but I was even more tired ALL the time - snappy with the kids too.

I decided to get an Au Pair. Just when I thought I could finally tell my teams that I have help, it's not working out.

Staffing has suggested an internal role for a while. I'm supposed to be going up for Director this year. Thoughts?

Two days in a row we got a phone call from daycare saying our 15 month old son bit another kid. We are currently going through some life changes (moving homes, switching daycare) and he has (cont...)

Recently found out I’m pregnant. I’m going for a mid year promotion this December to manager and my baby would be due around then as well. When should I tell everyone at work about my pregnancy and how can I avoid letting it impact my promotion?

I unexpectedly found myself pregnant with twins a couple of days back. My husband and I have a toddler already. Since I have always wanted a second kid, just not so soon, I embraced the pregnancy. But now I have doubts whether this is the right decision for me to continue with the pregnancy ( I am scared whether I can handle twins and I am in the middle of a career change - timing was not planned). Would love to hear of any of your similar stories. Thank you!

Did anyone get a 4th COVID vaccine during pregnancy? I already have 3 from pre-pregnancy but I feel hesitant about the next booster since I’m pregnant. I’m due in Nov which is ultimate germ season so I can see why it would be good but equally I don’t feel as comfortable having it pregnant. I also caught COVID in June for the first time so 🤷🏽‍♀️

How is health insurance at TCS..
Can you cover your parents and parent in laws both.
What is the max top up you can take

Does anyone else wish their school had been more up-to-date on STEM when they were a kid? I went to college with some kids who had been practicing and studying code since middle school. I learned about it from the internet in high school enough that I wanted to go to college for it, but I still feel like I started behind everyone else regardless of gender.

This is my first time being pregnant and I don’t have anyone around me that is or was pregnant recently. How is the first check up procedure at the OBGYN? Do they do blood work and ultrasound through the belly? Or is it a transvaginal ultrasound? Can you reject a transvaginal ultrasound? I’m excited but extremely overwhelmed and nervous by the whole procedure. Any feedback would help!

Has anyone gotten naturally pregnant after failed IVF?

It occurred to me today I’m a minority in almost every way at my agency. I’m not white, I’m a parent (rare at my level), and one of only a handful of males in my department of 30. I have my privileges but damn, it’s getting lonely.

I'm a first time mom and trying to choose a baby monitor. Have people liked the Nanit camera? Or is it overpriced and should I just get an audio monitor and Wyze camera?

Mama fish, tips for starting college savings for baby? 529 vs regular investment account? Generally not a fan of govt dictating I can spend my money, but are the tax breaks worth it if I could have

Any tips on rescuing a cat or choosing a new fur baby that you know you'll get along with?

Anyone recently gone on maternity leave in California? Mine starts next week & it seems like the only option to receive the State paid disability portion is on a debit card instead of direct deposit?

Any managers/senior managers in here with kids? How do you do it? I’ve been working 24/7 for the last year straight and have a small child and have barely made it. Can’t imagine how people do this for

Hi ladies, I'm in my mid 40s and I think I'm entering peri. I currently have a Mirena but I should replace it again soon, but one more will put me into my 50s(!!) and I was wondering if anyone here knows that they're in peri or menopause without having periods. Is there blood work or something to check? I definitely do not want to have another child accidentally. I've got 5 more years until my youngest is in college and don't want to start over again.

KPMG moms - do we need to stay at the firm for a certain amount of time after maternity leave to avoid any clawbacks?

Anyone travel and work from different cities during COVID? Thinking about heading out from the east coast and making our way to the west coast, stopping along the way in bi-weekly/monthly increments until we have to go back into the office.

I’ve had some extra bandwidth lately that I’d love to fill with an interesting side hustle (15-20 hours per week)

Anyone have a paid opportunity that wouldn’t be a conflict for a consulting firm serving mostly federal clients?

7 YOE | MBA | Strategy & Data Viz specialities

So I'm thinking about diving in and trying nearpod, anyone have positive or negative feedback to consider or friendly tips?

Hey all need some help I suck at casual clothes. Going to Miami for The Weeknd with the wife ( first time alone post baby) we won’t be doing clubs just hopefully a few nice restaurants and lounges and during the day probably more walking along the beach and around south beach . What do I wear ? Also recommendations on types of loafers ?

I’m going to be travelling in February, I would like to go Jamaica or Mexico, but I’m still undecided, does anybody have any all inclusive recommendations adults only hotels please ?

Is there a mentorship program for black engineers in tech? I’m a year out of school switching to Data Analytics/Science and finding mentors has been a pretty difficult venture. Thinking about making a LinkedIn group and connecting other black engineers together.

Favorite picture books for 2019 (for read alouds for upper elementary)?

Has anyone done ovarian prp?

I've been working remotely for the past two years, and it's been great. I love working from home and being able to watch my kids grow up through their eyes as they play around me. But sometimes, when you're in this kind of situation, it's hard to know what to talk about with your coworkers.

Have a question to Asians here. I’m mid-30s from Asia and am making lower end of 6 figures currently. My older sister was making more than I did until a few months back and lost one job due to covid so is now not making much. But she is married and has a house and a car of her own. She spends a lot of money on herself and buys gifts to her boyfriends/lovers. I just found out mom is going through major surgery in my home country and it costs nearly 6k. I asked if she wanted us to help her pay.

Everyone on this bowl needs to watch the South Park Pandemic Special, and chill the eff out.

2.5 yoe in data & analytics for financial services. Tier 1 undergrad and comfortable in SQL, VBA, Tableau, and Python. Anyone hiring in NYC?

Hi Fishes,

It's been couple of months I joined CTS and wanted to know if I decide to move out will I have to service 90 days notice period? Also, please feel free to share the best way to exit in case if I have to.

Much appreciate all your responses.

Thank you!

Looking to buy my first NFT(s) in the next week or so. Does anyone have recommendations or tips on projects? I have 0.05 ETH to play with (not a lot I know)

Career Pivot - Program Manager to Not Sure Yet

Going through a big life change and would love everything (including my career) to align moving forward.

First degree in Communications for International Studies (included a range of topics, but primarily Business and Creative Communications/Development).

My second degree was an MSc in Marketing. There weren’t many marketing operations/creative marketing roles available in the city I moved to so my first role was an Account Manager of [cont’d]

Does anyone know where I could go in NY to make $125k and still work 40 or 45 hours? I like my job but am so sick of not having money to enjoy my life.

Why is Gina?

What kind of questions to expect in Googke phone interview? Coding / design / work exp? Leetcode easy/medium/hard? Only one or two coding questions?

Hello fellow Fish, I need some guidance about next career moves/paths. I am currently a SME for Customer Tech Support, but want to grow more personally/professionally. What other roles similar to like Product Management, Project Management, and Technical Support Management should I consider as a vertical movement? I have a family, so I dont really want to travel as much, but I want to break into management of some kind. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Does pretty much every company require you to fight for raises in order to keep up with market value or are there companies that exist who are good about paying you your worth? If so, which companies are good at this?

I’m breaking into the devops world and actively started applying for devops roles.
I am not sure what to expect in terms of how the interview will go.
I believe I am fully prepared but still scared of the unknown.
Any help on how best to prepare or resources that could help would be appreciated.
Thanks guys.

How do you negotiate a competing offer with your current company? Do you trust them to keep their word if they say they'll match in a few months?

Did you have good SAT scores? Trying to get an idea of how important it is for my daughter, who is interested in tech...she doesn't test well and I'm very nervous but would never admit it to her.

Do you think companies should adjust compensation for Cost of Living in your city?

Is moving from Amazon to Google considered upward mobility?

I've heard Tesla pays less and isn't open to negotiating. Why is that?

FAANG Sr. Business Development Manager?
Considering rotating through Sr BDM and Sr. Product Manager at Amazon post MBA, would like to hear more insight like job differences, compensation, travel?
Thank you!

Any suggestions for preparation for Uber phone screen apart from leetcode marked for Uber ? How is the distribution of hard medium generally in phone screen? How many questions appear in phone interview- 1 hard 2 medium?

Does anyone here know the process for referrals at meta? I got one recently and an email saying to expect contact in 10-15 days but according to users elsewhere sometimes you don’t hear back or don’t even get an interview and are ghosted.

Hi all,
Capgemini UK is hiring rigorously. If anyone wants a reference let me know, I can refer you. 😀

Anyone at Google Strategy & Ops is open to a chat and potentially provides a referral? I've very interested in a job post.
Google

Has LinkedIn helped your career progression? YES NO?

Anyone have an idea of what a good price is to have an electric car charger installed in my garage?