If you are taking a new role/company ask for the non-compete before you start or sign anything. These things have gotten out of control with the FTC backing down. They now throw it on you after you … more

Current a consultant at Accenture UK, interviewing for Capco UK for senior data consultant role. Thoughts on the firm?

“Bill Ackman is not creative, not particularly intelligent, yet worth 7 billion dollars. You have to ask yourself why? and it’s because he’s hyper aggressive and well connected.”

- pretty much sums up … more

Is anyone in finance transformation actually enjoying their job right now and feel like their company is doing well (growing, hitting targets, getting good raises, not working crazy hours, etc.)? BDO … more

This job is beyond pointless. We just make pretty slides that are all built on distortions of the truth. Candidly do not know what the point of it all is. Outside the paycheck there is legitimate noth… more

I caught myself laughing at a coworker’s bad joke in a meeting last week and thought, “wow, this isn’t even me.” Sometimes it feels like I’ve built a whole alternate version of myself just to survive … more

Anyone else find that the people who use “…” in teams/ emails etc are the absolute worst?

How many interview rounds at EY?

Normally I’d never entertain this but curious -


Has anyone had success in receiving a competitive counter off with retention bonus?

Got an escape offer but would stay if they made worthwhile.

New joiner to consulting. How can I improve my financial modeling skills?

How many slides do you create per week on average?

Thoughts on NYU Stern Tech MBA (one year full time program)? Interested in either continuing consulting in tech product strategy or pivoting into big tech in a related role. Would love to get an MBA… more

Do you all see a lot of Manager/Director level people coasting after promotion?? It takes years to even be considered for SM but the firm obviously values you enough to have kept you through manager. … more

Recruiter reached out to me for a role that would be, at least on paper, a perfect fit. Would be a significant comp increase too. Hard to not get my hopes up but… can’t help it.

Have a chance to move to Accenture strategy arm as L7 manager in australia- generally a pay cut but the thought of loving to a new country and potential (hopefully) better work life balance. Currently… more

So what’s the cheapest way to get a car?
1. Do I get a second hand car 2-3 year old with less then 40k miles
2. Look at auctions for repo ( I found a suburban 2022 less than 40k miles and my friend said that… more

What is wbl at FTI in the MICO group? What’s the avg number of hours (I know it depends by project but looking for directional). How is the brand equity to sell and break into clients?

Anyone at EY Canada in People Consulting that can speak to expected salary for a Senior Consultant?

Hi Everyone,

I have received offers from Tech Mahindra, LTIMindtree, and Wipro. The compensation is almost the same (±1 Lakh) and all are for the same location.

I would really appreciate insights from people currently working (or who have… more

Any insight into breaking into MBB without a top-tier maybe ivy background. I’ve got ~7 years at mid-tier firms + federal/state gov work. Anyone made the jump? Does LinkedIn/networking make a differen… more

The fed cut rates. How much will this impact investment in innovation and growth? With more fed cuts on the horizon, are we excited for more opportunities?

I feel like everything slow our referrals are slow hiring process is slow. Job postings are slow. What is going on?

Why is Apple Intelligence so awful compared to the competition? I’m shocked as the basic stuff it’s not able to do. Is it just a re branded Siri without any actual AI functionality?

What type of people take their shoes off and walk on airplane carpets with their socks?

I moved to the US in 2018 and started my 401K from scratch at that time. Now I have $420K. I heard from multiple sources that “a good retirement amount in the US” is between $5M and $10M to live a com… more

So, how is the industry going these days? I exited two years ago from a mid market firm and now I’m a c-suite executive at a mid market company. I’ve been approached to join a nearly $1 billion firm a… more

I always assumed severance was at least a couple months, but I just saw people walked out with less than two weeks. It made me realize how little cushion there is if things go south. Honestly scares t… more