30k salary cut for an interesting role and in a city you really want to be in? Currently in MCOL city making 120k and have an offer for 90k in HCOL city.

I’m miserable in my current job and think I’m being pigeonholed. New role is exciting and seems to have a good long term potential. I know it’s a huge financial risk but I’m not married and have no kids, so I feel like now is the only time to take risk!

How does someone remember so much. I feel like I spend a lot of time trying to remember things which I think in return hurts me

Scheduled to retake AUD in 4 weeks and take REG 4 weeks after. Ready to finish this beast!

So took FAR today, felt good about it. For the most part I felt questions were from stuff i ready and felt was easy. Now am not sure if I got everything of it but I also know1/2

I only have Reg left. I failed it once before. For those who have passed Reg what were some of things you focused on? Also if you have any study tips I would really appreciate it, tax has never come naturally to me.

I just bought a new table saw and I need dust collection! The manufacturer says a shop vac won’t be enough. What do any of you use for dust collection?

Does anyone know where on the United website where I can see all my future PQMs, PQDs, and PQSs for the rest of the year?

Have you been invited to join The Human Gathering?
Did you do it? Was it worth it?

Any advice for a first time manager ?
Context: after ~10y in technical then marketing role, taking over a team of analysts, first management position.
Tips, readings, stories, … are welcome 😁

Locums-are you flying or driving to assignments? If flying, how are you dealing with flight changes?

Is there a clause in IBM if one separates before completing year.
Offer letter mentioned recovery of joining bonus if separation before 1 year. If i resign now ,my lwd is beyond 1year since I joined 10 months back. Which date will be considered here? Day of separation filing or actual lwd .
Also Can one can revoke separation at a later stage?

Anyone else into Bank Bonus churning?

I am haveing 2YOE and an offer of 8 LPA Fixed +20k variable and 1.5Lakh as joining Bonus, got selected in Accenture too what max package j can expect from Accenture.

TIA

Any insight in salary range for 5th years at Akerman?

Anyone still been commuting downtown recently? How are things?

Tror ni möjligheten att wfh kommer bestå post-covid? Jag trivs ganska bra med det. Hade gärna gjort det någon gång i veckan.

Stimulants and sweating! I’m going back to the office and never used them while in the office, I don’t want to look or be sweaty haha any advice? I also don’t want to look weird drinking 6L of water as I do in person

Can anyone explain how much you actually need in retirement? Calculators widely vary. And the “10x earning” is kind of crazy to me, if you continue to advance in consulting and make amazing $.

So is everyone in here just as worried about being pigeonholed like I am 🥹?

Ladies, are gifts important to you?

When I start getting too excited about rolling off an engagement, I remind myself that the next one will likely be much worse.

Since it seems like every service line and every public accounting firm is bleeding people where are all these people going? Are there that many open jobs in industry?

Hoping for help w/ studying. TRANSACTION CYCLES?? I see inconsistent lists online and in books: (Revenue, Purchasing, Inventory, Payroll) vs (Sales, Purchasing, Payroll, Financing) vs....

Anyone hear talks of layoffs in Advisory? I know my office is laying off Assurance and BTS (Tax) staff but haven't heard much of Advisory yet.

When negotiating salary, what would be a good ask for tax Asset Management SM salary + signing bonus MCOL?

I feel like so much of my job is planning and scheduling that I have 0% left to plan and schedule my personal life. Is that normal? Do I need a Microsoft to do list for normal life 😣

How long did it take before you learned to just embrace the craziness?

What’s the deal with work phones at KPMG? Coming from Deloitte where work phones are given.

Anyone have their CFE? Just wondering what you have done or plan to do with it and what the test was like.

What kind of job do audit seniors typically leave for?

Advice for someone having to audit in an arm sling the next three weeks?

Any helpful advice for FAR. I'm taking it next week

Boomerangs, did you guys come back to a different firm and/or group after your industry detour? How hard was it?

Leaving PA for my dream school next year for a career pivot. However still have awhile before I can leave (there’s no reason to forgo a paycheck for even longer than I already have to…). I have no idea how I’ll make it through busy season without quitting on the spot 😩

I might get a lot of shade for this but tbh I never understood the hype of big fours. I feel I would have just been a slave there. Why would anyone trade their time and time with family for slave hours and money that you could make having your own thing or somewhere else? Everybody sounds miserable at big fours. What’s ur take?

Any ACCA students register for an exam using the new website? No combo of dates or locations ever works under 'Add Exam'.

Anyone have their CCIFP certification? If so, how difficult and time consuming is the process of getting certified?

Highest number of billable hours you have seen in a year?