A friend of mine didn't pass her last CPA exam (BEC 74) and now has to take both AUD and BEC in the next window or she'll also lose REG. Any advice I can give her on juggling this and busy season?

Anyone willing to share what WLB looks like at some of the large CROs?

Do partners at top consulting firms have better WLB?
An Associate here contemplating whether all this is worth it.
Thanks!

Any tips for traveling with a baby? Will be flying with a 4 month old in a few months. Any advice would be appreciated!

Recommendations on an exceptional career coach who can help my husband? He works with his brother at a startup his brother founded (my husband is in-house counsel) but often finds himself belittled by his brother, cut out of conference calls and emails and generally feeling like he has no skills. He's an ivy league graduate and went to a great law school but for many reasons cannot leave this job right now. Looking for someone to help w/his confidence level and ways to approach his brother. TIA!

What does anyone do for help in transitioning? I have a child who has completely stopped transitioning from my room to the speech room next door

Are there any life sciences firms that ACTUALLY have good WLB? And are hiring? Asking… for a “friend” 🥴

Hi folks,

Need your help, I got an offer from fidelity investments. I am hired to work in FFIO Business Unit as lead software engineer. Can you please share the work culture, work life balance and career growth. Hiring manager said the tech stack will be Java, spring boot, spring batch and now they are planning for AWS migration in Q4. Please help and thanks in advance!

So my fiancé and I are having a microwedding in Rocky Mountain National Park next year, and we’re working with an elopement planner.
She sent over a sample ceremony (intro, sweet poems + passages to be read, and example vows), and we read through it last night. I was reading it out loud while my fiancé made dinner, and it just hit me that this is really happening. I’m just really happy that I found someone who is willing to take a vow to spend his life with me and I’m so excited for that day :)

Hi fishes

How is work life balance for Manager role and what is the salary band for Manager position?

Perspective: monogamy is anti-human nature; in this era where each parent could raise a kid independently, marriage tends to be a shackle on many aspects of life. We live once, why does society expect us to live with 1 person for 60+ years? No wonder divorce rates are through the roof!

AITA: My friend keeps asking me for financial advice. I set up a budget for her and have her concrete advice. And I field all of her investing questions. But still, she continues to be reckless with her money. She’s 42, single (no kids), and making $100k+ and is still living check to check.

I don’t want to waste my breathe on helping her since nothing seems to be getting through to her. AITA?

I love living in Miami, but have found it incredibly difficult to make friends. I had a thriving social life/ friend group in Chicago. Anyone else finding it hard to build friendships here?

I’m keep getting flashbacks from my previous relationship. I want to report him for domestic abuse/date rape charges but I don’t know if it’s a wise idea esp after a whole yr

For the people who earned the SHRM-CP, did you feel it was worth it? I have an indirect HR position, been applying for more HR focused positions and wondering if this would help. I got the CAPM (certified associate of project management) in December, but that hasn’t really changed things. Would love some opinions before working on another certification!

Hi All,

Was just told to "grow our ESG/CSR" practice at a regional consulting firm, due to my recent grad certification in sustainable biz strategy. Wondering where I should focus us as a services industry for big impact: we have a large product innovation, digital engineering area, and know in the past we've had a lot of lip service to clients and only recorded ESG for their compliance.

Hoping to make a big difference and include CSR/Sust audits and projects beyond for our clients! Any tips?

I’m experiencing insecure attachment style specific to feeling like my puppy loves my SO more than me because I work more and he gets more quality-chill time with her.

I think my parents need therapy but being Indian parents they don’t believe in therapy. Has anyone had any success in convincing their parents to go? Is it too late because of their age?

How does everyone bill for family law matters? Do you always bill hourly or is there some flat fee, monthly or quarterly fee structure that could work, even in contested matters? I have cases that the clients end up spending $20-$40,000 on a contested divorce and this is really out of their budget. I feel that if my firm could charge a flat fee of $10-$15,000, it would still be beneficial from a client predictability and volume standpoint and would generate more referrals.

I’m experiencing insecure attachment style specific to feeling like my puppy loves my SO more than me because I work more and he gets more quality-chill time with her.

Does oracle has a office at Kolkata ? My current location is banglore , can I change my base location to Kolkata ?

If yes , what's the process ?

Hi fishes, What is genesys training in Infosys ? Does Contact center training in Genesys will have any career growth? Infosys

I think my parents need therapy but being Indian parents they don’t believe in therapy. Has anyone had any success in convincing their parents to go? Is it too late because of their age?

Hi Recruiters,

I am actively looking for job switch. 4.1 years of experience as core Oracle DBA. Currently working with CTS serving notice. Please let me know if you can refer me lead me to any open position for same.

Thanks in advance...!!

Does anyone have active Denver meetup groups they would recommend for Outdoors/Sports & Fitness/Social categories? New to the area and looking to meet people!

Hey y’all. I went through an exceptionally traumatizing experience a few years ago that has totally & utterly shattered my confidence, self worth, self esteem etc. I have a hard time portraying my work experience + deserving of a new role.

For context, I did well in uni, got into law school but due to finances + the experience in question I didn’t end up going. Kept working in the public sector as a coordinator & now got my scrum master certificate to transfer to SM role in finance/ tech. Help

Welcome to the JP Morgan Chase & Co. bowl! Glad to have you here!

Any advice on how to switch from big 4 to tier 1 consulting firms like BCG and MCK?

After how many days of HR discussion I can expect the offer letter ?

Happy Friday! Does your org offer summer Fridays? My org is closed on Fridays in August.

For advice/fee based platforms: SEI Private Trust or Envestnet as your preferred?

Long drive tomorrow. Does anyone know of any on demand CFP continue education courses out there? I’d love to knock out 15 hrs of CE on this drive, if able. 🤦‍♂️🔫🤢

Had an intern ask me today : “do you believe you’re adding value by what you do in audit?”

Damn....

Utilization rate this time of year?

Feel like audit scheduling is always done on a knifes edge in that the timeline and staff schedules are enough so that if everyone works 60 hour weeks and no issues are identified then it can be filed on time. But even small things that increase the work can wildly throw off the schedule and cause hours to skyrocket for the staff on the job. No real point here, just ranting.

What’s the consulting/advisory practice like? Considering switching to a different line of service from audit

A Partner asked me to “monitor” her Outlook and gave me access. Basically the ask is to delete or “read” unnecessary emails/forward work to managers/forward invites to her admin. Is this normal? Never had to monitor someone else’s Outlook at my previous firm and this feels like an admin work. I am a new experienced hire (S3) FYI.

I pity those who revel in the "accomplishment" of have 100+ YTD utilization. Y'all got suckered by the firm.

Thank you, Deloitte, now everyone is calling it an "IPE". 😒

Anyone who works at Deloitte: is there anywhere I can go to find training videos for softwares used at the firm like AS2, etc?

Hello, can anyone advise which Becker CPA program is better? Advantage (flash cards) or Unlimited (final review)?

Best big 4 firm to work for in Atlanta?

Thoughts on getting CFP when done with CPA (1 test left) and pivoting from audit to personal financial planning? Estates, taxes, savings, etc. Or should I just stick the OG plan and go into industry FP&A when I make senior/CPA?

Is the CPA designation worth it? For me it would take me 1 year of PREP courses and 2 years of PEP until i can write the CFE. And I am 27 years old right now. Also wondering if it would be crazy to pursue the CPA while learning how to code to be a developer as well?

Any graduates here of Trump University? Thinking of a career transition...

Does an EY FSO make the same as a non-FSO counterpart?

Looking at cpa experience requirements in MA. You need at least 1 years of experience but "no more than 3 years". What does that part mean?

Insight on Strategy Analytics? (Wlb, comp, exit opportunities)

My team is in need of an experienced senior accountant. With inflation and the job market taken into consideration, wanted to get some insight regarding the salary range in the NYC area.

do any of you have a problem where it seems like somebody has been going through your workdesk while out of the office? it seems like almost every morning I come in, something is not where (cont'd)

New phone. Much shine. Such sleek.