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What is your daily routine on reading books or news out of work? Feel the time is dramatically reduced after I joined consulting😞

At A and C level, pretty much assumed that your second year is your promo year. Same for post MBA SCs. How does it work for M/SM?

I just got my first promotion! Start in the new role next week. Any general tips for hitting the ground running when you change orgs? I really want to make a good impression with the new team.

Thoughts on Martin as it is now?

Hi friends, I am reading this book ‘radical cander’ and was wondering if you have Fav way/ example of receiving and giving tough feedback? Or have any stories about feedback that have stuck with you through your career.

To everyone that’s been laid off I just want y’all to know that I’m with you. That is why I’m doing the bare minimum until it’s my time to go.

Anyone having experience with working in Bangkok?

Best consulting firms without the massive ego?

Believe it or not, for all the talk of digital... online video subscriptions and downloads JUST overtook DVD sales. People still exist that rent dvds from netflix?

Any good book recommendations for new Managers in consulting ?

Hi y'all
Anybody here pivoted careers completely? How did you go about it? How much time did it take for the transition ? What tools or online help(training/ coaching) did you take to make the switch??

rant - Im on a local project that goes past 9pm everyday, and the rest of my team flies in. Why do project managers just assume I can work all night long? My dinner isn’t paid for here. I have a life

Serious question… if I am interested in becoming a CTO/CDO one day, what should I do for the next 5-8 years to prepare for this? Are there specific roles in tech that prepares you for a CTO role? I am currently in sales engineering with over a decade in consulting experience.

Got rejected from one of my desired tech companies, it's agitating but at least they didn't ghost me.

Complimenting or commenting someone's body at work/in a meeting/in a professional setting is 100% inappropriate, right? Why is there such a debate?

My company is looking for a content management systems that will help manage blog creation, and can be used to assign and monitor progress of completion for blogs. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Anyone live in east harlem in New York around 104th street? Thinking of leasing near there. Is the neighborhood fairly safe?

What exactly is go-to-market strategy (aside from the literal definition) and what does the analysis entail to?

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

Any book recommendations for philosophy, psychology, and business? Or any book you read last year changed your values? Going to fly international, gonna read it on flight. 😍

Had to pull an all nighter and am convinced I will not make it through this day. Prayers are greatly appreciated.

If my agency had a dog daycare and a nap room, I’d probably never go home.

Anyone in EY CCaSS? Wondering what the impact of the potential company split might be in terms of the focus and ability to help clients with broader strategy, transformation and technology aspects of their sustainability efforts?

Can any one tell me what kind of projects does IBM have in its Whitefield office at bangalore.
Is IBM working in hybrid mode or mandating work from office ?

Hi fishes,

Got offer in Barclays 10.5 currently in Tcs as unix system administrator application support. Please suggest is Barclays good to move. 3.3 yoe

Convo about mentoring came up recently. I suggested on a whim to a SE to find a sales rep mentor to learn about the mind of a sales person. Never tried it and now I am. Has anyone tried this?

There's a ton of self help and leadership books out there to help people in their careers. If there was one that was written front the lense of a public accounting, would you read it?

Been seeing a lot of gt500 slander in this bowl what’s up with that 🤔

What is the average salary for a data engineer with 5.5 YoE?
Skillset: Spark and Hadoop with hybrid cloud.
CCTC 13.5 fixed

Which companies offer good salaries for data engineers?

Hi there. I am planning on freezing my eggs but am getting confusing information through the various outlets at my employer as to what is covered. This would be elective egg freezing. Has anyone at Accenture done this?

Going to India from DCA (flights were cheaper) but I live in Houston. Flight from DCA is at 10 pm. Should I book my flight from Houston to DC the same day or one day earlier? Given the flight cancela.

CSR or Delta Reserve? SO is military so the fees are waived. He already has the Amex Platinum and I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred.

Anyone located in the Chicagoland burbs? I just moved back to the area after nearly 8 years away and I’d love to make some new pals

Are there any scrum masters out there willing to take me on as a mentee? I recently received my CSM, but I know that is not enough to get a job. I am looking for someone to show me the ropes and help me apply what I learned in the CSM course so I can start applying for jobs within the next 6 months. I am currently a business development consultant dealing with enterprise accounts. I want to stay in tech but I HAVE to get out of sales. It’s just not for me. Thank you in advance!

Anyone looking for a Sr Business systems analyst? 5 years of experience in System Integrations as lead BA and scrum master.

Last week joined in hcl. I got better opportunity in other company.If I abscand in hcl.does it any problem?still I have not assigned to any project , iam in Bench now?

Diamond medallion on Delta. They lost my bags on the outbound (3 with my wife who is Plat) and inbound flights (1) on a trip to Europe. How many points should I expect? Any advice to deal with this?

Giving away a United lounge pass that expires this Thursday, 9/30. DM if interested.