Anyone else who has been unemployed for more than a year? I’m at a breaking point. Devastated.

I’ve been on the bench with less than 10% utilization for 3wks now. I’m a first year and the past month has been slower with not many new projects coming in. I do see a few new projects come in every week but I’m not getting staffed on them. Should I be worried? Should I ask my PM if I should be worried? We’re in a pretty small group less than 20 people

Keep waking up at 4 am.. anyone have tips on how to avoid this and sleep thru the night? Generally go to bed around 1030 and wake up 630

Can dogs still get abortions?

Anyone know a Connecticut or 2nd circuit case for this rule? I can’t find one to save my life. A defendant generally is liable for all harmful results that are the normal incidents of and within the increased risk caused by their negligent acts. If a defendant's negligence was a substantial factor in producing the plaintiff's injuries, the element of proximate cause has been satisfied and the defendant would not be relieved from liability for those injuries even though another force concurred..

Hi Fishes,
Please suggest a good project for java and spring boot developer in ibm ..Am looking for good tech stack and WLB

Fly to Columbus on connecting flight or to Atlanta and drive?

Joining via acquisition as an L7. Do the bonuses typically pay out most years? At what average percentage amount?

Does UBS pay relocation bonus?

UBS has mentioned 2L of relocation bonus in my offer letter.
Do I need to submit any bills to claim the same?

How onsite opportunity thorugh IJP work in CitiCorp

Hi Fishes,

I'm looking for a Salesforce Developer opportunity

Any referral would be a great help to me.

YoE: 3+ years
Skill: Apex, Salesforce CRM, Configuration, Customisation and Integration
Preferred location: Hyderabad

If buy the partners you work with regularly a holiday gift, how much do you spend? Usually I get baked goods or food items which you can’t tell the actual amount spent on. This year, though, I’d like to support local restaurants by encouraging people to order takeout—hence, giving gift cards.

How much is appropriate for a restaurant gift card from an associate to a partner?

Anyone in Chicago? Hoping to get some legal advice about rent. I'm in an informal setup with a landlord who rents out a room to me without credit checks, written and signed contract, or deposits. So it's just monthly payments. I've been renting for more than a year now and need to move out in July (1yr and 7mos then) due to work commitments out of state that I have put on hold due to the pandemic. The landlord insists that since I didn't notify her 2 to 3 months before my rent anniversary I shou

Do permanent WFH companies has job security.? If yes to which extent.?

Is there a pace up on hirings now , or the freeze is still there , I cannot see much posts on recession since a week so is there any good news on hirings?

Hi, I'm going on a family vacation to Dominican Republic in January. Looking for some suggestions on best things to do, see and experience.

OMEGA INCREASED THEIR PRICES OH NOOOOOOOOOO

Advice and/or consolation anyone? My wife and I (both above average health 30year olds) were trying for 11 months before getting pregnant and then had a week 5 early miscarriage a few months back. If the stress and surprise of just how difficult it apparently is to get pregnant wasn’t enough, the miscarriage put us over. We got back to it and have been trying for the last 2 months again, still no luck. We’re freaking out… all we want is a family. Any similar stories? Advice? 😢

Why do some people get laid off and others not? Is it always utilization? Do people typically know they're at risk before it gets to that point?

Left for industry and now I feel like a slacker when I leave at 6. My boss leaves at 5 and usually doesn’t expect stuff till the next day which also feels weird :/

How does your firm measure utilization? I work for a small boutique that defines it as utilization = number of billable hours/2,080 and full bonus payout occurs at 80% plus.

What is your work day like as a manager? I recently made the transition from being an individual contributor to a team manager and I feel that I have time at hand that I'm not using wisely. My day includes giving directions to the team, reviewing their output, aligning plan & work with seniors and clients. In between these activities, when I have time to myself, I sometimes read up on related topics. Is there anything else I should be doing to make effective use of time?

Thoughts on referring family members 🤔

If goal now is to get into MBB (personally prefer McK) - which of the following will be the best option that’ll help me get there -

1. SC at Big4
2. Engineer role at Startup (salary +50% higher than big 4 SC offer)
3. Amazon/Amazon Ops role (salary similar if not higher than option 2)

Would greatly appreciate any insight from the community.

Anyone else scroll through LinkedIn and constantly feel behind in their career? Everyone I know is exiting from MBB to VC/PE and I’m still making peanuts at Big 4. How do you deal with knowing you’re mediocre/less sharp?

Confronted client today about partner forcing us to travel while client site has travel restrictions. As a result is team is remote next week. Counting down days till I get rolled off/fired now lol

Currently at Big 4. Have offers for a PL/Principal at MBB and for a VP role at a Fortune 20 company. The VP role is more interesting and comp a bit better but I’m told would accelerate faster at MBB. The initial plan was to end up at MBB. What’s the best for future flexibility?

Do you guys have Any good books on business? Not those self help books

Moving from a boutique (<30 employees, MBB competitor) to the strategy practice of a Big 4. Have only worked for boutiques in the past, so I’m expecting there to be some major differences in terms of working style.

What are the major differences and ‘watch outs’ you would point out to me? Could be anything from culture, to red tape, to compliance etc.

When conference goers come into the Sheraton lounge and are *blown away*

Those who live in shelter-in-place guidelines, and have ventured out to run, walk the dog, or get essential supplies, how would you describe your neighborhood? I came back from a walk, “eerily quiet”

Recommendations for a keyboard? I’m quite illiterate in this topic, and I ordered a random one off Amazon and it’s quite noisy, and not very ergonomic

Anyone at Tencent willing to DM? I’m curious about a role on the IEG team in the Bay Area. Ty🙂

How risky is it to bring CBD/THC gummies back from CA to NYC? My friend wants some for her anxiety and I know it’s not 100% legal but does anyone really care?

Best consulting firms (including boutiques) if you want to do product design/development

Anyone has tips for salary negotiations??

Our firm told everyone no bonuses this year due to the pandemic. However, people like myself with high utilization received a “bonus” in terms of a gift card. My director notified me of this, but the other day my boss was mentioning how no bonuses this year really sucks. I was told by the director to not mention it to anyone but I figured if anyone knew I got one it’d be my boss. I feel super uncomfortable now because do I essentially lie to my boss because I’m not supposed to talk about it.

What are some boutique firms in London who specialize in the Retail industry? Have a friend with industry experience looking to move into consulting but big firm life would not be a fit for her. TIA!