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What are some must-have benefits that you look for in any offer that you receive from a company or negotiate for at the beginning?

Hi 🐠! I have money in a trad IRA acct from a 401k rollover I did end of 2020. Can I still do a backdoor Roth for a 6k contribution or can’t anymore bc I have money in my trad account?

Question, I sometimes see people from United Healthcare on here, I assume Optum. Since you work for a healthy insurance company do you get good cheap health insurance?

Put this in the exit oops bowl, adding here as well to expand the funnel...looking to add a key director level hire to our healthcare analytics team (details below)

Is healthcare a good industry for specialization? What, if any, are the limitations I could expect (e.g. geography, salary, etc)? What are my unknown unknowns when think about selecting an industry?

Does anyone know what contributions Accenture makes for health insurance?

My Manager told me that we should not interrupt clients when they are talking because the most valuable things they say is when they are talking for too long. Do you agree with this? I am wondering because there might be benefits in interrupt and facilitate the conversations towards where you want it to go.

I changed jobs and have a 401k with fidelity. Is it worth rolling it over into my traditional and Roth IRAs or should I just leave it as is? Planning to research this more, but anything I should be aware of?

What happens to your 401k when you leave without it being fully vested? I left my company without it being fully vested and looks the same to me. I didn't have it transfer over or anything. Just sitting in the original fidelity account. When does it get adjusted? Or did I luck out by keeping it in the original account?

Interviewing at PwC for a Salesforce role, but apparently I have to join a specific vertical (healthcare). Just wondering if I would be exposed to ALL healthcare projects or just healthcare/Salesforce?

Looking at a job offer at Deloitte, what is the work:life balance like and how are the benefits and culture?

What is the best perks or favorite benefits of your company? 150% 401k match? Pension? High bonus? Wellness benefits? Pto? Free dinners?

How are the L3Harris benefits? I read something about unlimited PTO, but in reality it’s like 4 weeks. How’s the 401k match? Is it common to have a 9/80 schedule? I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn...hence all the questions. :-)

Does PwC still offer a 401k match plus wealth builder? If so, what’s the wealth builder contribution for an internal firm services manager? Considering applying as a boomerang to an IFS position. Thanks!

What medical services do you all get after you hit your max out of pocket? Want to take advantage of the free healthcare while I can

I’m a senior associate exiting to tech. Any recommendations on giving notice? Does it even matter when I do it if my health insurance is not tied to the firm?

People at Slalom...do you like it there? How is it in terms of pay, benefits, work/life balance, culture, etc?

Are there any less tangible benefits to having a top-tier MBA? Like do people treat you with more ‘respect’ in your job/career? Do more recruiters reach out to you than if you didn’t have it? Anything I am missing here?

Anyone have success negotiating retention offers with CSR or Amex Platinum? My CSR just renewed and Plat is coming up. I called both but got shot down because of the extra benefits both cards added during COVID. If you had success, what did you say?

I’m in my mid 20s and starting to save for a condo/house in the next 3-4 years and live in the DMV. I currently have ~$30k in my “house fund” and contribute $3.5k a month after 401k and Roth IRA contributions. As a first time homeowner is it a good idea to put down a smaller down payment with an FHA to maybe reach my goal of being a homeowner sooner? Or should I wait to be able to put down 20%?

Just paid $12K tax bill 😖 saw it coming because of a 401K conversion, but still oof

I feel like this is a dumb question but is it possible to over contribute to your 401k? Or would payroll stop when you’ve hit the limit?

Anyone have any advice on whether it’s better to roll over a 401k to a Roth IRA or a new company’s 401k when leaving a company?

Should I be maxing out my 401k and IRA first year out of school? When did everyone start maxing out both accounts?

Fellow 🐠: I’m 26 and contribute 7% + company matches up to 6% to my 401k, I currently have around $53,000 in my 401k. I was talking to uncle and he said I’m very behind and should start putting more in. Is he right, am i behind?

Make $122k pretax with $70k in liquid assets and currently max out my 401k. Is it irresponsible for me to buy a $420k home? In MCOL fwiw.

Hi Everyone! I currently have a Master's in Healthcare Administration and work on the Payor and Physician side at a large health system. I have experience being in the front-end of Revenue Management and back-end of Revenue Analytics. I would like to embark on the Healthcare consulting career, and am currently seeking for any opportunities at a Healthcare consulting firm. If anyone has any contacts or guidance, I would much appreciate it.

Anything in GPS that’s Healthcare related and would get me a Secret clearance!

Does anyone have experience with PwC’s annual $5,250 tuition reimbursement? I see it listed as a benefit in their benefits booklet. Is it pretty straightforward for me to use to get reimbursed for an in progress masters in analytics?

Anyone know if EY-P is hiring in healthcare at the moment?

Anyone from Deloitte Advisory or Consulting know if they are currently hiring Managers in their healthcare practice? What skills are they looking for? Payor or Provider?

Does self employment job like Door dash and Uber Delivery deduct tax $$ for Social security and Medicaid benefits and is that distributed to SSN benefits during retirement?

Feel slightly concerned by our mortgage. Does anyone else have this issue? It is about 17% of our annual gross income but more like 35% of our net income, my partner and I both max out our 401k contributions and are able to still save a little every month but that will be tricky when we have kids. For context, we bought right before the pandemic, minimal updates needed, house is in Fairfax county.

How much of a stigma do you think ADHD meds or other prescribed drugs have? I'm not asking about morals or ethics. I fully believe in and am supportive of mental healthcare as well as other healthcare. I'm just wondering real world practical negatives of prescribed meds. Have any of you experienced issues? Do you wish you could get off of them? Context is that I'm an adult male that has made it so far without them. But I started to realize that I may have ADHD a couple of years ago.

I was on the phone with a healthcare client and they said the “solution architect from BCG was working on pricing” for a database platform. What?! Is BCG trying to be an SI like a Cap or ACN?

Could anyone guide me what's the difference between hdhp and ppo health insurance? Which of the below would be a better choice for a young and healthy person and why--> Ppo highest plan- 220 per month premium, 20-50 bucks copay, deductible- 1500, 90% covered after meeting the deductible Hdhp- 90 per month premium, 20-50 bucks copay usually, deductible is 3000 bucks, 100% covered after meeting the deductible

Any advice out there on how to break into healthcare vc from consulting? Any specific type of project experience or extracurricular training (eg cfa) that would be recommended?

Is anyone familiar with Bain’s BCN team? What’s it like working for them? What are the benefits/perks like? Working as a consultant at another firm right now, and I’m being considered for a manager on commercial excellence. What things should I consider? Thanks!Bain & Company