A recruiter hit me up about a job that had a max salary of 40K under my current pay - I told her that and then she went on a 10 minute rant about how I was overpaid and underqualified. GEEEZ THANKS!

Newly promoted M1. Transaction advisory services (FDD). Seattle.


Am I off base to expect $115-120k? Given how crazy M&A market is and demand for staff

I have an interview with McKinsey - Senior Associate, the role pays 50k more than my current role. (3YOE)
I have no consulting experience nor do I have an MBA. Somehow I’ve passed the first 3 stages and I am now onto the case study interviews.
Has anyone went from product management into consulting, is it worth it, Am I making a mistake? (London, UK)

Working with headhunters that specialize in consulting outplacement: how do THEIR incentives work?

Like, I assume that they are paid based on the level of the candidate that they bring in, but how are their incentives ALIGNED? If you as the candidate get a higher comp package, do they get a higher placement fee? Or is it in their best interest to keep your comp within (i.e., below) a certain range?

My offer letter says I will be eligible for 60k RSUs annual award with a 3 year vesting period. Does this mean I will get 60k award each year and my vesting each period would look like this. Year 1: 20k, Year 2: 40k, Year 3: 60k, Year 4: 60k …

Slalom fishes. What is a big4 md equivalent role at slalom? Any idea on comp?

Junior copywriter negotiating salary in NYC . I spent 8 months at my first gig. What kind of range should I expect? 60K?

This is related to increment/hike.
Promoted to Manager from Senior Consultant 2 in Business Consulting Risk Advisory. Current package is INR 17.5 L fixed with 7.5 years of total work experience. Bonus received is 25%.

Can someone please tell what would be the revised fixed compensation (how much hike can I expect). Also, whether will be promoted to M1 Or M2. Thanks.

How much onroute pays to General manager

Is it worth leaving Deloitte for ACN or another non-MBB consultancy? Happy in consulting but worried about hitting a salary plateau since I’ve been with Deloitte for a long time

Can anyone tell me the difference between a senior and lead validation engineer( no direct reports in both cases) in Pharma/ biotech ? I am not sure what’s the hierarchy and which level must get a higher salary. Or is it just referenced interchangeably in different companies ?

What’re UX designers making at big tech?

For Dubai is 17K AED per month salary enough for a family of 3(1.5 yrs kid)
Or
In India with Siemens 32 lpa fixed

What is everyone’s percent salary increase this year? (No new jobs included, please).

Am I being paid competitively? I have been the Onboarding Sup for my HR dept for over a year now and I’m being paid the state min for salary, which for CA is 62,400. I have not gotten a merit raise since the last 2 January’s, the state raises the threshold for salary folks. My company says that was my raise. Is this right? I bring a background from the clinical operations of my company, scheduling, field work, and what the average employee faces. I want to look else where but I’m not sure.

*New Opening*
NYC Senior EA role supporting Head of Banking. In office role. Remote once a week.
Banking/Financial/Capital Markets experience highly preferred. Must be very polished. $115-130k yearly salary. Background cannot be jumpy.

DM if you have experience that lines up.

What base salary/ total comp to expect for a Sr PM in Toronto in today’s market?

I was looking at PM roles only that were around $110k, one company approached me with Sr PM (title bump) at $110k. I’m getting scheduled for final interview loop next week with this company and planning to negotiate if an offer is extended from them. I did tell them that I’m at final stage with other companies so they can expect multiple offer situation from me. Advice?

Hello, I am a junior business administrator working in advisory operations. I have been with the company for 6 months, and was employed along with 2 other colleagues. I have picked the job up really fast and am even doing some “extra curricula’s” I really love my job. However I have recently found out I am being paid the same as an apprentice on my team, I usually do at 3 x the work he does whilst also doing my Cert CII. It has really disheartened me and I feel I should be earning more money

Hi Fishes

Does EY GDS give 10% Variable and EY India give 20% variable?

I have an offer in PE VP role in Citco and JPM and I am at cross road on which is one to company to choose. Their pay is very similar but JPM is offering an attractive signing on bonus. I need a honest advise on which is better between these two firms.

How often does your organization give raises?

Has anyone heard of The Next Step program at Dartmouth’s Tuck school of business? I’ve been Encouraged to apply

I'm gonna miss mid-afternoon naps when this is over. Today I slept from 2:30-4:30 and went back online like nothing happened. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Any tips on making a small wedding feel intimate and special versus tiny and boring?

M/F would you allow for some to buy you nice things you just meet?

Fellow consultants in Denver, what’s your compensation like? I’m at $130k base.

Is anyone in Experience Strategy/Transformation in the Netherlands willing to chat about a referral?

I am planning a move there from Canada throughout the summer (and eligible to work there)

Happy to provide more information

How do I convert my UK university score to GPA?
Scored 83% (First Class Honours)

How to go about deferring an acceptance?

Any book recommendations? Preferably shorter < 300

Anyone know what other fishbowls are like?

Not as relevant now, but how do I get over the feeling of not fitting in at the gym? I am overweight and only see really fit people all around me, so it’s nerve-wrecking and I’m super conscious!

Does anyone know the stories behind KFC's "I love you Colonel Sanders" dating sim game and Wendy's D&D rpg? Were agencies involved or did they start in-house?

Thank you all for existing on Fishbowl and for being such a supportive community. It’s been a difficult year, but at the end of the day, I’m glad to have people to commiserate/celebrate with ❤️🙂❤️

Marcel here. So instead of talking behind my back, how about saying it to my face? Here I am, ready to answer questions, concerns, or just talk sports. So what would you like to know? 🤖

Men 🐟: Is the unwritten rule of urban spacing dead?! Too many guys ponying up nice and close lately. Ladies, do you have any similar unwritten rules of the bathroom?

The new Volvo commercials are 🔥🔥🔥

Have you ever seen a client fired in mid-production?

Pretty over agency life, best brands to go client-side?

Tips for dealing with procrastination?

Looking at full-time and application asks for expected salary and then expected total compensation as a number. How should I figure out the second? Health insurance, bonuses, life insurance, equity, PTO? I studied art, not math.

How would you handle a person at your job that makes inappropriate jokes in public? Just curious ...

how’s Code & Theory these days? does it seem stable and process driven? WLB?

Who's got the most fishbowl points?

Anytime a client says “thanks for the creative thinking” just know they’re going to kill everything.

Need to update my LinkedIn page. Anyone have tips on the best things to call out? Clients, projects etc?

Do LinkedIn skills endorsements mean anything? Has any recruiter said... "Whoa! She's got 47 people that think she's a great writer... we gotta get her in here!" ?

“have fun with this brief” they say before telling you the client is pretty conservative and needs to have safer options.

i know we don’t always work on stuff we’re thrilled about but i’ve never dreaded reviews for a client before until now

Somebody please in tomorrow’s WPP Global Townhall meeting ask if they’re going to give us a cost to living inflation raise. A bonus. Gas cards. Anything. They are taking questions. I don’t have the balls. I can’t go through another meeting hearing them brag that WPP has earned millions and millions.

Rename each agency as a trendy artisanal brand with the “Blank & Blank” format.

Kudos to the man on the train next to me who has his ticket around his neck, his glasses in his hand and a full sleeping mask on. 😴