Random Thoughts XVI

[QUIZ]

Looks like HWR got finally perm-banned or the Russian internet is down all day. LOL

Lol I was just on the GB when I saw this

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1361268#p42015458

How about let's not?

At first I was like WTF HWR was unbanned?!?!?!?

Spoiler:

Then I realized that he posted it 2014.

False alarm we're still all good Iggie.

[IggieCC]

Looks like HWR got finally perm-banned or the Russian internet is down all day. LOL

Spoiler:

Lol I was just on the GB when I saw this

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1361268#p42015458

How about let's not?

At first I was like WTF HWR was unbanned?!?!?!?

Spoiler:

Then I realized that he posted it 2014.

False alarm we're still all good Iggie.

LOL. "How about let's not" gets him 8 And1s.. no wonder the wanker is so determined to get himself unbanned.

Howard Mass got his plan all figured out quiz. We are in good hands

[IggieCC]

From "Username Change Request Thread 2."

gom to RealGoM

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=161328

Thanks!!!

Nice try gom too bad it got shot down.

[goodboy]

Looks like HWR got finally perm-banned or the Russian internet is down all day. LOL

Spoiler:

Lol I was just on the GB when I saw this

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1361268#p42015458

How about let's not?

At first I was like WTF HWR was unbanned?!?!?!?

Spoiler:

Then I realized that he posted it 2014.

False alarm we're still all good Iggie.

LOL. "How about let's not" gets him 8 And1s.. no wonder the wanker is so determined to get himself unbanned.

Howard Mass got his plan all figured out quiz. We are in good hands

LOL Wanker hasnt been used in awhile.

[goodboy]

From "Username Change Request Thread 2."

gom to RealGoM

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=161328

Thanks!!!

Nice try gom too bad it got shot down.

[goodboy]

Thanks Maroko, MUCH appreciate!

[xMADEinDADEx]

Star wars doe

[OtW]

Do any of you guys have experience with juggling multiple/potential internship & job offers?

To commence a long story...

Spoiler:

Last time I was here I said that I was not learning a lot at the customer service 'internship' I was at, and it was making maintaining my grades a much more challenging task. Last week, I finally got out of it, and thankfully at the right time (my university is actually going to investigate the program for failed promises, since it was advertised as an internship but the agreement with the school stated it was simply supposed to be a part-time, dead end call center job. So, they want to look into the misalignment with what the program is intended to be (part-time job) vs. how it was marketed to students (internship) ).

Over the summer, I applied for an interview with one of the top financial firms in NYC for a position up there(Operations division) and down here (Private Wealth Management, my preferred location and division). If you know anything about finance and investment banking, you know that there are a lot of firms, but this firm is THE firm who makes the financial markets go and has been in the news the most since 2008 (you probably know who I am talking about now). I did not expect anything to come out of it. But, surprisingly, I got a reply back, and they flew me out to NYC for two days to meet the firm along with 200 other students, and we all got interviewed (this was at the end of September). I only got interviewed for the NYC position (still no response from the MIA position), and for that particular division, Operations, it was a 'Superday'. So, it was one round of multiple interviews conducted in one day. It was pretty much one-and-done, and we would know the results within two weeks.

To my surprise, I got a call back a week and a half later stating that I had been offered the position for the Summer Analyst permission in NYC. I was stunned. They gave me a good offer, but I still have a lot to think about. Especially since I applied to other places before that firm flew me out and while I was still waiting for them to give me their decision. In addition, I still have not received a reply back for the Miami position within the same firm for an interview (more aligned with my interest, higher pay, not having to experience the cost of rent in NYC). I am meeting with a big tech/Silicon Valley firm on Friday to hear what they have to say on Friday since I am also very interested in them, and am still waiting to hear back from the prospective finance firm's main competitor as well. The thing is they pretty much want a response from me by the end of the month within regards to the NYC offer. I have been in touch with my advisers at school to see if we could expedite the other processes and I have e-mailed the main recruiter for the firm detailing the deadline situation to see if there is anything that can be done.

I am very thankful knowing that I will have a good internship this summer that can translate into a full-time career. I just haven't been able to let everyone in my family know, since my father is bound to use it against my mom and I in mediation for their divorce to try and force us to sell the house. Even though he made a lot of money off his promotion, he has been crying poor and pretty much cut me off in May when I got that customer service gig, and when I told him about the finance interview and how I was about to leave the customer service gig and needed a little help with textbooks, he pretty much told me "well, good luck and find another job to help with those textbooks (he helped me with them for the last two years before everything went down)" and for the interview, the first thing he asked me is "how much are they offering you?" when I had no exact amount at the time (I had an idea, but come on, this is the first thing you ask your son?) I am very grateful that I will no longer have to depend on him and that I can eventually support my mom with nearly all her living expenses. The thing is, I do not want to commit to the NYC offer before everything else comes in (again this is VERY early in the recruiting process), especially if I can get the higher paying, more-my-interest offer down here. I want to be able to sit down and look at everything and make the best decision possible, both financially and personally with which offer I accept (especially since the chance that my gf transfers out of state for the last two years of her bachelors is a high possibility).

My advisers pretty much told me to chill, that the ball is in my court, and they would do what they can to help me with everything else. My Honors College professor apparently knows the head of the Miami office for the finance firm I applied to/got accepted in, and he told me that he would be more than happy to make that introduction.

How should I go about this? It's a lot for me to think about. Very exciting but stressful at the same time lol. I don't want to make a decision I end up regretting, but I also do not want to pass up on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

You guys are always great with life talk and suggestions.

[Maroko]

Do any of you guys have experience with juggling multiple/potential internship & job offers?

To commence a long story...

Spoiler:

Last time I was here I said that I was not learning a lot at the customer service 'internship' I was at, and it was making maintaining my grades a much more challenging task. Last week, I finally got out of it, and thankfully at the right time (my university is actually going to investigate the program for failed promises, since it was advertised as an internship but the agreement with the school stated it was simply supposed to be a part-time, dead end call center job. So, they want to look into the misalignment with what the program is intended to be (part-time job) vs. how it was marketed to students (internship) ).

Over the summer, I applied for an interview with one of the top financial firms in NYC for a position up there(Operations division) and down here (Private Wealth Management, my preferred location and division). If you know anything about finance and investment banking, you know that there are a lot of firms, but this firm is THE firm who makes the financial markets go and has been in the news the most since 2008 (you probably know who I am talking about now). I did not expect anything to come out of it. But, surprisingly, I got a reply back, and they flew me out to NYC for two days to meet the firm along with 200 other students, and we all got interviewed (this was at the end of September). I only got interviewed for the NYC position (still no response from the MIA position), and for that particular division, Operations, it was a 'Superday'. So, it was one round of multiple interviews conducted in one day. It was pretty much one-and-done, and we would know the results within two weeks.

To my surprise, I got a call back a week and a half later stating that I had been offered the position for the Summer Analyst permission in NYC. I was stunned. They gave me a good offer, but I still have a lot to think about. Especially since I applied to other places before that firm flew me out and while I was still waiting for them to give me their decision. In addition, I still have not received a reply back for the Miami position within the same firm for an interview (more aligned with my interest, higher pay, not having to experience the cost of rent in NYC). I am meeting with a big tech/Silicon Valley firm on Friday to hear what they have to say on Friday since I am also very interested in them, and am still waiting to hear back from the prospective finance firm's main competitor as well. The thing is they pretty much want a response from me by the end of the month within regards to the NYC offer. I have been in touch with my advisers at school to see if we could expedite the other processes and I have e-mailed the main recruiter for the firm detailing the deadline situation to see if there is anything that can be done.

I am very thankful knowing that I will have a good internship this summer that can translate into a full-time career. I just haven't been able to let everyone in my family know, since my father is bound to use it against my mom and I in mediation for their divorce to try and force us to sell the house. Even though he made a lot of money off his promotion, he has been crying poor and pretty much cut me off in May when I got that customer service gig, and when I told him about the finance interview and how I was about to leave the customer service gig and needed a little help with textbooks, he pretty much told me "well, good luck and find another job to help with those textbooks (he helped me with them for the last two years before everything went down)" and for the interview, the first thing he asked me is "how much are they offering you?" when I had no exact amount at the time (I had an idea, but come on, this is the first thing you ask your son?) I am very grateful that I will no longer have to depend on him and that I can eventually support my mom with nearly all her living expenses. The thing is, I do not want to commit to the NYC offer before everything else comes in (again this is VERY early in the recruiting process), especially if I can get the higher paying, more-my-interest offer down here. I want to be able to sit down and look at everything and make the best decision possible, both financially and personally with which offer I accept (especially since the chance that my gf transfers out of state for the last two years of her bachelors is a high possibility).

My advisers pretty much told me to chill, that the ball is in my court, and they would do what they can to help me with everything else. My Honors College professor apparently knows the head of the Miami office for the finance firm I applied to/got accepted in, and he told me that he would be more than happy to make that introduction.

How should I go about this? It's a lot for me to think about. Very exciting but stressful at the same time lol. I don't want to make a decision I end up regretting, but I also do not want to pass up on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

You guys are always great with life talk and suggestions.

Thank you for sharing a bit of your life. I will try to give you my point of view

I will definitly take that opportunity in NYC for few reasons :

- You earn your place all by yourself by passing all the tests.
- As you said it's the FIRM in your area (i know a bit of your area, i work for a french bank and we have a branch in New York and Miami, unfortunatly they dont have the kind of position i am looking, i work as an IT project manager for critical applications). Your salary might not be as big as you wished for but when you come back to Miami, you will be more in position to negociate a bigger raise than if you stayed in Miami. In your CV, the recruiters will see your experience in that firm and they know you had to pass some exams to get that job and you beat a lot of people, that's count a lot ! IT will be a significative experience.
- When you come back to Miami, you will get that job in that firm in Miami but you will get it all by yourself not without your Honors College Professor. I am not saying it's not good that he is helping you, i find it great but i believe it's more rewarding when you do it all by yourself.

When you get a job in a compaany specially when you are young, your salary wont raise that much unless you have an incredible skill and they have to keep you with them. It's better to get some experience before joining the company you are aiming for because your salary will be much bigger (unless you dont know how to negociate) that if you were there from the beginning

About your girlfriend, well you are still young and in NYC you could catch anyone you want specially working in a banking firm, you will always have the choice !



Anyway, let us know what you decided

[xStanton27]

Grad school sucks

[QUIZ]

Spoiler:

LOL. "How about let's not" gets him 8 And1s.. no wonder the wanker is so determined to get himself unbanned.

Howard Mass got his plan all figured out quiz. We are in good hands

LOL Wanker hasnt been used in awhile.

General NBA Board Posters,

I would like to announce the addition of Thorn to our General NBA Board Moderator Team.

Thorn is currently a Moderator on our New York Knicks Forum and has experience prior to his time on RealGM as a Moderator.

He is part of changes that are coming to the forum including some policy changes that will loosen the rules on Derailing GIF's, IBTL Posts and some other things while tightening the rules on Users who commit more serious offenses.

These changes will announced within the next week or so.

For now though, please join me in welcoming Thorn to The General NBA Board Moderator Team.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1411440#p44884091

ROFL!!

[IggieCC]

Spoiler:

LOL. "How about let's not" gets him 8 And1s.. no wonder the wanker is so determined to get himself unbanned.

Howard Mass got his plan all figured out quiz. We are in good hands

LOL Wanker hasnt been used in awhile.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1411440#p44884091
ROFL!!

LOLOLOLOL

HM trollin hard. Hope HWR is the last one to legendarily get parmabanned from GB for good. RIP HWR

Now HM could announce the winners of the contest and totally omit HWR from the considerations.

[QUIZ]

LOL Wanker hasnt been used in awhile.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1411440#p44884091
ROFL!!

LOLOLOLOL

HM trollin hard. Hope HWR is the last one to legendarily get parmabanned from GB for good. RIP HWR

Now HM could announce the winners of the contest and totally omit HWR from the considerations.

I got your back HWR!

Wait, did you just say that items that derail a thread are going to not be as frowned upon? What the hell is a more serious problem then that on a discussion forum?(besides the obvious)

Unless I'm not reading that correctly.

My good friend HeatWillRise was banned from the general board completely for posting "IBTL". It's my understanding based on what Howard is saying is that they're going to loosen up on minor things like that and instead crack down on people who commit more serious offenses like actual trolling or baiting.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1411440&p=44885817#p44885817

Hopefully Howard see's this and relents on your banishment.

[goodboy]

Wow so it WAS a recent change... I miss the 70s

[goodboy]

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1411440#p44884091
ROFL!!

LOLOLOLOL

HM trollin hard. Hope HWR is the last one to legendarily get parmabanned from GB for good. RIP HWR

Now HM could announce the winners of the contest and totally omit HWR from the considerations.

I got your back HWR!

Wait, did you just say that items that derail a thread are going to not be as frowned upon? What the hell is a more serious problem then that on a discussion forum?(besides the obvious)

Unless I'm not reading that correctly.

My good friend HeatWillRise was banned from the general board completely for posting "IBTL". It's my understanding based on what Howard is saying is that they're going to loosen up on minor things like that and instead crack down on people who commit more serious offenses like actual trolling or baiting.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1411440&p=44885817#p44885817

Hopefully Howard see's this and relents on your banishment.

[Maroko]

I stopped reading after that

My good friend HeatWillRise

[goodboy]

THIS **** ADDS INJURY TO INSULT

[goodboy]

"lovely guy" WHO SAYS THAT **** MAN OH MAN

[IggieCC]

LOLOLOLOL

HM trollin hard. Hope HWR is the last one to legendarily get parmabanned from GB for good. RIP HWR

Now HM could announce the winners of the contest and totally omit HWR from the considerations.

I got your back HWR!

My good friend HeatWillRise was banned from the general board completely for posting "IBTL". It's my understanding based on what Howard is saying is that they're going to loosen up on minor things like that and instead crack down on people who commit more serious offenses like actual trolling or baiting.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1411440&p=44885817#p44885817

Hopefully Howard see's this and relents on your banishment.

Spoiler:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1411440&p=44885817#p44885886

[QUIZ]

I got your back HWR!



viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1411440&p=44885817#p44885817

Hopefully Howard see's this and relents on your banishment.

Spoiler:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1411440&p=44885817#p44885886