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The new expense system is garbage. Somehow they managed to make it significantly worse and waste more of our time.

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Anyone at ImPACT -- a bunch of us at the Westin a
Bar right now! Join us!

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I was told sales is the way to go but I didn’t think any of these new Ms and SMs actually do sales? I mean we get credit from joining projects and I have those. I guess I will just need PPEDs to back … more

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Comp Thread: Prior rank, new rank, raise %, bonus %, new salary, still taking exams or fully credentialed.

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Barbie or Oppenheimer? Or both?

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Finally - our leadership says that we will be pushing more on the AI / generative AI during the sales call. I am excited about it.

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What do you want to hear about in the town hall tomorrow? Post questions here, they do read them.

Our bowl icon got updated. It's better than a pink and purple fish icon before.

It would be even better if we have something related to actuarial science.

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Has anyone gotten YE feedback or promo news yet?

Welcome back after July 4th! How goes?

FY 2024 goal- do all of my CPE early!

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Are there any big projects coming up?

CPE CPE CPE CPE!

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So quiet here. Everyone on vacation?

What does it take to make PPED? Align with a practice so that I can get good sales, do some stuffs for the SOA, good review, good utilization and then what?

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Did anyone in IAAS get the HR meeting?

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Those who came from industry - is it really 9-5? Feeling tired and like I need a more predictable schedule…

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Looks like fishes are either taking exams or on vacations.

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Why 6 months??????

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Anyone know what the severance package is like?

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Think leadership did a fair job to reduce the level of anxiety today?

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How are we supposed to handle cycle 3 reviews given the layoffs? Am I putting someone’s job at risk by giving them honest feedback and not gold standards across the board?

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Someone please post a recap of the town hall!

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In other areas it sounds like decisions have already been made. Is that not the case in IAAS?

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Given that people are getting let go, are we on a hiring freeze?

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Are the decisions already basically made about who will be laid off? Is mid-may the expected notification timing? (pulled this info from main EY bowl). Is a particular level being targeted? Will those… more

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I won’t send this question through the survey but please take it from here. Most of the complaints in this bowl were against SMs and Ms. PPs, have you ever asked yourself if this practice is doing the… more

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Hey, look at the main bowl. A partner said SMs aren’t the only target. That’s good. SMs, stay strong 💪🏼.I also want to say I feel confident with our new leadership. I am hopeful some of the bad PP … more

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I am looking forward to the Town Hall tomorrow. I have a lot of questions but didn’t submit a question as I did not know how to ask all of the questions but I hope someone would ask good questions and… more

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I can finally see why some are acting up. Layoff is indeed coming. I can now see where some of these prior posts and emotions came from. So unfortunate.

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Looking at a few posts below. I think it’s all about people fearing being layoffs and acting aggressive against each others. Perhaps, some timely transparency from leadership may help?

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Why do people keep blaming the SMs for not selling and delegating. Stepping on those PPs’ toes to sell? Ouch! You can try. Delegating to a manager? Sharing with my peers? Haha— we all know that we are… more

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How do I tell my project manager to stop breathing down my neck? I get it people need utilizations these days but I thought the higher you go, the more focus there should be on sales/proposals and tra… more

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Wow!! What next? Does it mean that we will see bonus or layoffs?

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Here comes the IAAS survey. I do appreciate it that leadership/Craig gives an opportunity for upward questions. I have a feedback. As a manager, I am facing increasing challenges to manage Gen Z. I a… more

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How do people like going back to the office?

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Heard that we have a lot of people on the bench. Within this practice, a lot of people are taught/learnt/self-developed to be aggressive. But the aggressiveness is only internal towards each other to … more

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Lots of talk around people fearing no PBB. Will IAAS PBB be protected?

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