RSM Discussions

What benefit do I get for having a high utilization throughout the year? It seems as long as you meet the goal, you are done

Recently, our client has decided to retract their job offer to a newly hired candidate who is currently rendering his notice period and is already on his last day with his current employer. This is because they have changes internally that have affected the new hiring. I really feel frustrated, guilty, and awful for the candidate. We are already down to the final steps of the onboarding process and should have been his first day next week. (Cont.)

Recruiters and other attorneys have been calling my work phone at the office asking if I’m interested in a position?? Isn’t that a no no?

Opinions on the updates to EY's retirement plans under Fidelity (e.g. 2 replacement funds and fee structure). Is it better or worst for us overall?

Hey. Just remember, it’s gonna be alright.

Who do you think is the most influential journalist?

I work at Deloitte as a manager and 2 years ago ( my senior year) a peer got fired for expenses. He was a friend and we kept the friendship going even after his “lack of judgement”. He found a cont..

What increments does everyone bill in, and is it standard across the firm? I work in a small boutique T&E firm, and each partner sets their own increments (usually either 0.1 or 0.25).

I was referred for a position at Progressive a week ago but I haven’t received an email to apply, does it take long for the referral to go through?

A question for the entertainers out there (magicians, dancers, DJs, really just anyone who is hired to work at parties). Have you ever turned down a job because something about the person asking to hire you just felt "off"?

How are opportunities for US Citizens in the Middle East (Dubai) in tech, looking for senior leadership roles, any insights or experience?

Does anyone have any idea when, if ever, salaries will be returned to pre-Covid levels? Also, has anyone heard of firms promising to pay associates back for the salary cuts?

Yesterday a tornado touched down on my apartment complex, it's hard to find the motivation to deal with clients today

Inflation costs are killing my pipeline. Many of my deals are scaling back greatly because of their rising operating costs.

How do we overcome the inflation objection? I mean obviously the answer is to show how much value we offer, but how do we do that when all of the companies we work with barely have enough funding?

They need our services, which is at least some job security, but their scale back is greatly affecting our projections and quota attainment.

Given the massive supply chain issues right now, I’m trying to start my Christmas shopping early this year. Looking for ideas on good gifts for assistants - we’ve done blankets, candles, coffee/tea previous years (and we try to stay away from gift cards) so it feels like we’ve run out of options. All suggestions welcome!

When's the best time to start looking for jobs?

Hello Everyone, I recently joined an organization as a Business Development Rep to help market SEO, SEM, CONTENT WRITING, WEB DEVELOPMENT & E-COMMERCE. I need ideas on how to get qualified leads in Canada and the US for these services. Anyone with any ideas or resources of getting qualified leads, Please help as this is a very good opportunity for me and it's something I'm very interested in doing. Please, Please, Please Brainstorm with me or introduce me to good contacts for this. Thank you!!!

I have 3 years experience being an account manager in a large brokerage. I got promoted to be a supervisor to a small team of account managers and started at $77k and have now increased to $83k 6 months later. Does this sound fair based on my 4 years experience in the field or am I underselling myself?

I don't have any friends in banglore. It is hard for me to find friends cause i am always that aloof kid who in addition is not straight so can't even bond with my teammates. How do people live like this. Even my flatmates don't talk . : (

Have you ever been hired at a company and immediately realized it wasn’t what they portrayed it to be, and immediately moved onto another job? Is this common? Wondering how many people skip companies after very little time bc true colors come out?

Hi fishes, will infosys terminate during probation if our performance is not upto the mark or if they are not satisfied with our performance

I feel like I am so inexperienced in my job that everything takes so long to complete and get used to. Hence, I constantly feel guilty that I am spending a lot of time on my tasks and I am not adding enough value especially given the cost that clients pay for our time. I also fear that most of my time will get written off at the end of the day by the matter managers. Is this feeling normal and does it go away?