What’s a dish you always crave during a long vacation? For me it’s always a nice bowl of pho regardless of the weather.

How do you survive on a PhD stipend knowing it’ll be years before you can afford luxuries like a vacation or brand-name ice cream?

leaving the firm(KPMG).What’s the strategy to get the most $$?
Do you get paid out all vacation days for the year? Even if you are leaving in the beginning of the fiscal year?(October). You get taxed?

Partners - Do you ever take vacations?

I have been at my current firm for about 1.5 years, and in that entire time the partner in my group hasn't been out of the office a single time. Is that normal? I can't tell if it's standard for big law partners to not take time off, if the dynamics for my group may be different (only 1 partner in the entire group), or it the partner I work with is just a masochist.

Hi All,

I have 2 years of Indian experience as a Data Analyst .I have knowledge of tools like Sql,Tableau,Excel and Python. I have recently moved to Toronto Canada. My dream job is to become a Data Scientist. I am looking for jobs right now as a Data analyst. Do you feel I should take time off from job hunt and work on gaining more skills to apply for Data scientist positions??
Should I enrol myself into a school(if so please suggest) ? OR should I just get a job as a Data Analyst??

What’s the most entertaining (in a good or bad way) thing you’ve ever witnessed at a firm outing or holiday party?

How am I working out a part time employees holiday entitlement? The employee works 16 hours a week over 2 days.

Thanks in advance.

After freelancing for years and doing well, would you consider a full time job? It's really hard to give up the flexibility of freelance, but... also hard to give up having a 401k match again. Salary would be similar to freelance money, but less time off. Thoughts?

I want to take this moment to wish everyone a happy new year. Still on holiday vacation.

Curious how other companies are position their 2023 December holiday calendar.

Christmas falls on a Monday next year. Is your company observing the Friday before (22nd) as eve? Or are they observing the 26th as day after?

Got Covid (again) from a holiday party this past weekend…. Many other people at the party also tested positive, and 3 got booster. Be careful out there folks!

We are seeing more pushback from employees on working 40 hours. We offer flexibility (wfh), 11 holidays and another 3 wks PTO. Seems like a good gig, I think, at 40-45 hrs. Anyone seeing this too?

Can someone please help me with the holiday Calendar for HSBC Bangalore ?

We're discussing the company holiday plan and it looks like my manager is going to pressure me to work on Thanksgiving this year. Late-stage capitalist america, now without holidays!

Looking to buy a vacation home on the west coast not in a major city. West coast so it doesn’t take too long to get there. Could consider other areas, but don’t want to spend too much time traveling there. Budget is under $700k for 3 bedroom, at least 2k sqft. Any ideas?

Which companies & roles pay very well, hybrid work approach, and allowed unlimited pto?

Is the EY 16 week maternity pay 100% of the salary ? I was reading the FAQs and could not find anything that said 100 % of pag provided in the 16 weeks of eligible time off.

If you take vacation, is the onus on you to make up that billable time? If so, how do you enjoy long vacations?

Do you fly out to family for the holidays or do they come to you? We're hosting Christmas for the first time and having the entire family come to town for it. What are some can't miss holiday events in the city? Ideally accessible because my father is in a wheelchair.

I got offer from HSBC HDPI , gurgaon for Gurgaon location. Offer is 13.50 lacs for manager Role....
Please help me to understand how much hike I should expect and bonus.
My joining is in end of Oct hence am I eligible for anything..

Welcome to the DC consultants bowl. Here we can plan weekend get togethers and build a community in DC even with our crazy travel schedules

Recruiting for a full time position in either cmaas or valuation in the west. What's a first year associates salary look like in these services?

What is everyone's favorite whiskey, and why?

Hey fishes hows GE Healthcare in terms of payscale? 8.2 YOE , Reporting analytics skill business analyst. Have an offer of 25fixed from other org.

Best fine print in RFP history: The number of bidders is less than 2.

Hi all! I've got an SEO question I'm hoping someone can help with:
How do you choose keywords to target in a blog when you're writing a blog that appears on multiple country specific versions of a given website? Do you use a mix of keywords from each region/country in one blog, or create different versions of the same blog with slight keyword differences based on the country?
Feel free to DM me if you want! thanks in advance from an entry level content marketer. :)

Is there any difference in prestige of a 1 year MBA vs 2 year?

$ACUIF nuff said

Hi Fishes, Great to Connect! Can anyone tell me what are the chances for a contractor to convert into a full-time employee in Google India? Does Google convert any of 3rd party payroll contractors into full-time employees?

I make sure to get in my PBL at the end of the year to bring everything together that my freshmen have learned both semesters. It’s fun and breaks up the routine

I’m new to teaching environmental science next year. I think it’s a great fit for PBL. Any ideas that have already been found successful?

I'm in district court right now and the judge is insisting on reading his entire opinion, CITATIONS AND ALL RIGHT NOW, with the litigants just...sitting here. Send fun memes.

Hi, wanted to know how appraisal/ hikes are in Legato.

Any thoughts on Troutman Sanders?

I know there's a lot going on, has anyone been following the Brittney Griner case? Do you think President Biden is going to do anything?

How did you get better at cooking? I'm a guy - never mastered the skill - but can recognize that only making pasta is probably not ideal.

So I have to be vegan for a while for health reasons, has anyone else been through this and how did you survive? Lol and also please share any cooking or recipe tips if you're up to it!! Thank you so much.

Looking to get some new knives to rebuild my set. Interested in brands and types of knives y’all are cooking with

Anyone else like gnocchi a lot? I like it bc it’s lower cal than pasta but still rly filling

What are your favorite recipes with ground beef?

Hey everyone, I'm looking at a new knife as an Xmas gift to myself, looking to spend $200+ on a really great quality knife. My last one was a Global 10" chef's knife (G16) I gifted away, but now looking at a Global Sai 9 3/4" (Sai06), anyone got thoughts / opinions?

What is the greenest olive oil you can get? In restaurants they would give you sometimes this beautiful bright green olive oil that’s delicious, but can’t seem to find where to buy it. 🥲
It’s for a present so something bougie would work

What is everyone making for the holidays? Need some inspiration for sweet n savory!

Can you dice/chop onions and not tear up? If so, how many till you tear up?

Seafood Ceviche recipe anyone? Appreciate it!