Crazy stories of consultants doing things that should have gotten them fired but didn’t. Go

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Do consultants get fired from a client for moving furniture around? (like a stand alone monitor) from an unused room he was given to sit, supposedly reserved for auditors. Asking for a friend 🙃

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What is the first clue that layoffs are coming?

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How many people have you fired?

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Resigning before I’m fired. Was only employed for 8 months. What now.

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What’s up with Deloitte? I’m hearing so many people being laid off...

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Anyone have any suggestions on how to get fired?
I work with a bunch of unethical dirtbags and want to quit, but if I do then to repay educational assistance (cont)

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Got laid off from the firm. Can I negotiate the severance package ? The decision is final and no scope of negotiation

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Saw a book on negotiating your lay off. Essentially said to ask to be laid off and negotiating it properly. Anyone try this? Feels like a laughable idea

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3 years in consulting, transferred from IT implementation to pure strategy... still feel like I’m faking it everyday. Planning to keep on keeping on until I get laid off. 👐

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So I think I’m about to be fired... from my second job in a row.

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Just got fired. Was planning on quitting anyway, but damn I’d so much rather be the dumper than the dumpee. Sucks

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Can you be fired from posting sexy pictures on social media? By sexy I meant swimsuits etc.

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My project champion is a hot mess; incompetent, unstable, and lashes out at everyone. Had a meeting to draft a plan to get her fired. I'm not ashamed. They're literally the Risk of our project.

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Can I get fired because of disability? Unable to do the commute anymore and its making my disability worse. I understand as a consultant we are supposed to go to diff cities. But could I be fired now?

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Can you get fired from underperforming on first engagement? Been on the project (very understaffed) for 3 months and although I don’t think I’m doing poorly, the thought just crossed my mind.

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How did your firm handle the recession back in 2008? Layoffs? Pay-cuts? etc

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Is it normal to be hired for a niche skillset for a specific project and then laid off because they couldn’t find another project for you? Is it your fault for being too niche or the sales guys for

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What considered a typical severance package? One month of salary for each year of service?

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Does Accenture have massive layoffs too? Just wondering if it's just my company.

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If your role is being closed/being laid off (not due to performance issues) just firm downsizing, do you tell the companies you are interviewing? How to phrase it?

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Will you be fired or asked to leave/laid off if you are deemed “not trying hard enough”? How do you know when it’s happening?

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Found out I’m likely to be counseled out of a t2 strategy house with no prior heads up of poor performance 10 months after joining from UG. My 60yo dad was also laid off today. Feeling helpless

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PWC / Strategy& fish - saw a post mentioning layoffs that included recent hires. Is it true? Which verticals are most affected? Starting at S& in a few months...

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Client our clients boss and the rest of leadership was laid off. Anyone know how this might go

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Has anyone heard of a former employer talk poorly about someone, which in turn resulted in them getting fired from their new company months after being hired?

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Does anyone know someone who has been fired from their firm for political activism? Please state why and the context.

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Is severance pay typically taxed differently than regular wages? Background: Company (not consulting) I work for has laid me off and is paying me a few weeks severance + prorated bonus.

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How did Deloitte handle the 2008 recession? Were there massive layoffs? What about consultancies in general?

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I think im probably going to get fired in the next 6 months. Should I just start searching now.

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What are these layoffs in cloud managed practice?

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Heard Hitachi is going through a round of layoffs. Low util and uncertainty at the leadership level apparently rocking the boat. Can anyone confirm?

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Do you feel sad when engagement finished, as a result, multiple people got fired from client side? Actually not their fault. But executive get rid of them to cover their own ass. I felt like shit...

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What are your expenses/time horror stories? Has anyone gotten fired in relation to expenses? Compensation withheld?

Husband just got laid off. He's getting some severance and healthcare till august and my income can support us both alright. Any tips on how to hanfle financially/emotionally?

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Another round of layoffs at KPMG?

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Ford layoff news got me thinking: Why don’t corporations gradually increase annual target for separations and freeze hiring, instead of one big X% workforce reduction?

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Can you boomerang back to a firm after having been laid off by them?

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Have you heard about mangers getting laid off recently since bench time was increasing?

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What's the fastest you've ever seen someone boomerang? I took an industry job and it is a disaster. I was lied to during interview and my hiring mgr was fired 3 months after I joined.

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O&M Creative: more shuffling still to come? And by shuffling, I mean layoffs too.

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Not sure if if this would be helpful to those furloughed, laid off due to C19, but here is an open source document of agencies currently interviewing. Please edit, add as needed.https://docs.

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We’re in such a vicious business. You give your heart & soul to an agency, a client, a brand. Then the wind changes & you’re laid off, reassigned, chewed up, spit out, on to the next. I’m tired.

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How long can you go without having anything to do before you get laid off?

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What's something you've seen a manager fired for almost instantly?

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Constantly worried I’m going to get fired because I don’t know where I stand at my mid sized law firm (second year associate).

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I was fired after I reported a partner for a serious (criminal) ethics violation. The firm covered it up. Are all companies like this in the end? I’ve lost my trust and don’t know how to start over.

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Most staff/sr assoc would make 80% of salary for the next 4 months if fired & yet firms are considering pay cuts.

Like at this point just fire me idk what kool aid some of you are drinking

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Anyone have any idea when the hiring freeze might end within AWS ProServ? I’m currently at Amazon and have a TS clearance, PMP & CSM. I come from a Big4 consulting firm with a background in Enterprise Performance. I’ll be honest and say I’m not feeling very safe in my current role with the ongoing layoffs. Instead of leaving, I’d love to go back to my “consulting roots” and join the ProServ team. I’m taking my AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam next weekend. Hoping this freeze is lifted soon.

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I started a full time in-house design job that pays extremely well. I barely have to work at all. This makes me very confused since I kept hearing stories of people working 60+ hr weeks as designers at ad agencies. I am not complaining, but I have this creeping irrational feeling that I’ll get fired for not working even though there’s nothing for me to do. Should i be making up projects or asking for more work? Or just chill out? I just feel very confused. Are a lot of full time jobs like this?

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How did your agency handle layoffs? All-agency meeting before they started? After they ended? Both?

Kinda sorta trying to predict if I’m losing my job tomorrow.

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Laid off in August. Just wrapped a 4 round intrvw w a big name agency... but another candidate got the offer. ISO of agencies hiring. I’m happy to share a portfolio and conversation with all in NYC.

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Hey everybody. Got laid off at D. BTA within strategy and analytics. Mostly LS/HC experience. Anybody can help out with a referral anywhere? Thank you!

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Just heard EY is about to make more layoffs in audit too

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I'm thinking I won't be getting promoted if not laid off at the end Q2 or sooner. What are some good exit ops for an associate with 2 yoe in tech consulting? Exp in Cloud, PMO, IT Risk, and SoD.

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Laid off after Thanksgiving. 54. Not done yet. Plenty to offer. In Detroit but ready and able to move anywhere. AD/CD. Hangin in there. How bout you?

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Anyone know Deloitte core business group in Deloitte consulting LLP?

Salary range, business outlook of this group amid layoffs and green card initiation timeline?

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Which agencies are going through layoffs

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If you still believe the election was stolen, you should be fired from your job because no client deserves a consultant with such poor critical thinking skills.

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Hi, received an offer from another Big4 in Amsterdam (currently working in Eastern Europe), but relocating, I’m concerned about potential layoffs in the coming period being the last to join the team.

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How does one tell their boss (owner of the company) that you are burnt out? The sheer volume of work is exhausting and I haven’t taken a true vacation as we are a small company so if something urgent comes to my email I feel like I must respond. I was given an additional title and more responsibilities last year as well but only a 3% raise for it.

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Current REMOTE employees. What virtual team-building activities has your company done to bring everyone together and keep everyone engaged in a virtual setting?

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What is the salary as software/website manual and automation QA tester with no experience in New York? I have bachelor's degree major in health science. Is there a lot of open positions in QA?

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Hi Sharks,

Is it okay to share offer letter for renegotiation? I have already shared the CTC break up but the HR is asking for offer letter.
How can I politely decline or if I share offer letter will there be any issue?

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I'm an Accountant having 6+ YOE in India. Now looking for jobs in EU. Any advice about finding a job in EU

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Hi, I am looking for opportunities.

Experience
4 years
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1 year DRG.
Market Research primary, secondary quantitative, qualitative

If anyone has leads let me know

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Does anybody know anything about Huge in Chicago? Their reviews online are shitty—but they could be from bitter employees. Just want to know if the agency is worth me moving cities for.

Anyone know how much clinical operations managers icu make in hawaii

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What's the salary band for associate consultant and consultant at KPMG global services for a person in a technology team (advisory/consulting)?

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Hi guys, can anyone help me with the hierarchy structure followed at KGS? I have total of 6+ years of work experience. Will I be able to pitch in for Manager?

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I have 4.5 yrs of work ex and joining as ACON at KPMG. Will I get promoted to CON in next cycle i.e October 2023 or so I have to wait until October 2024?

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Anyone up for something over Memorial Day weekend? Mid-30s guy

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Is Infosys giving permanent work from home ? But the clause in offer letter mentions they can call with 60 days notice.

Can fishes help here ?Infosys

I haven't been on here for months. Just got caught up in life and this crazy year. I am so glad to see many more of you have joined this group, because I don't know about you, but I am surrounded by people at work who think the opposite of the way I do. And right now, there is so much going on that I am terribly upset about and cannot talk about it at work unless I seek out the few who are conservative and have my values. Glad we have found each other here!

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This is a recent incident happened to me, was interviewed for tcs, salary discussion happened on 12th March and was told to wait for final approval and was told that offer letter would be rolled out in 2 weeks. Hr did not negotiate on the CTC either. After waiting for a month i tried reaching HR they did not respond. After multiple emails they simply say that they cannot move forward due to high deviations. Guys is this normal in TCS that even after final CTC discussions ,candidates get rejectd.

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Hi All, just sharing what on mind to vent it out from my system. Maybe with this I could gain some insights and inspiration.
I have been working as a data scientist since 2018 & have been the bread winner. I have neither been under a proper mentor nor with a team of peers from my field to help me out. I was alone and confused. I have never really got the chance to prove myself which makes me all the more depressed. I'm not sure what to do with my future, indecisive and low on confidence.

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Did anyone else need to get PPMD Approval to participate in Firm Initiatives/Contribution activities? Just emailed my resource manager to get involved and she said I had to get approval first.

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