While chatting with my colleague John, he shared that he thrives in casual brainstorming sessions, finding them more inspiring than structured strategy meetings. It got me thinking—what about you? Do you prefer casual brainstorming sessions or structured strategy meetings?

Anyone else's district distance learning? How are you feeling about it?

"You can't please everyone!" Being in customer support for 4+ years, that statement has never been truer.

Hello Everyone! Had a discussion yesterday regarding “claw backs” being included in a policy for sponsorship if the new employee leaves before 3 years. It was a declining percentage over a three year period. My POV was that it wasn’t something I’ve ever done and didn’t seem like they were sure of the hire they were making. I get wanting to save costs but at the same time doesn’t feel inclusive or welcoming. Thoughts? Have you done this or seen it work? Thanks!

What’s a good, practical tax book to read for someone who knows nothing about taxes? I feel like I should familiarize myself with them but don’t know where to start/find the topic very overwhelming and dense even as a finance attorney. Welcome to other beginning finance book suggestions too! (Already read Kiyosaki and Ramsey)

Hello, has anyone ever worked on subsidiary governance before ? What are some key factors to keep in consideration when doing a gap assessment ?

Might be a silly question but I will throw it out there. Anyone have any tips on best practices to preserve a silk press overnight? Currently have silk pillowcases but wrapping always ends up a fail.

Hi Fishes, YOE : 6 yrs

Offer 1: TIAA workforce analytics, Pune Designation: Associate
Package: 27 + variable 10%

Offer 2: Cars24, Gurgaon
Designation: Senior Manager
Package: 25 + 2.5 (performance bonus) + 15(esop)

Which company should i go with? Please suggest.

Do you feel like it's easier to get jobs abroad now that Biden is president? I feel like Americans carried a lot of disdain from the rest of the world during the Trump era, and I'm not sure if that ever affected eligiblity/appeal for hiring...

Anyone attending SaT townhall ?

Where can I go with my credentials?
I am a loan officer in consumer lending, so finance auto loans, credit cards, HELOCs and personal loans for a top credit union.
I handle close to a 100 applications a month, fund around 5 million, there is a sales aspect and I speak to the members so customer service. Now, I truly want to be at a big name like Discover or Amex but don’t see anything like my role there. I make 6 figures , and NMLS for reference. Any advice on how to continue growing?

I test for BEC on Saturday. Any tips for these last few days? Anything I should have most fresh on the mind?

anyone know if the deadline to buy more vacations days has passsed?

Sell millions of dollars of work for a few years.

Hi Fishes,

I was interviewed for Senior tech staff (Performance engineer) position in Oracle india for oracle enterprise manager product.

Please share how the project is and I could understand this is the oldest product of Oracle. Is this product exp still worth it if I leave Oracle in future??

Hey Accenture fam. How is your data analytics practice? I have been thinking about maybe switching over.

How often is it appropriate to follow up with my recruiter? I don’t want to be annoying, but it’s also frustrating not hearing anything for a couple weeks at a time.

This is Aditya Chickerur from Hyderabad. I am looking for a job in IT sector. Input will me much appreciated

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?

Does anyone know how to successfully transition from academia clinical research into industry clinical operations? I’m currently at a director level of a large research program in academia and oversee operations. Prior to that I was a clinical research coordinator with extensive trial experience from study startup-close out. I’m not sure what level would be a good transition step and open to new roles/opportunities as well.

I love scientists online, but in person, sometimes it's hard to converse with y'all.

Is there a scientific reason why we get songs stuck in our heads? How come we don’t really experience this kind of thing with our other senses?

What impact has the prestige of your school had on your career?

Everyone says we need to find "a cure for cancer" and YES, definitely, but there are so many different types that we need at least 50 separate cures. More complex than people give it credit for. What does everyone here think?

how do you all maintain a good work-life balance?

I currently work at a large research institution and am in the process of getting retroactively reclassified to a new title (Long story but my PI is cheap and routinely pays ppl the bare minimum so now the Union is helping me w/ a retro reclass.) Reclass can take 2 - 6 months to process. Meanwhile, I am interviewing for industry job. If I get an industry job, what do I do if my reclass isn’t processed yet? I want the title and the money owed which may be about $15000- 20000.

Why would anyone want to be a dental assistant when they're paid so little...?

What are some creative ways that I can reward my team? They've been working really hard lately and I want to show my appreciation

Is a post-PhD gap year to travel and be reminded of what life is like a bad idea?

What made you realize that science was the right path for you?

One of my coworkers has withheld information that's important to my research because of a personal conflict we had. Should I speak to management or is it his right?

What are some of the best paid medical fields that don't require a doctorate? Certifications are absolutely fine. I just can't afford to go into doctorate-level debt

How do you find test subjects for your research project? What kind of incentives do you like to offer?

What ever happened to the bio-fuels that were supposed to be the Next Big Thing? You never hear about them anymore

Science question: is there an explanation for why some amide coupling reagent work better than others? Trying to find an explanation for some results I'm seeing in my research but I'm not finding anything.

Scientists are funny because we are just as excited if the evidence supports OR contradicts our hypotheses; win-win!

I've never understood this, why do there seem to be more female librarians than male?

Remote scientists - do you think pharma companies will continue to allow remote work, or are you seeing them start to require people to come into the office? I’m hearing that people are being told they need to make adjustments to be able to be on site.