u/Safe_Ant8701

Hi all.

I never needed braces as a kid and never had a dentist/orthodontist tell me so.

When i was in my early 20s, I started developing TMJ issues with my bite. Teeth grinding at night, Headaches, vision issues, etc. TMJ can be really serious.

I saw a TMJ specialist and have been using a custom made mouthguard at night on my bottom teeth. It has made positive improvements and adjustments to my bite over time, but has not fixed the underlying issue to a satisfactory extent.

My TMJ doctor has told me if I want a solution to the problem, I need to do Invisalign, and that the mouthguard is just acting as a bandaid short-term. I am open to it, but have just been putting it off due to the inconvenience and lifestyle changes i would have to make. Has anyone else done Invisalign strictly to resolve a TMJ issue and fix your bite, etc.?

TLDR: Have TMJ, and have been told I need Invisalign to fix my bit, alignment, and jaw long term. No cosmetic reason, purely TMJ related. Has anyone began Invisalign for TMJ issues specifically?

Just coming here to state something that probably all of you are already aware of. As someone who currently lives in DC/NOVA area, rents in modern buildings or “luxury” apartments have become insane.

Now, before I get comments saying “of course a luxury apartment will be expensive” I will preface by saying I KNOW this, and know that they are more expensive than older buildings.

A few years ago a 1 bedroom apartment in a “luxury apartment” building major metropolitan city was around $1900-2100 per month. Now, it’s closer to $2500.

As someone who makes decent money just 2-3 years into my career ($100k+), and can technically afford a rent like this according to the “spend no more than 30% of gross income on rent” rule, it is absolutely insane still, and it is preventing me from saving any big chunk of money for a down payment on a house.

I know costs and prices for everything have just gone up and up these past few years with inflation, but the rent issue seems particularly out of control.

Just coming here to state something that probably all of you are already aware of. As someone who currently lives in DC/NOVA area, rents in modern buildings or “luxury” apartments have become insane.

Now, before I get comments saying “of course a luxury apartment will be expensive” I will preface by saying I KNOW this, and know that they are more expensive than older buildings.

A few years ago a 1 bedroom apartment in a “luxury apartment” building major metropolitan city was around $1900-2100 per month. Now, it’s closer to $2500.

As someone who makes decent money just 2-3 years into my career ($100k+), and can technically afford a rent like this according to the “spend no more than 30% of gross income on rent” rule, it is absolutely insane still, and it is preventing me from saving any big chunk of money for a down payment on a house.

I know costs and prices for everything have just gone up and up these past few years with inflation, but the rent issue seems particularly out of control.

Just coming here to state something that probably all of you are already aware of. As someone who currently lives in DC/NOVA area, rents in modern buildings or “luxury” apartments have become insane.

Now, before I get comments saying “of course a luxury apartment will be expensive” I will preface by saying I KNOW this, and know that they are more expensive than older buildings.

A few years ago a 1 bedroom apartment in a “luxury apartment” building major metropolitan city was around $1900-2100 per month. Now, it’s closer to $2500.

As someone who makes decent money just 2-3 years into my career ($100k+), and can technically afford a rent like this according to the “spend no more than 30% of gross income on rent” rule, it is absolutely insane still, and it is preventing me from saving any big chunk of money for a down payment on a house.

I know costs and prices for everything have just gone up and up these past few years with inflation, but the rent issue seems particularly out of control.

As someone who lives and works in a major metropolitan area (DC/NOVA), the fast pace, traffic, and overall hustle and bustle of a major metropolitan area gets to me after a while and can get extremely draining.

Just I took a two day trip to a cabin near a national park. Literally surrounded by nothing except for a few other cabins on the street. So peaceful and quiet.

It was so refreshing. Powerful reminder that your surroundings can tremendously influence your mental health. Using this as motivation to keep getting my income up, save more money, and set myself up with more options to move around and travel more as time goes on.

Now back to reality 😭

Does anyone have links to some excellent same Salesforce demos?

I’ve been in Salesforce consulting for the past two years, and recently interviewed for a SE role with a Salesforce partner. First ever SE interview and demo, and I completely bombed the demo. I prepared the sample org and everything and followed the interview instructions, but I just couldn’t put it together well.

I’d like to think my Salesforce knowledge is decent, given the multiple certs I have, and real life experience working on implementations, etc.

TLDR: Besides salesforce’s own resources, does anyone have a YouTube video or another video of sample demo an SE either at Salesforce or a partner org would give?

Has anyone tried a Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device, for some of the psychiatric symptoms that accompany Lyme and its numerous co-infections? I have heard very positive things from friends with lyme who say its helped their anxiety, etc. a ton.

Hi all.

I never needed braces as a kid and never had a dentist/orthodontist tell me so.

When i was in my early 20s, I started developing TMJ issues with my bite. Teeth grinding at night, Headaches, vision issues, etc. TMJ can be really serious.

I saw a TMJ specialist and have been using a custom made mouthguard at night on my bottom teeth. It has made positive improvements and adjustments to my bite over time, but has not fixed the underlying issue to a satisfactory extent.

My TMJ doctor has told me if I want a solution to the problem, I need to do Invisalign, and that the mouthguard is just acting as a bandaid short-term. I am open to it, but have just been putting it off due to the inconvenience and lifestyle changes i would have to make. Has anyone else done Invisalign strictly to resolve a TMJ issue and fix your bite, etc.?

TLDR: Have TMJ, and have been told I need Invisalign to fix my bit, alignment, and jaw long term. No cosmetic reason, purely TMJ related. Has anyone began Invisalign for TMJ issues specifically?

1. Has anyone applied and interviewed for the SAP Academy (either the customer success academy, solution engineer, or sales) role and not gotten an offer, and then applied again for the next cohort and got an interview and an offer? I applied last cycle and interviewed in the panel round (customer success role) but didn’t get an offer. I know this program is super competitive.

2. If I live in the US, can I apply for the program openings in Europe? I’d love to move to Europe but not sure if they sponsor visas, etc.?

Any specific tips relevant to studying for and passing this exam?

I have done the trails and it took me a long time. I tried to go slow to absorb. I also bought the FOF practice tests and study guides.

Any other tips for passing this cert? I know its still a fairly newer one, so I am not sure how much material has actually been put out there

Came up a few questions short for the 78% needed for this exam.

I have the sales cloud consultant and platform administrator certs.

This service could one was certainly harder than sales cloud. I did the trailheads and FOF practice questions and knowledge checks. And a Udemy course.

Any tips for this exam specifically?

I did have to take the admin cert exam twice to pass, so I know that’s just the way these exams go sometimes.

Is not matching 401k until a year after you start common at most consulting firms?

I was a little surprised that AFS/Accenture doesn’t match for 401k from the jump. Instead, you have to wait either a year or 1.5 from your start date, depending on the calendar.

My previous firm matched from the start, no vesting period.

Is this common amongst consulting firms or is Accenture an outlier?

So far I’ve gotten the platform admin cert, business analyst cert, and the sales cloud consultant cert, and as part of preparing for each, I’ve done the focus on force practice questions and tests.

I’ve found the focus on force materials to be pretty useful, as I’ve found the questions, etc. to be much harder than the actual certification test.

I’m just curious if others have felt the same way…?

Has anyone been bothered by the size and weight of the iPhone 17 pro max for daily use? Is it not too heavy and bulky to carry around in short pockets while out walking, for example?

How hard did y’all find the service cloud consultant exam?

I have the platform admin cert, business analyst cert, and sales cloud consultant certification so far.

Compared to the sales cloud consultant cert, how hard was the service cloud cert.

Been going through the trailhead as well as the Focus on Force practice questions by section and the FOF study guide….

I’ve been a management consultant, with a focus on change management, for a few years and have worked at two well known consulting firms. I am tired of consulting and want to get into a role that is closer to revenue generation, more sales-adjacent, more technical, closer to customers, and more relationship focused.

I do feel there are some similarities and skills that carry over well from change management to customer success—mainly the focus on driving adoption. However, there are many differences and facets unique to CS.

I have solid Salesforce technical knowledge and certs due to my experience working on Salesforce implementations.

I have been finding it hard to find CSM (or even Technical Account Manager roles) in tech that don’t already want direct 3-4 yoe in a CS, account management, or sales role. Some roles specifically mention consulting as relevant experience, but it’s scarce. I have gotten a few interviews, but most roles seem to go to someone with direct CS experience. I am open to beginning in a more entry level CSM role, but those seem rare and few to come by.

Has anyone made the shift from change management consulting to a CSM role? Any tips for how you have marketed or positioned yourself…?

Recently got an offer for a level 9 specialist (non-SWE/developer) role at Accenture. Coming with a little over 2 YOE post undergrad experience relevant to the role, and a non-MBA masters degree. Job I applied to as advertised as 2-3 YOE needed. I feel I am on the lower end of the ladder for L9 role, but who knows.

Location: Chicago, USA.

My old firm had different levels, so I am just trying to understand the expectations of a L9 resource at Accenture.

I know it goes analyst (new grad) > senior analyst > consultant/specialist/team lead, etc….

It was also confusing, because when I was applying, I saw some “senior analyst” roles that asked for 3-4 years of experience, and then some “consultant/L9” roles that asked for closer to 2-3 years of experience.

In terms of performance expectations, what’s the biggest difference between a Senior Analyst and a Consultant? Is an L9 expected to lead teams and analysts day-to-day, own entire workstreams, manage client relationships, and review deliverables — or is it still primarily an individual contributor role focused on your own body of work?

Can L9s still get support or ask for help on deliverables when needed, or are you expected to be fully autonomous, etc? Or is it really team/project dependent? Was a little nervous when I saw the title “team lead” as I’ve never managed people and always been an IC.

For USA-based people, is AFS (Accenture Federal Services) generally known to have better culture, work-life balance, etc. than Accenture LLP?

I know all the DOGE chaos and change in administration really disrupted AFS business about a year ago, but things seemed to have settled down since and they seem to be hiring a ton…

Also, how hard is it to possibly make a switch from AFS to LLP down the line?

Is ~120k a fair offer for a specialist level 9 at Accenture Federal Services in the Washington DC area?

No MBA. Masters degree (MA) and ~2 yoe total and experience/certs in the tech platform they were asking for.

To me, given my experience level, and how I feel I’m on the lower end of the experience range that Accenture asks for for this position (“2-5 yoe”) for this level 9 band, I felt it is a very good offer, but curious to hear your thoughts…