When I was a kid watching Dr. Who re-runs, I believed Tom Baker was Dr. Who. He believed it too.

I vaguely remember something about a giant walking hedge the size of a skyscraper taking over an English village. I knew it couldn’t be real but it seemed almost like a news report.

The problem was so overwhelming that I was genuinely scared that there was nothing to be done. Old Tom knew just what to do though, and he saved us all.

I don’t care if I got any of that wrong. It’s how I remember it.

How practical is living as a single parent in Europe (scotland/Norway)?

Currently out on parental leave and will be putting in my notice. How much notice period should I give? Concerned to give 2 weeks as i might be asked to leave next day due to already out on parental leave. Thoughts?

What are you all reading other than maternity help books? Any book recommendations for after baby is born? Mainly around how to keep the baby safe from injuries and incidents.

EY leave department hasn’t been the most helpful with the exact details around maternity leave - so just wondering for any EY mamas - how do we initiate getting the two weeks before due date off? Just a doctors note or ??? Thank you!!

Pregnant with my third child now and wondering what is the right time to tell work. I did it really early with my first two because I wanted to plan ahead, but now thinking about it, I feel like it just set me up for failure those years because I was reassigned from tasks and kept underutilized.

Trying to be really understanding about coworkers with no children feeling stressed during the holiday season, but it's hard not to ask if they'd prefer to go home to my sick kid, frustrated spouse and dirty house instead of their empty apartment where they have a flat screen TV and a beer waiting. How do you keep sane?

Did anyone else adopt the new Florida Wonders curriculum? We just adopted it this school year, and I teach 4th grade. My team and I have not found a good flow, schedule, or whatever you want to call it. We feel like it teaches too many skills in one lesson, and we are not able to truly teach anything “deep” enough for students to master. Does anyone have any insight? What do you do? Do you like the curriculum? Why or why not? Would you be willing to share what you do weekly/daily? Thanks!

Renegotiating my contract and curious about maternity leave policies at other practices/hospitals. Do you get paid leave? If so how much time off & are you getting full pay? We are a group of about 75 employees, 6 docs with 5 PA’s and only unpaid 12 weeks off.

Have people gotten their bonus’ prorated in a year they were on parental leave? Any hunches to tell if it was more less than a straight prorate?

Hey Guys, Slightly an off topic question. I along with my wife and kid are planning to move to Bangalore and looking for rentals in Hebbal Kempapura. Would be great if anyone staying in this area could suggest some good apartments complexes.

Enhanced maternity pay at EY - how long do you have to be employed until you can qualify for the enhanced pay? I believe it's 50% for 9 months, happy to be corrected

What is the maternity leave policy of PWC and for how many children it is available?

Baby furniture. What is everyone doing? FTM and trying to figure out if it’s worth investing in very expensive nursery furniture. We were looking at the Natart furniture collection and the Silva collections. These both come in at about $2000-$2400. The furniture is high quality and grows with the child. Alternatively I could go the lower end route at get everything for like $800. Is that wise? I hear horror stories about low quality and paint chipping from the baby teething on the crib.

Hello! I just started freelancing after 12 years of corporate life with a mix of media strategy, consumer insights and ux research, both agency and brand side. I’d love to connect with other strategists that lean towards the research side of things 😄 or anyone whose team may need some extra hands for project work, parental leave / sabbatical covers, etc. thanks!!

Iam 5 month pregnant , thinking to get release from project due to health issue and taking maternity leave from april 1st, at this situation can I be in bench for 3 months and go in maternity leave ? Will this affect my job in Accenture? Will the organization allow to be in bench for 3 months? If iam in bench during maternity leave will i get variable pay

Can we pay rent to our parent?
What if my parents are in other city and I am living @ my company's location which are 700km away from each other. Can I still show that I am paying rent to my parent?
Please help as this is my first time coming under tax slab

I’m joining Meta next month and as a parent and someone who would like to puts family first, I worry about finding a team with a healthy WLB. I read Ads are typically bad at WLB. What other teams/orgs are known for their good or bad WLB?

Any thoughts on PA Consulting? Headhunter reached out to me but I'm not familiar with the firm or its reputation

Has anyone recently attended a TCS Data science interview?

🐠, what are you binging on Netflix or Amazon Prime this weekend? Need new ideas. Not a big horror or sci-fi fan but willing to try if not too far out. Added Inbetweeners to my list thx to prior post.

How easy is it to move from an investment bank firm to a tech company?

Hi folks,
Which company is better to join... Having experience of 5.4years as Java Backend Engineer. Cvent or Nagarro or Cognizant?

Does anyone feel like they’re selling themselves short by working in government? I graduated from a regional law school in 2018 and clerked for 2 years before moving into a GS-13 agency counsel role in DC back in October 2020. I love the work, and I love the work-life balance even more (I rarely work more than 45 hours per week, and almost never on the weekends). I’m 29, no kids, and no real responsibilities outside my student loans. (Continued below)…

Anybody with a priority date of mid-late 2015 that is considering switching jobs? I have an offer that I was about to sign, but saw that priority dates for filing in EB2 are already at sep 2014 this April. That makes me wonder if i could either miss my window or worse if the date becomes current while my new employer is still doing PERM. Anyone else faced this situation in the past or looked at it more deeply? Recommendations for good lawyers for advice also appreciated.

Is anyone else pissed that our hard earned money wasn’t lost today, it was STOLEN by CORRUPT GREEDY HEDGE FUNDS

Anyways, not giving them the satisfaction. Gonna keep holding. Actually just bought the dips today for AMC BB NOK. Will keep holding for years if I have to because stocks eventually go UP📈📈📈 and ain’t no paper handed simp.

That is all
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What is average year on year hike in Adobe?

Tricare Q:

Vets using Tricare with a family. I’m out and can use Tricare with the VA, but my wife and I each use our company offerings for our family; which obviously come at cost. Is it worth it to switch to Tricare? Has anyone done this and can share details? Positives/negatives?

Can anyone refer me at adobe@Adobe india

Fit gays with abs, how often do you workout and what’s your diet like?

Thinking about getting a MBA, partly for personal enrichment but also for professional reasons. I know schools all have different “cognates” but do people have recommendations that pair well with corporate/securities/financial legal practice fields?

Did anyone in this group apply for PSLF?

I peed in the ocean twice today at the beach 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

TFW you look at yourself in the mirror at the hair stylist and realize your face looks like a bag of smashed assholes after too many screen hours, airport hours, and drinks...

Leaving a company in under 6 months. Any thought how I can initiate this with my manager?

Anyone commute on PATH from NYC to Jersey City or the other way around? What part of either city do you live and where's work, how long is your commute, and do you feel like your commute is practical with what you're getting in return, or do you wish you lived closer to work?

Tomorrow is zs holiday in India offices. So will be the salary get credited today??

What would you do differently if you were to join your firm/team again? I am starting in a new team as an M1 next Monday and besides asking more questions, any tips on making a good start would be great!

At PwC, what types of projects fall under Banking/Capital Markets "Tech and Ops"? (which I think is the new combination of the different MC groups) All I've seen are PMO...

Anyone have any recs for self help books? Looking for more relatable topics to myself I guess?

AT&T vs Verizon mifi? Need a new one and not sure which one to get. Verizon is us only whereas AT&T can go intl.

Pro-Tip: At LGA go to departures level and grab a cab when someone is getting out instead of spending 25min waiting for an Uber which is stuck in traffic.

Any book recommendations about human psychology / thought processes?

I got an email from a Cybersecurity Advisory Partner with the subject "Catch-up". Last week we all rolled-off from project abruptly b/c the client terminated the contract. Am I getting laid off?

Books to learn more about how to drive sales in consulting? Any recommendations?

Forgot my coat this morning. I hope I can handle 48 degrees. #socalprobz

Looking for book recommendations; any favorites? Interested in both fiction and educational/self-improvement (for example, investment / finance books, time management, etc). I feel my vocab is...

KPMG to acquire LEK? Thats so cool!

Advice or Book recommendations on how not to get bothered by others/ friends/ peers? What they think or what they do!
Been struggling lately

I have a consulting/PE interview on Friday, please recommend consulting books or sites to read. Need to speak consulting language

Discussion post: I feel almost all consulting firms are the same. Mbb, big 4 etc. if you are paid enough there is probably less wlb. If there is good wlb there is not much money. Can you single out a company that you can confidently say pays very well and also has good wlb and also has good opportunities etc.?

Gals, which would you prefer - oval 1.5 ct H ($8800), or oval 1.2 ct G ($5700)? Both brilliant, SI2. I could do the 1.5ct G but raises to 9900, and not sure it’s worth it.

My girlfriend likes dainty (doesn’t like flashy). I plan to put it on a thin gold band. She has a small sized finger so I think either will look nice.

Any 🐠 interview for a senior vendor manager role at Amazon? Any experiences/ advice to share

Looking for recommendations for good consulting / problem solving books and possibly LinkedIn courses if anyone has taken something worthwhile. Thanks Fam!

Currently out on parental leave and will be putting in my notice. How much notice period should I give? Concerned to give 2 weeks as i might be asked to leave next day due to already out on parental leave. Thoughts?

Deloitte people. I confirm layoffs of 4 ranked individuals and this year it's been hard rankings. Many 3s forced into 4. I was on the calls. Beware. Not trying to scare. Sharing facts.