Any book recommendation on managing or working with difficult people.

Has anyone had a manager they just don’t vibe with/relate to? I’ve been trying to connect but I haven’t gotten them on my side yet. How did you manage to crack the ice?

Director of Marketing wants me to write some conversation snippets for a chatbot, but I think those things drive potential clients away. Trying to figure out if I should tell him or not

I'm a fresh grad and I thought this would be my dream job... I became the 3rd team member in this location and the regional team leader helped me understand and learned a lot... Until about 4 months down the line, he announced to quit. It's about half of year now since I started to feel ever so alone, hopeless and helpless in the team. The actual work is within my capability, but takes me ages to learn coz the overall team is not so collaborative and lacks communication... Maybe I need anew job

Partners- can you please help me understand the following scenario.

This partner always say hi to me and smiles at me. Recently, he avoids me and doesn’t say hi to me. His favorite manager, doesn’t

“At dinner John (client) said I have nice legs, grabbed my thigh, put his arm around me & invited me to his hotel. Seems inappropriate.” Boss: “Well we won’t be taking him to dinner again this year”🤯

I don’t drink any alcohol. How does this impact camaraderie within the firm and ultimately with clients?

Can’t tell if I’m developing crushes on my coworkers only because they’re the only people I interact with (on zoom) in quarantine 😬

My manager (unknowingly) messaged me on Grindr. What should I do now?

Feeling like it's only a matter of time before I have to tell the new marketing dept head that the snazzy jargon just makes him sound like a tryhard and alienates our customer base

I recently had a specialist partner send me a fairly nasty email after I (a transactional first year) was told to ask them to review something ASAP that had clearly been on my partner’s radar for over a week. Why am I taking the (honestly justified) blame for this? Surely it should be obvious that I’m just the messenger here.

Hi. People Manager here. I've been one for 12 years now and I encourage my team to not be "yes" people. At this time, it feels like my manager wants me and my team to be yes people for her. How do I deal with this? I've never been a yes person and I don't preach this to my reports. I don't know what to do. Help?

I’ll be asking my last job for a letter of recommendation but I’m not sure who to ask. My boss, who is lovely and would write an amazing LOR. Or my boss's boss who would put minimal effort in but it would have more weight.

There’s a potential partner you’ve heard is very talented - but notably mean under stress. Worth it?

I just left a very toxic work place.
The crazy thing is they were just named the best local municipality to work for. It's upsetting. They advertise a "culture" but don'tapply it. It felt like a used car sales pitch, I was sold a dream but given junk. I am constantly replaying moments. I have read so many books and everything leads to they were the problem. How do I recover from this?

while at a client, i saw a member of our leadership that i normally don’t, and gave him a hug. no idea why. didn’t feel super awkward, but i can’t stop kinda self-cringing about it.

I try not to get frustrated by clients but it just gets to me when their accounting people refer to numbers as positive and negative instead of debit and credit

Same responsibilities, higher expectations, and lower pay than my peer group but I’m told that I’m the future... Not sure how to approach ... should I raise with HR or my boss?

Im mainly into POC and they’re so hard to find at the big 4. Finally met a cute POC & come to find out he has a wife. When I tell you I was so sad 😂

My manager continues to ask me to help other teams and do work on other billable projects. I’m sick of it .. and I’m going to explicitly say that no I can’t do it because my hours are taken by the existing project we are doing. Is this appropriate?

First year teacher who has gotten PTSD from one student. 2 concussions, multiple scratches, bruises etc. I can’t help but feel burnt out and it’s not even my second semester...

Anyone find a good CC in another practice? How?

^very much so

Help. My AD left and we're still looking for a replacement. My AAE was promoted to AE prematurely in light of the departure. Now we're having serious problems.

When will FAANG turn into FAANGS to include SalesForce?

What’re associates paid at t2 tech firms for s&o roles with 2-3 yoe? Companies such as doordash, attentive, LinkedIn, bird, Uber. Got an offer at a similar one for 120k plus 20-25 stock year year. Is that low?

Damn you stress canker sore. Damn. You. Pain. The pain.

What are your current productivity standard?

How long have you folks waited for your verification for global entry application ?

Any M 40+ in Nairobi? The apps here are not it!

I envy creatives. It seems like your jobs are far more interesting.

How do we measure OOH these days? Anybody?

Hello folks,
My joining date in Infosys is 3rd oct , can anyone help me when I will be getting onboarding mail ?

Have efforts to increase diversity in real estate careers been successful, or do you think there is still a long way to go?

What is the proper dress code as a realtor? I've never been the type to wear suits but I feel out of place if I don't wear them

I am a direct private lender. I offer fast and reliable loan at 5% interest rate with no prepayment penalty. I can close a deal within 3-7 working days.

Do you have any project/deals that needs 100% funding?

-Jeremy

After 5 years of freelancing (which I have loved) I am considering a full-time gig. Although COVID is in the back of my mind, this is more about what I’ve been lacking since FL: consistent team, seeing an idea all the way through, challenging myself to grow, being exposed to latest tech trends to better my ideas... I know I can always go back to FL if FT doesn’t work out, but curious where others’ heads are at these days. Am I crazy to consider going back to the golden shackles?

Hi I need 11 reactions to open DM,
thank u

I am going to India for a month. May have to change my return date. Any suggestion on what insurance/other option to reduce the ticket update cost impact.

Hi - I’m going on another ski trip with Miramar ski club next weekend (feb 21). It leaves out if NYC and NJ and will ski sugar bush and Killington!

Consultants the new analysts?

Now that most people are remote, what are some of the fun things everybody is hearing on the calls... I heard the ROYAL FLUSH this morning

So I’ve been studying for the AWS cloud practitioner certification for a month now and completed all cloud quest levels but still not feeling 100% confident. Has anyone tried the exam question dumps ? There are so many websites but not sure which one is the most reliable one as all of them you would have to purchase such as pass-guaranteed, certwizard, etc.. any recommendations is greatly appreciated

Hey all, new hire here! Going to receive a $250 wfh credit; any recs on what I should get to build out my home office?

Anyone from SIA partners? Any info about i?

Should I write a book for new entrants to consulting? The art & science of consulting: concepts that resonated with my teams over 17 years. No fluff, just actionable insights and concepts. TIA

Any book recommendations for philosophy, psychology, and business? Or any book you read last year changed your values? Going to fly international, gonna read it on flight. 😍

Heard BCG laid off quite a few people this summer. Is this true?

When you have no connections via college/ job/ daddy’s golf buddies, how do you actually get referrals? I want to get a job in London but have no contact there (working in Asia now).

Question from a newbie consultant - What are some good online courses/ books to improve consulting skills?

Got hired as a digital strategy consultant. I have over 10 years of industry experience but I’m new to consulting. What courses, workshops or books would you recommend to build a solid toolkit?

Performance based separations my ass

F all you inauthentic leaders across all the firms - tell the market what this really is

If I just chill on the bench for long will I still only get fired at the end of the year?

I find myself struggling the explain things with the same eloquence as my colleagues. How can I improve my consulting speak? Any recommended books?

There is a role I am interested at my client company. I think my counterpart’s boss would be the best person to refer me to it. He knows I am good. Is it ok to ask my client to refer me?contd

Good gift ideas for a male first year consultant?

Thrown onto a data migration project ....Help 🤷🏻‍♂️😨

That post-SCM high

Accenture CEO said on earnings call that accelerated performance cycle will help manage low performers at greater pace if need to pull levers.
More layoffs are incoming soon.

About last layoffs, we didn't do any layoffs it's cost adjustments mostly in operation centers and restructure due new growth model. 🤷‍♂️