Vanguard Discussions

Anyone else get awful anxiety while hungover? My chest is always super tight the next day after drinking

Anyone willing to split a Wall Street Prep premium package course? Total cost is $500

Have you ever seen one of your highschool classmates featured in the WSJ? I've seen two in the last two months :/ - I'm 30

Anybody here an Account Manager at AON?

How do you like it?

What company runs the background check?

How to do freelancer jobs??

Lots of us are skilled at delivery but most sales books seem to focus on the pitch and closing... What are your best resources for learning to develop and nurture strong, lasting client relationships?

I was laid off in June. Most consulting companies are on a hiring freeze that I’ve talked to. It’s pretty hard on my psyche to not get down on myself. I worked so hard to get to Deloitte and now it feels like I’m starting over. It’s tough. Any advice on companies that are hiring? I only want to go if it is a fit not just anywhere you know. Thanks.

What do you 🐠 recommend doing in the first couple of weeks on a new job to start off on the right foot with new boss, new team, new co?

Does anyone tip their uber drivers when taking rides for work now?

Anyone ever have your work laptop (placed separately in a tray) flagged by TSA? #thanksTSALosAngeles

I’m beginning my first year Audit/Assurance - any tips? programs to take advantage of? - I would love to hear any mistakes that you wish you hadn’t made. Thanks everyone!

Conflict of interest.
Can a company find out if you start to work for another company? Also, is it really a conflict of interest if you work for both companies in the same position, but the companies are in a different field (e.g. pharmaceutical and social media)?

Offer included temporary housing and moving expense reimbursement…it’s been a month since I began working and 2 months since I started moving but still no reimbursement…should I escalate this? How long is too long?

I have two great offers in hand before entering notice period. Having a tough time in deciding which one to accept and resign from my current job.

Can I accept both offers for now, decide later and back out from the other?

Another salesman told a client their ad campaign would be ready next week. Today our supervisor told me to help him, but he has hardly even started the work. Is there any way for me to point this out without feeling like a jerk

I was interviewed for a perticular customer, which went well and also received an offer. Few days before of my joining date, i came to know that the technology stack from customer got changed and customer had no requirement for which i was hired. However parent company still hired me and now they're in process of allocating me in some other clients. Sometimes i feel insecure about this situation. How to cope up with such cases?

Fellow enterprise tech sales fish, I’m interested to hear your perspective. I’ve been in a rut lately and seriously considering leaving sales. I think it’s primarily fueled by one thing:
After a 6 mo cycle I closed a large deal (4x the average deal size) prior to receiving delayed 2022 comp plans. The deal counts as a 2022 deal. On last years comp plan it would’ve paid out at 10%. This year it pays out at a measly 4%.

How do you/have you navigated your way through and out of these situations?

How do I sell a product which is not required in the market right now but would be really great in the future (software). Having lot of troubles getting meetings

What’s your take on Ackman’s CNBC interview in light of his bet on credit spreads?

I'll switch to a startup as the only data engineer and will closely work with all the Head ofs + the CTO.

Any advice/books/... on stakeholder management at that level? Especially when things fail/discussing budgets/new hires etc.

Hi guys, I joined care ratings about 5 months back. However I had been asked to move from Research to ratings due to high work load.
However now the company is asking me to move back to research. It has been 5 months and I have been trying to adapt to this company. I feel like quitting this job already. It is frustrating. Any recommendations??

Has anyone ever built a voice of the customer program? Want to hear about your experience: processes and tools put in place, stakeholders involved, how to socialize findings. Thanks!

Hi Guys,
I have multiple offers including offers from TCS.
But the TCS offer is less. So I'm not planning to join. Will the company block me if I do not join.

Anyone works in Facebook? What’s the pay like for finance roles?

Hi EY folks,
I am joining EY GDS as senior.
Do EY GDS do background verification for all my previous employers ?
They have asked me to submit document only for last employment for BGV which first advantage is doing. And offer letter mentions to submit only exp/relieving letter for last 2 employers as applicable while joining.
Little confused as I am have bad experience with one of my employer.

Kindly help me out.

What’s the fastest/youngest you’ve ever seen someone make partner?

Fellow MBBers, any of you think the banking raises will trickle over to us (110k starting) or nah?

How much does a SM for Total Wine & More makes?

Hey guys, can anyone quide me to get some freelancing work, or projects?
Thankyou in advance

I am wanting to see where I fall in compensation for salary as a mid level software engineer. My base is 120k with 10k RSU. I also get a yearly bonus estimate about 18,000. This is my first job in tech as well so more than doubled what I made before was just curious. I'm in NM

Hey ,I applied 3 weeks ago to Bank of America with a decent resume and referral. But still did not heard back.Need a human eye who is willing to check my application and help me moving to the next step?@BankofAmerica

How much should an Orthopedic Tech specializing in casting make?

Hi I was just offered a CM Manager position at Evelance aka Anthem with moderate salary 100k with 10% bonus. I was previously making 110k with 10%. Recruiter said probably would not match my previous salary and I would have to justify why I want more that job offer. Has anyone ever experienced this?

What are some good and reliable electricity and internet providers in Dallas ?

hi everyone
second-year Economics student here! I want to land an internship in capital markets for next summer but it has been really hard to be seen and ensure an offer. It is already too late? Any recs? Is anyone still recruiting for next summer?

New to ofc… no Frnd’s at c2 Bangalore location…. Team is distributed across diff locations.. Ping me if in same boat and want to catch up.,..

I really like when the partner tells me not to ask him questions. Always a good way to start the day. Good morning everyone! Lol

Would anyone happen to know what the WFH situation is like at Standard Chartered bank in Singapore? Is it 5 days in office or flexible? Thanks in advance!