What’s your FIRE target age (where you no longer maintain a salary job)?

I want to make a switch ....
Tech stack : Service Now, javascript, AWS+ devops

Cctc:3.2lpa
YOE: 2 yr

Can anyone give me a referral. Please

Which big pharma or biotech companies offer high pay for bioinformatics scientist (masters level) with 3 YOE?

Are all S&O manager roles L4-6? Interviewing for a role which asks for min 5 YOE. I only have 4.5 - I’ve only interviewed for more junior positions at G so when the recruiter asked for my comp expectations I was honestly unsure. What should I be asking? He mentioned I should start getting a number in mind.

Moving to Austin end of this year, with a new baby.

With ~$500k HHI and almost no debt, in which neighborhood can we practically afford a house? We do outdoorsy stuff (mtb biking, kayaking etc.) and also have a dog that likes to run.

Any suggestions are appreciated! 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Got offer from Cognizant and Infosys.. Where Cognizant offering more package almost 1.5 Lpa mor, but heard lot of negative review on social media like they don't have good project, no job security, they will make you to work on other tech etc . Is it true ? Share some pro and cons that will be greate .. thnks

Recommendation for a tax person to help with complicated taxes - husband and I lived in NJ for part of 2021, he worked remotely for an nyc and then Long Island co., I worked in NJ and for a MA firm. We also both took parental leave and taxes weren’t taken out of some of that pay. Also, need child credit for said child who the IRS doesn’t know about yet.
Help!

So for those of you who are in learning and development: what are trainers making now days? Interested to know salary & years experience! TIA

Hi folks,

So my learning level reached equivalent to a Technical Lead and I'm currently working as a Technical Lead serving solution for technologies like Angular, React, Ionic, Flutter, CodeIgniter, Spring Boot, MySQL, AWS, Azure and CentOS based server Management and Team Management.

Currently my earnings at this designation is about 6.6LPA. I need to know about the market value for these skills and how that can be achieved.

Polling those willing to share. What is your OTE? And does your base comp ever increase based on performance or a merit increase?

Hi Fishes
I have got offers from PwC AC Bangalore (EA) in Management Consulting vs Accenture Capability Network as Management Consulting Analyst.
CTC almost Same

Which would be better considering WLB and growth?

Workex :Pre MBA 3 and Post MBA 1 (in consulting)
Tier 1 Bschool

Please evaluate possible comp package for project manager role
175-185 base
20% -25% bonus
200-250 RSU over 4 years
11 years of experience with a masters

What should I expect during my call with Deloitte’s recruitment advisor? I received a verbal offer last week, and a meeting invite this week with the advisor. Is this typically where salary and signing bonus are negotiated? If so, can anyone share insights into the typical base range for experienced hires going into Consultant positions (2yrs experience w/ undergrad)?

How is Sifive india wlb and pay , no one’s talking on fishbowl about it apparently 🤷🏻‍♀️

Is 13LPA fixed at EY GDS Consulting justified for 5 yoe and designation as Senior Consultant 1?

Hi fishes,

I'm looking for good opportunity,

I am having total experience of 9.1 years and 8 years in the Treasury. I am having 10LPA..

My key responsibilities are cash management, forecast, variance, Hedging, and investments, opening and closing of the bank accounts, bank reconciliation, handling customer, vendor, tax, and IC payments, audits, borrowings and handling bank KYC and AML issues.

Thank you.

TCS or Persistent systems?
Yoe : 10
TCS : 23 LPA , Persistent: 28 LPA Tata Consultancy Persistent Systems Limited

Hi,

Whats the general hike percentage while getting promoted from L8 to L7?

Thanks

Is giving birth w/o the epidural really that crazy of a concept? People laugh at me when I say its very feasible...

Hello fishes, Currently I have experience of 11 yrs in Manual Testing and mobile application testing and working as team lead in an organization, now I am confused should I go for Automation Testing or go for project management for growth. Please required your genuine guidance. Thanks.

First-party property homeowners’ insurance, PL’s side, is drying up in Florida?

Advice for trying to go in house or client side? Recruiters don’t have many of these positions...

Dear Fishbowl PPCers I need your help!

A client is insisting we used Adobe bod manager for their campaigns, and neither me nor my team have experience with it.

We're also not on a timeline where we can really get up to speed on it ahead of a couple deadlines.

I've also argued for budget for external consulting hours and that's been disapproved.

I'm on my own. Or am I?

Hoping some kind soul with experience managing Google Ads through Adobe can help me out.

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Does anyone pursuing FIRE actually like their current job? Trying to get a grasp of how much of the FIRE movement is driven by escapism from unfulfilling work.

The unending cycle is for real. Reached my LeanFIRE number 2 months ago, yet I don’t feel satisfied. Still reaching for the stars… when will this human desire end?

Hi, I have 11 years if experience in Monitoring tools( BMC, Dynatrace, Splunk, ServiceNow AIOps etc.) in different roles(Tool admin, SME, Operations Lead, Consultant and Solution Architect).
Executed multiple implementation of tools at Customer place, performed many assessments and proposed service improvements.

Experienced in working at client places like Netherlands,Norway etc.

Currently I am lookin for an opportunity in Europe, please let me know if any.

Anybody working in JPMC project as informatica developer

£200 for WFH equipment , what are you fishes getting

Has anyone here every taken a community tour from Almaty out to the lakes or mountains nearby?

I received a 2 year continued service agreement costing $12,000 in effect fot individuals who 'leave voluntarily' within the allotted timeframe. Will I actually have to pay for the costs of training if I don't end up liking the job? Are these enforceable? What are the parameters of 'leaving voluntarily?' Thank you!

Worth it to use 300K bonvoy points for over a week in Maui? I keep hoarding these things but trying to plan a Hawaii trip and think now is the time to burn them

Is it possible to say "no" to a request, especially an urgent request, because you need to sleep? Sleep is like the #1 thing that keeps me from being suicidal but I feel like I can't say that...

For those of you that are targeting tech at Kellogg/Booth, are you looking to end up in the west coast? I’m most interested in tech, but bummed out that more folks from those schools don’t land in tech companies in Chicago or NYC

Managers: What are some performance metrics or indications that make you feel like your mid-senior creatives (oh, let's say, a Senior Copywriter) are ready for the next step (i.e. ACD)?

Is it true that some* debt is good debt. I’m referring to student loans, interest is ranging from 2% - 5% (all federal loans). Total is 20k, is it smarter to pay it off immediately and ASAP or just stretch and put the extra money into investing? Note I just graduated this year, thank you guys :)

Thoughts on potential business ideas or investment opportunities where I can live the life I deserve now and not in retirement? I’m always trying to think of potential business ideas and come up with nothing. As far as interests, it doesn’t matter what it is. As long as it makes money I’m interested.

What do most people invest in for their Roth IRA portfolio? I’ve heard target funds and ETF’s..which one is better?

Investing beginner here. How did you learn? Any resources that I could read/watch would be helpful. Thanks

As an investor, do you choose longer or shorter amortization periods when paying off your mortgage and why? Will return on investment be higher if the amortization period is longer?

Anyone else into Bank Bonus churning?

Would anybody like to consider a $1,000,000 donation to my FIRE fund? DMs are open, thanks 🙂🥰

What do you estimate to be your personal functional inflation experienced over the last year?

I know the fed says 8.6%, but that number is averaged over many products normal people don’t frequently interact with.

I’d rough estimate something closer to 25% cost of living inflation over the last year for myself.

Anyone here retire in late 30s or know someone that has?

How much are your biweekly paychecks after taxes, insurance, 401k contributions, etc. and how much of each paycheck do you tuck into savings?

Does anyone pursuing FIRE actually like their current job? Trying to get a grasp of how much of the FIRE movement is driven by escapism from unfulfilling work.

The unending cycle is for real. Reached my LeanFIRE number 2 months ago, yet I don’t feel satisfied. Still reaching for the stars… when will this human desire end?

Why does TD have two trading apps and which one is better? Currently downloading thinkorswim

Given crazy market returns recently, do you still expect the market to rise at 10% over the next 30 years?

Still using Ally Bank savings account, but the APY had dropped to .60%. Time to move. Any recs on personal savings account? This is my emergency “savings”

TC New grad Software Engineer
Base: $110k
Sign-On: $35k
RSU: $120k/3years
Relocation: $20k

Starting fresh with virtually $0 savings and $0 worth of financial literacy, whats the best course of action? any advice is greatly appreciated!

I finally at a place where I could buy groceries without checking the prices. In the past I wouldn't buy something I so desired if it's a bit pricy.

Seeing how 401k’s, ira’s etc..are mostly based in stocks. What happens if we have another Great Depression and the stock market crash’s. Even if you have Real estate investments, if ppl can’t pay rent like with Corona, that’s not really helpful. So what are other ways in addition to those mentioned is there to help secure you into old age? 

Turning 28 and hit $300K NW today. Never formally FIRE’d but want to set out a plan for here onwards. What’s some good material / easy reading to start with?

Anyone here from NYC? Be cool if there was a meetup.