Anyone attending the National Association of Black Accountants convention in New Orleans next week?

History of BCG layoffs anyone?

Staples offers a Teacher Discount also. I think it's 10%.

1st year Freshman English teacher. I’m looking for fun learning activities to use in class.

What have you found to be some of the keys to scaling succesfully, either in a business or a product or dept?

Is 160k good salary as a manager in New Jersey? With savings of 300k so far... I am wondering if it is a good time to go back to India.. I mean there is no end to earning more and more ..trying to settle on a goal on US money and saving .. after that I never want to regret once I go back .. I want to go back happily with no regrets and want to feel good about myself that I was successful enough ..

New to the city.
How do you all get through the constant gray and gloom? Especially with the lockdowns: with gyms closed, and constant drizzle - what outdoor activities do you do?

Let's start a weekly prayer request thread. Even if we're anonymous to each other, I'd love to have a chance to pray for others since I struggle with that

My brother-in-law (age 30) told us recently that he is transgender. How can we support him? (‘Him’ as we haven’t discussed pronouns yet). It was a surprise to us!

Carl Nassib 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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

any recommendations for divorce attorney in Chicago/ Naperville/western suburbs?

Recs for sushi grade tuna to buy pls? Thanks!

Benefits to scrum or PMP certifications as a low level Associate? All the positions I see require 5+ years scrum experience. Also would appreciate people’s perspectives on scrum vs PMP in general. I’m a people person and quite good at leadership so I feel my talents are being wasted managing client direction on funds day to day.

I have an interview this week. How do I work on getting top compensation for the role?. I have done market, recruiter's and company comp reviews which are all different. How do I successfully pitch my view of compensation?
I have 4 years experience, Undergraduate, postgraduate diploma,professional certs in Financial crimes and Project Management. The companies in Canada pay so much cheaper compared to other 1st world countries

Do you have to have an MBA to get a job at Big4? I'm trying to get into Deloitte.

How do you all manage being the breadwinner for immediate and extended family + manage the workload of being the only minority in your firm

Happy Monday Friends! Mental check in: How we feeling after the weekend?

Good Morning Friends!

Time is just going and I did not realize Christmas 🎄 is literally next weekend and I haven’t put up my tree. Y’all think it’s too late? 🤦🏽‍♀️🫠

I want to get to know more people in this bowl 🤩 so comment below where you reside and a fun fact or what you like to do for fun besides go to work 😅

I’ll start… I am in Ohio and i genuinely love socializing and networking. Love getting to know people over a cup coffee / glass of wine lol

What is something you’re just naturally good at but not getting paid to do it?

I think i’m good at making people feel good about themselves and just self love talk and want to entertain this part of me but don’t know how.

🌟💫 What’s your gift or Super power💫🌟

Hello everyone, I’m the new bowl leader (thanks Karinna!) who will be admitting and posting as the bowl grows. If you have any questions or concerns, please DM me. Or if you have something you’d like to post anonymously, I’m good for that too. Bear with me as I’ll be posting here frequently to get the bowl active on its own. Thanks and welcome!

Has anyone here transitioned to a finance career from a different career? I worked in advertising for 3 years before working in finance, interested to know everyone’s career path!

What are some good TV shows or movies to get into? I need a new TV lineup

Hi,
I hope everyone is doing well!
I recently accepted an offer with B.O.A. How soon is standard for one to work a position before looking for upward mobility?

Does anyone here work for an RIA? If so, what’s your experience like?

For those that are currently investing.. Did you have an emergency savings first then started investing or did you just take $$$ and start buying?

Going into another week, make sure you're taking time to take care of yourself and congratulate yourself for making it in an industry that was never ever meant for us. Just the fact that you're here is an inspiration to those that will come after you!

Does anyone work for an organization that doesn’t complete its background check until after you’ve been hired and joined the organization?

This bowl has been growing weekly and I love it 🤩! If you are new to this community please share where you’re from and what you are looking to gain from being a part of this bowl?

Friends! I hope y’all had a great Thanksgiving! I ran my first 5k on Thanksgiving which was definitely different but made me feel good 🤩💪🏽

Are y’all shopping today? Or waiting for Cyber Monday?