Anyone heard of anyone getting fired at big4? Is that even possible given how many people are leaving lol EY PwC Deloitte KPMG

I don't have a very naturally corporate personality. Am I screwed, or is the environment in the industry sufficiently different now than it was 10/20/30 yrs ago that I can survive on merit/skill more?

What steps should I take to become a marketing manager in 4 years? I'm currently a coordinator but I'm very goal-oriented. Determined to achieve this!

Has anyone moved from consulting to a project management role within industry?

any startups worth looking at? I think I'm done with consulting and would love to go to a SC startup that's using analytics and tech

I was recently laid off at Snap. Does anybody have new opportunities in tech for a software engineer, 2 yrs of backend experience? Appreciate any referrals!

How useful is sponsorship as a negotiating lever for full-time roles? I realistically do not see myself going back to consulting after B school. I have to stay for 3-4 more months to keep my sponsorship but starting to seriously consider quitting ASAP

Soft layoffs at ProServe today ?

hearing there was massive layoffs at concentric today. in the dozens. can someone confirm or refute?

I’m a technical sales engineer in the building automation space. 2 years out of college. Anybody have any advice on the best way to get into the tech industry as a sales engineer? Appreciate any insights or advice

Never been in an SE or consulting or B2B sales role before but have a referral at Salesforce and have been in some informal conversations. I’m starting to freak out a bit now that maybe I can’t do it. I have a tech background so can handle that part, but perhaps strategy may be difficult. Anyone make the transition to an SE role that have some advice?

Im moving from core Auto product management role to software development product management role.
Can you please share what should I read to brush up basics on SW PM?
Courses, books, blogs, anything is welcome!
Let's make this group a little active!

If you could start your MBA degree over what would you do differently?

Thinking to transfer from audit to transaction (Sat or FDD), any thoughts you can share (process, flexibility, pay increase, future exit opportunity)?

One of the major challenges I've encountered in starting a union in my workplace is that people who are woke enough to know we need one are also the ones smart enough to jump ship.

Hi Fishes,

I am thinking to diverting my career towards freelancing in accounting.
For that I have to resign from my current job in Pwc. I am thinking of starting a job as accountant and work as a freelancer as part-time.

Any thoughts or advice?

What are the tldr differences between HR roles, people Operations, and people business partner positions? They all seem similar but I’m curious how y’all characterize them. I’m coming out of a very internal position at a nonprofit and I’m trying to better align my work accomplishments to make sense in more traditional career paths.

Thanks for starting this bowl. I am fairly new to fishbowl and I would consider myself a non-traditional candidate for consulting, looking to pivot out of industry. Would love to get some help and be mentored on how I could make this happen?

Can anyone recommend a bilingual (English/Spanish) therapist in NYC? Manhattan or Brooklyn preferably

I am having offer from Tejas network and Radisys. Which one should i join?
YoE - 11 years
Radisys is offering more.

Hello,

Anyone from Nokia? i have a job opening ID and it would be great if somebody could refer me.

Please reply so that i can dm you the details. @Nokia

Does Bank of America (BA Continuum) send rejection letter? Had my technical interview last week and no response from HR.

Marriott or SPG credit card (for the sign on bonus)?

I am looking for an internship of 4-6 months as part of my capstone project. I am currently in my final year of b.tech(IT) at VIT Vellore.
Any help is appreciated!

I have 3 years experience being an account manager in a large brokerage. I got promoted to be a supervisor to a small team of account managers and started at $77k and have now increased to $83k 6 months later. Does this sound fair based on my 4 years experience in the field or am I underselling myself?

Im moving from core Auto product management role to software development product management role.
Can you please share what should I read to brush up basics on SW PM?
Courses, books, blogs, anything is welcome!
Let's make this group a little active!

Realistic target for switching to another firm? Some details:
-Been at current firm doing tech/management consulting for 3.5 years out of college at 100k.
-Looking to jump to new firm, targeting...

Hello Fishies

I am currently working in an insurance firm for last 3.8 years as part of the senior SOC analyst.

Current CTC - 5.6 lpa
Skill sets - Incident Response, Threat Hunting
Currently based - Mumbai

This is my first company where I was hired as a fresher and moved up the ladder. While i am planning to move out, i realised i have no experience of the market standards for someone in the domain, How much are analysts in Blue Team SOCs being payed? How much should I expect?

Any recommendations for turtle necks? I usually buy them from massimo dutti back in Europe, the ones I find here tend to be very thick

I fell madly in love with an old classmate and we're planning to move to North Carolina. What agencies have offices here? Praying for help finding a digital agency!

Anyone here from NYC? Be cool if there was a meetup.

How do we get TSA Pre through AFS?

Starting as an SM in S&A on the strategy side in the next few weeks. What does travel budget generally look like? I understand first class flights are a no go domestic which sucks, but hoping hotel and food budget makes up for it. Also, does Deloitte pay for platinum Amex or is that out of pocket?

What is superannuation scheme in Novartis

Anyone willing to refer to a role at Flatiron Health?

When life isn’t even hard and you’re still struggling 😔

Got added to the client's mailing list so now I get typo-filled emails about "This person is covering as receptionist for 2 days" and "Who needs a mouse pad". ugh, can I unsubscribe?

9/30 milestone - just 2 more days... 🙏🙏🙏

Thinking about switching from a big 4 to a mid-sized firm. For those that have done it, was the culture change significant/what was your experience like?

Anyone have their CFE? Just wondering what you have done or plan to do with it and what the test was like.

Do you know if they fire you if you go overbudget on time too many times?

My wife recently put in her two weeks and half the people she worked with are just ignoring her messages. They asked to work longer but bc of her new company she cant. Shes moving for about 60% more pay from external audit to senior accounting. Shes extremely sad and im confused why these firms are so uptight about this. She is giving them an additional 4 days which she wanted to use on vacation. Did she do something wrong?

Raise your hand if you’d like to quit your PA gig now and do something different with your career.

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

Good morning from Charlotte! Have a GREAT day everyone.

Compliance email might as well just say: We hope you are all in compliance with our very strict "You aren't allowed to have a good body" busy season restriction.

Anyone else get shafted on promotions?

What makes you really happy?

Are the non- financial industries easier to audit than financial industries? R auditors in retail or manufacturing for example less stressed than an auditor in banking or insurance industry?

Has anyone lost motivation and just stopped studying for the CPA? How Did you get back into studying? I became depressed while studying and I just gave up.

Leaving consulting to follow my dreams, tired of pretending to enjoy this ish..

Three day weekends really need to be a thing. ASAP.

How much are you on, 8 years in audit (senior manager) in New York v San Fran? Base.

how do ppl study for 2 sections in one test window (1 is a retake) during busy season. is it even possible