Madwell Discussions

Made it through another day of the Hunger Games!

I see most people posting from well known firms, how many people work for small firms. Like less than 100 people. Looking to connect to see how it differs from big four.

For the CFE, did you do anything in addition to the ACFE prep course? The course is just practice questions, so I’m wondering where I can actually learn the information first before that.

Anyone have recs for volunteering opportunities either in Northeast or Central LA?

Please, share some tips to deal with work stress. I'm getting crankier more than ever with the huge amount of workload. I was not like this, but I'm so tired of the mentality "Send it to Paul, he can solve it" (Paul is my fake name). New hireds cant do the job, old seniors are quiting like birds...

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I Have almost 7 years of experience .I have got a position of lead in IBM provided with package of 17.2 lpa .. I guess it is bit low for the current market jobs..Please do suggest.

Are we even going to get increments? Where goes the EY values now? its been more than a month and EY GDS got the letters in september. This kind of behavior with employees is not right.

Anyone out in Philly? 25 M Here

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i got a offer letter from hsbc before baground verification but i taken education loan for my MBA this year 2022 but my tenure to pay is not occurred. i had credit score of 728 . is there any chance of getting revoke of offer letter

Going for a final round interview with OW Dubai. Can anyone share their experience?

Suggestions on where one may locate reasonably priced board games in Dubai? Somewhat random but I assume consultants play board games too

How is Marsh & McLennan regarded in the MEA?

What is the average hike provided in Reliance Jio for an employee who is already at market standard and at Manager position. Consider he rated top in a fiscal year with no promotion? Please consider 4 year average while answering if possible.

What do you guys think the salary range should be for a 5th year lit associate at a boutique shop in NYC? Sophisticated clients, mostly international work, well known in their practice areas. Obviously it’s not going to be market, but still curious as to thoughts on rough ballpark. High 1s, low 2s? +/- ??

Hi Folks - agency vs in-house - pros and cons - go!

We are two males in our mid 20s looking for a clean and respectful 3rd roommate to sign a new lease for a 3-bedroom apartment in LES starting 9/1. It is close to several restaurants, bars, grocery stores and the building is a luxury building with several amenities. Trader Joe’s is a 5 min walk and the subway is right by the building. The room we are looking to fill will be priced at 2050. You will be sharing the bathroom with one person only.

What sort of opportunities are available in Canadian government for commercial insurance professionals?

Who else started with small businesses and moved up to medium and large at agencies structured to handle it? I handle 40 clients and some 60 Content managers, ad managers, designers, developers, and a smattering of other positions.

Which was better? I have almost complete autonomy over what happens with small biz, but getting to focus on projects for more than an hour/month sounds nice.

Curious what other junior associates at PR agencies are making off the bat? I earned my master’s degree last year and accepted a JA role for $36K. Recently, my salary was adjusted to $40K due to having been on the lower end of the pay spectrum for my role. Wondering if my new salary is more aligned with others at my level.

This is my first job in a large corporate company, and I’m trying to gauge how long it normally takes to move from entry level to another internal position in the insurance industry. I have been applying internally for a year now and I am wondering if this is normal or if my company is just slow? I am a top performer, with great metrics, and I have some wonderful connections I’ve made who support me. I just can’t seem to move up. How long did it take you to move up? How many tries did it take?

I'm the hiring mgr for designers in my org. I recently discovered pay band information given to me by the HR generalist I'm working with on hiring was outdated and updated bands had been released over the summer (prior to my hire date). The outdated information had led me to believe a prime candidate was out of range. Aside from incompetence, can anyone think of a reason why HR might have withheld information about the pay bands? I assume mgrs see the full monty when it comes to pay...right?

Do big law firms typically need references when you lateral from another big law firm? I don’t think I suck at my job but haven’t made close partner connections at my current firm so not sure who I would ask.

Ever get so bored that it feels exhausting to do work, even a simple task?

(I’m not really sure since I’m a first generation lawyer) I know clerking is generally considered a great opportunity and learning experience and prestigious (?) Is it also the case working for a Senator?

Anyone has any credible info on Stream space ICO? Apparently they sold 48mil coins and do you know how can an American can participate in this ICO?

Is it just me or with the rise of attacks on "essential workers", it's scary nowadays to work a public-facing job? I've seen so many videos of workers getting attacked for doing their job, some of them have even lost their lives.

Typical salary band for Consultant level for Risk & Advisory in HCOL? Got an offer for 90k + 10k signing so trying to see if this is high or just standard. 2 YOE, they mentioned promotion to SC in 6-8 months.

What would you all say are the best consulting firms to work at in the federal government space? I’m not sure how many “prestigious” firms (like MBB) have a significant federal practice at all.

Anyone use Adobe Captivate Prime as LMS? Thought on it?

Does anyone feel weird in the DEI space for all the identity politics of representation (which I understand progress is progress!) but it’s still within the system of capitalism because this is still... advertising? - coming from a BIPOC

Hello Friends, I want to switch ASAP ☹️

Experience - 8.1 years. Designation - ITA
Skills/work experience : Spring-boot, lambdas / Back-end developer as well as Cloud solutions architect. Built 4 enterprise apps from scratch and moved it to AZURE/AWS with end to end setup.
Cloud : Azure / AWS
Current CTC : Highly underpaid (7 lpa)

Could someone please help to refer me somewhere in Mumbai or Thane? Want to get a better life and would be forever grateful for your help!

Anyone there ?

What would be the best method to transition from a financial advisory role to a more financial analyst focused position? Is this type of move unheard of/too difficult to do?

23 LPA in India vs 4.5K SGD monthly. Should I consider the offer. I am married and my husband too can join with equal or greater salary then mine. We are family of two.