9/30 milestone - just 2 more days... 🙏🙏🙏

Do you still implement reference checks (on top of background checks)? I’m not convinced of the value add to the selection process and it takes a lot of time and resources

When will L4 headcount opens up? Recruiter said currently there is hiring freeze for L4

Who has a pool 🤨

How do you all feel about D&I Reports? Do you think they’re still valuable and a stand-alone report or part of an integrated corporate message?

I am a Fraud Investigator making $61,000 per year at Optum. I feel like I am very underpaid and that my counterparts are making more than I do. What is the normal pay for a Fraud Investigator?

Hi Fishes,
I am new to EY. What is EY GDS promotion policy in general?
Where can we get those details to check the required and expected things to go the next level?
How many levels in Staff? What is the min YOE is required to be a Senior?
How many months/years minimum we need to spend to be eligible for promotion (ex: minimum 1 year a person need to spend on one grade like that)

Copywriters: I’m going on maternity leave and we just posted a role for contract, 5 months. If you’re interested, DM me. You’d be working on products & product marketing. (Austin UA connected Fitness)

Does anyone know if we can reimburse expenses for items listed in Wageworks while on maternity?

I know we cannot expense phone/internet/ commuter benefit as I am not actively doing work.

However, for other items that fall under wage works reimbursement, I couldn’t find anything in writing yet.

At times, having a wife with Borderline Personality Disorder sucks more than people can imagine. All the gaslighting, claims of hurt, screaming and false accusations based on imagined threats make me want to scream back “you have the mental illness, not me.” But the good and fun times can be extremely good and fun. Sometimes I wonder how I got into this.

How has working in this industry influenced your politics, if at all?

Building im applying to has a $1,000 move in deposit. Are these usually refunded? The agent is checking with management but they are being super slow to answer. I want to move quick on this so I don’t lose the apartment

I have been getting a lot of postal mail addressed to different people last couple of months including insurance, unpaid bills and federal mail as well. Not sure what’s going on because I have been living at this place for over 3 year and this just started last couple months. Could this be some of sort of identity theft attempt?

Ghosted by salesforce after final round. Has this happened to anyone?

33 year old with MBA thinking about a career change from financial services consultant to certified financial planner. Any advice?

I just exited consulting, mostly because of the pay I was making 85k, now120k in financial services but I am bored AF. I am a month in and I am barely doing anything 🤦‍♂️ any recommendations on what to do?

How do people anyone regretted not reading software engineering / computer science for undergrad? Seems like that’s where all the money is currently

Advertising has ruined my life. I can’t even ask a friend about getting drugs without sounding like a tool - “Following up in regard to gram and point pricing for our visit”

Left a client because all I was making were banners and social media only to learn that my new client is exclusively banners and social media. Is my career hitting a dead end?

If you were attracted to a subordinate coworker would you by all means try to avoid being placed on same engagement team to avoid obvious or put more effort and request that they be put on your team?

Considering most (adult) dental plans don't cover orthodontia. Does anyone know the average price in NYC for Invisalign?

Looking for a good personal finance or similar book to read. Any suggestions?

What is EY’s reputation like in Charlotte and the Carolinas region? I hear they had layoffs around a year ago. Is all of this sorted out?

FAANG is now MAMAA (Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet)…Whoa Mama! As if there weren’t enough acronyms in our lives. Happy Friday All!!!

Has anyone done the virtual job tryout for Capital One? Basically a personality assessment. I am in the beginning stages of interview process. First step being the online assessment dubbed 'virtual job tryout'. I am anxious about answering 'correctly'. Specifically because it asks if you are competitive, willing to stop what you are doing to help others or prioritize your own work. I'm Accounting Manager at no name company, role I've applied to is Principal Accounting Associate. I have 10 YOE.

Which offer should I accept? Currently staff 2 at big 4 in Tax with CPA license. I want to leave tax ASAP. Both are public companies +1B in revenue and same salary. Offer 1 - staff revenue accountant so reading contracts, speaking with the sales team and legal team, a lot of work at the end of the months to close books and reconcile transactions to make sure we are ASC 606 compliant. This track usually leads to director of revenue. Offer 2 - internal audit staff so SOX and compliance projects.

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....

When you finally order Becker .. no turning back now

Does anyone have any good books or podcasts about how to develop leadership/ managing skills?

How does the KPMG annual performance reviews work? At what month are the reviews done?

Nice how everyone suddenly forgets their part when things go wrong and you get all the blame...And I will willingly accept a certain amount of blame, but not all of.

What are some good personal finance books?

On some days I feel like I haven’t been productive all day. Something at home needs my attention or I feel distracted by absolutely anything and not a lot gets done
What do you do on days like this?

Advice for studying for CISA? I’ve purchased the CRM, QAE, and Hemang Doshi’s book. So far I’m having trouble reading through the CRM because it’s so detailed that everything seems important and difficult to retain. I’m an incoming new hire so I think I should read the book even though I know people who have passed with only QAE (they were previous b4 interns)

Kicking myself for staying on partner track and turning down sweet offer with high tech company on west coast where value of rsu doubled in less than a year

Are psychics real? Was thinking about going to one.

Counselor told me yesterday that the firm is considering cutting me due to low utilization. Any recommendations?

I was so desperate to get out of expat tax out of fear of being pigeon holed. Now that it's been six months out of it, looking back, I guess it really wasn't so bad.

Go Cubs Go!!!