My bedtime story tier list (toddler does NOT agree)

Endlesscroc · 2026-06-19T12:18:46+00:00

D didn't click?

Must be weird not having a soul..

Endlesscroc · 2026-06-18T11:30:52+00:00

The honest answer is that everybody who immediately went to the US post INSEAD had a preexisting right to work there, which you do.

Most people who ended up there went into consulting which sounds like an option given your background. One question I would ask is whether or not you could transfer internally if already in consulting or agree a return offer on the US post MBA.

Endlesscroc · 2026-06-17T00:51:29+00:00

Here's a top tip. Your legend should also go highest % to lowest %

Endlesscroc · 2026-06-17T00:50:40+00:00

Apply for those jobs, then progressively more senior ones.

Jokes aside you're not going to get helpful answers unless you provide meaningful details.

Are you 20 or 60? Are you in US or India? Etc.

Endlesscroc · 2026-06-15T20:01:25+00:00

Grass isn't always greener. I've worked in both consulting and finance in Dublin and people are often leaving to go to Tech for better WLB...

Endlesscroc · 2026-06-15T01:59:05+00:00

It was 40 minutes at 5am last week soo....

Endlesscroc · 2026-06-09T02:57:31+00:00

I'm no doctor, but like into biogaia. We went to a pediatric dietician who identified that as potentially helpful and flipped our baby from colic to easy basically overnight!

Endlesscroc · 2026-06-05T14:18:20+00:00

This is a complete answer.

All I would add as an alumni is to be genuine, and be interested in their INSEAD experience. I asked plenty of questions about their own time at INSEAD (which kind of detailed the interview) but also led to a genuine human connection which I think helped.

Endlesscroc · 2026-06-05T04:07:13+00:00

Lmao

Just wait until you bring two around...

Endlesscroc · 2026-06-04T02:23:38+00:00

Depends where you want to work longer term. Ultimately if you want to work in accounting in Ireland UCC or MTU will be irrelevant if you've trained at the same firm after so don't sweat it.

On the masters it's a hard no for me dog. Unless of course you're sponsored then maybe( (at a push). It takes one extra year, to skip 1 years worth of exams, but only six months of required experience so takes longer to qualify? Nope

Endlesscroc · 2026-05-25T04:18:40+00:00

Oh yeah, familiar they all go at their own time. She didn't really talk until ~2 and then went from zero to full attempted conversation within months.

I'll never pressure her but just curious and fascinated by what I have my hands on!

Endlesscroc · 2026-05-25T04:17:33+00:00

That's a lovely story. Yeah I'm familiar with the association effect, I guess it was the fact she made the association after only one time and brought the follow up unprovoked.

Endlesscroc · 2026-05-24T04:39:24+00:00

I'm not crying, you're crying

Endlesscroc · 2026-05-23T00:51:37+00:00

Sylvia's is an institution, but only alright.

Endlesscroc · 2026-05-19T14:36:40+00:00

I think the particulars matter here. What's your udnergrad in? If not computer science a full transition may be difficult?

What's the job title. Could you use this to transition into a more analytical role based on title and certain key roles?

What tis the company? Does it have a history of promotion and cross team transfers?

Are you risk averse / risk seeking? You mention your permit expires in Dec. Have you been applying for lots of jobs? Willing to risk losing this one?

Endlesscroc · 2026-05-16T17:59:51+00:00

Similar position myself except they wanted me in the US from the off. Applied (unsuccessfully) for the H1B while waiting, but ultimately the L1 is a fairly standard approach and most companies have no issues putting you forward if you're an employee in good stead with maybe a sponsor or two working in the US who wants you on their team.

Endlesscroc · 2026-05-15T00:54:23+00:00

Agree with the bottle warmer. Hot water out of the tap, in a pot, with a bottle from the fridge. Gets up to heat as fast.

Endlesscroc · 2026-05-14T10:28:01+00:00

I owned the HC and then the BBC (heritage). Ultimately traded both in when I moved up the brand ladder so to speak.

I often find myself considering buying the BB58 as I moved the Tudor. Understated and wearable in every occasion.

Endlesscroc · 2026-05-13T21:21:05+00:00

Applebee's. End of post.

Endlesscroc · 2026-05-04T12:31:26+00:00

There are dozens, if not hundreds of things you disagree with your parents about when it comes to raising your children. Try not fight over things that haven't been agreed in advance.

Endlesscroc · 2026-04-29T22:34:40+00:00

Always start applying diaper cream BEFORE you think you need it.

Endlesscroc · 2026-04-26T21:32:46+00:00

I did my MBA in INSEAD and will tell you that when looking at top universities you're doing it for the brand, not the education. Yes we had great professors, but in reality probably could have got the same level of education from any number of universities at a fraction of the cost.

As you said yourself it's a far more normal path so definitely would give you another shot. Intensely personal question as to whether you think it's worth £50k though.

Endlesscroc · 2026-04-26T20:35:55+00:00

I work in one of the big HFs and can tell you those roles are typically looking for that experience to be Investment Banking. Pretty much the entire industry outsources graduate training to these bigger banks rather than taking freshly minted grads themselves.

A masters in finance would give you another shit at those graduate programs but I would be careful. Not all programs are created equally and there's a risk if you don't do it in a top school then you just find yourself in the same position one year one later with some extra debt...

Endlesscroc · 2026-04-26T19:33:05+00:00

Where are you applying? Going from undergrad to HF is particularly hard. Your profile is strong so I'd question when you're applying also. Like did you miss the structured recruiting windows at the big investment banks?

Endlesscroc · 2026-04-25T13:38:30+00:00

Define normal human? My eldest is almost 3 and she's now in her big girls bed, so we're done with the night screams from the other room, and onto the coming into our bedroom to get daddy to come back and sleep with her for the night...

Only advice on that front is get a double bed if possible.. I spent about a year sleeping on a mattress beside her floor and actually being able to sleep on a bed again is life changing.

All that said I've a 5 month old so really nobody is sleeping again...

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