What’s the best course of action when the partner you work for (and who out ranks you) insists on making ridiculous arguments?

A peer keeps trying to assign me work even though having no actual authority to do so. Laughed about it with the partner and a few other associates but still mildly annoying.

2nd month into current job at an SME.
Culture is weird to say the least.
Owner’s wife is in charge of HR.
Broke the meeting room door when opening it.
Colleagues are saying I should draft a letter of apology and offer to compensate if I’m planning to stay in this company.

A little background on why they’re saying that. There was once a stain on the carpet of their previous office. The employees were made to fork out the bill for the cleaning.

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Any tips on how to give a subtle message to guys hitting on me at work that I am just not into "that"? 🤦‍♀️

What are some tips on how to reach out to someone you don't know very well personally, but who works at a company you're interested in working at.

Final round with a MM PE Firm tomorrow vía zoom. Is suit expected given its zoom? Shirt with tie and jacket on the chair? Trimmed beard acceptable? I know I’m overthinking it but appreciate any feedback 😀

I'm done getting paid 1/3 of the class teacher pay and expected to teach the lessons. The other Paras in the class seem to think this is normal. I certainly don't get the same respect as the teacher. Am I alone here?

I was hosting a pretty high level (1 or 2 level below c suite) meeting with a European client and they asked me “oh isn’t today a bank holiday you guys are working today?”.

And, while very obviously working I replied “well we aren’t a bank”. My manager was shocked for like 5 seconds and repeated what I said. Am I in trouble?

I've never worked with account people who literally let nobody else on the account talk to a client unless they are present. Ridiculous.

How do you deal with rude patrons at restaurants?

How do you get ahead of it when you think your previous employer may not be giving you a great reference?

Paraphrasing a partner during practice group call:

Not surprised looters went for shoe stores but Barnes and Noble was untouched... they can’t read.

I was floored by this (ignoring that maybe looters were interested in resale value, perhaps). Such clear racism. None of the other partners even attempted to call this partner out. Call went silent for moment before another partner changed subject. Nobody in practice group AA.

Ashamed, I didn’t speak. Concerned for my employment in these tkmes

When should I tell my boss/team that I’m expecting? I’m fully remote and don’t have to worry about “showing” at work, but want to give my colleagues ample heads up without jumping the gun too soon

I want to find ways to build up team morale without resorting to clichés like a pizza party. What are some of your favorite ways to give back to employees?

How is it okay for Asian nightclubs (Mission) to get away with not letting non-Asians in? Saying it’s “closed for private event” or contrived dress code to non-Asians

Do you tell your boss you’re going through a breakup? I’m phoning it in and obviously going to be camera off for awhile.

Hello, I'm going to the office for the first ever on my current job, which is my first job. My social habits are the same as college and I don't want to come off as inappropriate or childish/excited. How do I remain professional? I usually speak in a higher tone consistent with college speak but don't want to show my age at work ( they think I'm in my early 30s, I want it to stay that way). For context, I'm female. Thanks!

Has anyone ever felt like some of the feedbacks you received is because you are Asian? Like i keep being told that I sound unsure, unconfident and not poised enough.. I've been told once that I didn't have enough presence on a call but.. I did the presentation so I talked 90% of the call..

How do you deal with people who treat the creative department as their personal studio? I've recently joined a new business where other departments ask for quick turnaround stuff with no briefs or regard to the team's workloads or the strategy even.

I've done all the pushing back, advocating for the team, and educating those people about processes and how to get the best out of the team.

Has anyone successfully navigated this kind of situation before? How did you do it?

i find that male bosses/seniors tend to be more picky/less lenient when working with then as opposed to female seniors or mgrs- more sympathetic and lenient. i wonder if attractive females experience

Follow ADHD fish - want to see if anyone can relate. Was always a high performer in STEM undergrad (albeit bad procrastinator), but am now struggling in the working world, even a few years in (cont).

Anyone ever been to “Best of Big D”? Hosted by D Magazine and could share their thoughts?

Grant Thornton Indus opens their office in Kolkata, first office after Bangalore.

With the huge budget my company sets aside for advertising, lots of people think that marketing execs are really well paid. I WISH!!!

Is anyone running a GSA or SAGA club virtually? How?

Can you reveal client names during an interview if they are not national security related? I.e. the IRS

How much is fair for movers from Boston to Wayland? Bedroom and living room in a 500 sq ft apartment, only furniture.

Looking for recommendations for installation of a mini split system in a 2bd condo in Back Bay / South End. TIA!

I am into Security Governance, risk and
Compliance (12 YOE) and I wanted to work
for FANG. Most of the job postings are
for code development or scripting skills.
Please provide some guidance to get into
these companies with current GRC Skills or
any up-skill recommendation apart from
application development.

Can anybody recommends the resources which helps me to pratice good amount of sqp queries or cover good range of scenarios in sql

Which are the best shcools to do an MBA from in Europe?

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Anyone from sap domain in HCL? How are the projects ongoing currently? Thanks !

Rejection timeline?

I had a final virtual interview today with two managers (virtual position).

I usually assume the worst and think the interview went okay. There are some things that could've gone better but I don't want to dwell on them.

After the interview, I emailed my recruiter and asked for the managers' emails. I got even more anxious waiting for his response so I ended up finding them anyways and sending them thank-you notes. I interviewed on a Friday afternoon. Am I overthinking?

Any thoughts on the hours in the tax-exempt org group? How is the work?

Has anyone ever used bluesteps? Is it legit?

How much do M&A partners at midsized law firms make? How long is partnership track on average?

Does anyone know of recruiting firms with a focus on Anti-money laundering? I’m foreign educated and newly admitted NY attorney with CAMS certification but living in Miami lol. I’m here, because my husband practices in SoFlo. Any recommendations? I don’t have any experience but have CAMS.

I’m a second year associate at a large law firm in a small market. This year, we have been slow and I absolutely hate the work I do have. Should I ride it out or start looking around?

How long is it appropriate to sit on an offer from a firm before giving an answer. This firm made me an offer sooner than I expected, and I’m trying to check their references (talk to anyone I know who knows anyone that has worked there) and now they’re giving my recruiter pasig aggressive notes about how long I’m taking and saying they’ve been “very patient”….it’s been a week.

I’m an assistant for a firm I really like working with. But sometimes my boss does this thing where he tells me some information to complete a task for a client, I write down verbatim what he says and complete the task. Then when I confirm the task before sending it to the client, some of the very stuff he told me to say or do is suddenly incorrect. So he’ll tell me as such and then begin to give me a mini-lecture on why that information is wrong. The first few times he did this I was sure I…

Argued in court yesterday against a guy in a tan suit. Tan. Suit. I'm not kidding.

What do you wish you would’ve known/ told your younger self when you started out in law?

How do you go about explaining the transfer of your skills from litigation to transactional? I had a phone interview with the most condescending attorney questioning my ability to essentially do anything and even insulting me about my law school GPA (I worked all through law school and got a CALI award) I also just got a raise at my current job so I’d say I must be somewhat okay. It was the weirdest interview I don’t know why she bothered interviewing me at all.

Anyone having a horrible time meeting billable targets during quarantine? I haven’t been able to focus at all. Without much contact from my office, I feel like it’s just me, and everyone else is billing just fine. That can’t be true though, can it? I mean maybe some people. I’m so far off my requirement and worried. 🤦🏼‍♀️😭

I am interested in moving to another state and realized that this state has one of the most restrictive reciprocity rules in the country. I've passed multiple bar exams. However, I won't get any credit for time I worked in CA because CA isn't reciprocal. I swore I'd never take another bar after taking CA - and now I have to take another exam if we move. I worked in big law in CA for two years and get no credit! Yet the exam has been waived for new grads for COVID. It sure limits our move.

I’m a 3rd year associate heading into my 4th year. Litigation is not for me. Is it too late to switch to transactional work? What steps do you recommend I take to make the switch?

As if my firm has just decided to roll out pop-ups that block your screen from doing anything until you close any missing time from the PREVIOUS DAY. So OTT

Anyone work for NYC HEALTH & HOSPITAL that can talk about quality of work? Benefits, WLB, WFH, workload (!!), billable hours (??) etc? TYIA

Drowning. Joined firm last summer, brought a decent little book, primarily litigation associate. I’ve been buried in numerous matters from my transferring clients and matters at my new, small-ish firm. I get consistently favorable results, im in the office all week, manage all my cases independently. After 6 months, just told billables are too low, turnaround time is too high, and theyre concerned about my fit. I feel like I’ve just been launched into a bunch of matters with little/no guidance.

New litigation associate. Does anyone have a recommendation for a briefcase? A family member got me one as a law school graduation present but it is hideous

My mid-sized firm furloughed most of its staff. Im a first year associate (7 months in) with not that many billable hours. What are the chances I’m next? So much paranoia!