Anyone know a warm weather resort (warm this time of year) that also has daycare services? Broader family focuses on getting together Thanksgiving so realizing next year it’d be great to get away. Would love to be able to have a couple days to have our 2.5yr old get some fun kid playtime and be well cared for.

When you are on paternity/maternity leave, do they block your email access? I just tried logging in to outlook and it says I don’t have permission to access it?

I’m almost 40. Have a great marriage and great kid. I own multiple pieces of property and have a successful side business and I still get insanely jealous when I see people getting promoted or hired with a big fancy title. I still get pissed that it isn’t me getting that job.

I hate that I’m like this.

Hardest part of being pregnant (third trimester) is finding enough time in the day to go to the bathroom.

Anyone have/is a sugar baby or sugar daddy/mommy??

Am I making the wrong decision not flying home to be with my parents? I’m an only child and they’re both 50+. Should I be there to support them in case they get sick or is staying put the right choice

How old were you when you had your first child?

Need career suggestions.
I have 11yoe in C++ development and having kid also. Need a career with less stress n wlb. I like coding but sometimes I feel like it makes me more stressed. Also I am not much extrovert and talkative, so I think I can't be a good manager.
On the other side, i think technical architect have more responsibility of the project and other team mates.
What career path should I opt now?
Please give suggestions.

I’m 8 weeks pregnant but a partner wants to give me a project that will be overlapping with my tentative maternity leave. It is way to early to discuss maternity leave at this point. What should i do? Should i disclose my pregnancy or just take the project and let it run its course?

@Deloitte/Pwc folks: Do you need to work a certain amount of time at the firm before being eligible for parental leave?

Indian 32 Female
Even after 6 years of marriage I don't like my husband at all.
Can't/won't Divorce him coz I am a coward and won't be able to face judgements
Although I'm already being judged for not having a kid yet
I don't want a kid with this guy so just can't go ahead with it
How do I keep myself happy being in the marriage?

Relocating from Chicago to NY after being remote for my NY job this last year. Best places to live? Late 30s, married, large dog, kid on the way

My favorite thing to do when I fly is to turn to my coworker once we're settled in our seats and say with a straight face, "We have to get these mother f*ckin snakes off this mother f*ckin plane."

Paternity leave as per Accenture policy?

Moms, did you swim regularly while you were pregnant? Would you recommend it? Any tips? I’m just ~8 weeks, love swimming, wondering if I should get a pool membership and what I should keep in mind.

Ladies do any of you from EY know if we can move to another firm immediately after maternity leave?

So I just found out I’m pregnant and yesterday was my last day at my old agency. I’m starting at a new agency in a week. Talk about timing! At this point we’re not planning on telling anyone until 13 week mark. Not sure what I should tell my new job. Now I’m concerned I may not be eligible for maternity benefits since it won’t be a year when this baby comes. My head is reeling.

A child refused to move and was about to knock a shelf over. I picked her up, and as I did so, she dead weighted (dropped) causing me to poke her in the underarm by accident. You would have thought it the end of the world. The rest of the day she said she was scared of me. Then would ask for something (play dough, my lunch, stickers). When I told her no, she would cry and say she was scared of me and she wanted her mom. (The reason same reason she was upset to start with!).How to tell Mom?

I am pregnant with my 2nd and my job is very demanding. First trimester was bad for me with my first pregnancy and I took 2 months unpaid personal leave.
I can't afford that now and cannot risk my job. Not in public accounting anymore. I work in SEC reporting at a pharmaceutical company.

I am so thankful to be working from home for sure. I am just really dreaded to turn on my computer everyday with this hell of a morning sickness.

If you have been in similar situation. What worked for you?

What biopharma jobs pay >500k with a 40 hr or less work week (if any)?

Have you ever reached out directly to an office's managing partner about a job posting, rather than applying through the website? If so, what did you say in your email?

I remember hearing years ago that a good rule of thumb for salary for associates in Big Law was "1/3 of yearly billables"

Does that apply to small law as well?
If so, does that include benefits.

Coming up on the one year mark at my firm and I want to get a sense of what is reasonable.

It's Friday guys. Post the best and worst moments of the week!

Does only have a good recommendation on a public speaking class? Preferably South Bay

What’s the difference between modified adjusted gross income and adjusted gross income?

Hi All,
I have heard that taxation in Infosys is very weird and in hand salary is very less compare to others. Is there any issue with its salary structure.. please help me on this

Mckinsey folks who are involved with recruiting: is it common to request a chat with someone from your school’s recruiting team prior to application submission? The recruiter told me that she’d be happy to pass my resume along to a member, but after sending her my resume and following up today, she said that they are all busy and she’s very protective of their time (when I brought up whether or not it would be possible to email one of them myself). I just really want to know who’s on my school’s

Co-worker of opposite sex sent me a meeting invitation to a one-on-one Wine and Dine. What should I be expecting?

Does anyone ever feel like the analyses you're working on are just too hard and maybe you're not cut out for this whole consulting thing? Struggling really hard with imposter syndrome today and can't seem to wrap my head around what should be a pretty straightforward assessment. Feeling lost.

Hi folks can you guys help me out

YOE 3.3( AWS devops and MySQL , postgresql DBA)

DELIOTTE database migration offered 18 LPA including bonus

Rakuten 19.5LPA AWS DEVOPS +DBA

Anyone have good book recommendations on people management?

When do you think is the right time to take your side gig and make it your main gig?

Has anyone worked at AWS & GCP? Curious about cultural differences.

What accountability systems does your school have in place for missing assignments/zeroes? Trying to help with ideas for next year!

Any recommendations for great executive presence courses you may have taken (preferably online given current times or bootcamp like)? Did it help incrementally or significantly? Thanks in advance.

Curious to hear from MBB partners in Australia with young families, have you managed to minimise travel? If so to what level and how has it been regarded in the firm?

In talking with peers from top tier firms, it appears like we are all going thru a similar grind internally. Feels like it is all good intentioned but overwhelming nonetheless. Do u feel differently?

Anyone made the move from Big 4 to LEK at partner level? If so, any thoughts or reactions to share about your experience that might be helpful to others?

Overall, is it worth becoming a partner with B4 if your run at that level will be only 5-7 years?

Partner poll - is COVID causing you to fundamentally rethink whether you want to stay in consulting? Cannot stop thinking about using this disruptive moment to hang my own shingle and do something completely different - buy/start a small business. 22 years in consulting. Partner 7 yrs. Young family.

Any tips about getting invited to join non profit boards?

Partners - I’m entertaining a couple of offers to join other firms. What are the details you’d look out for in a potential new contract? In my specific case I’m an income partner but welcome insight related to equity to so this thread is more broadly useful.

If you had financial sponsorship from the firm and acceptance into 2 of the top 5 schools would you do an emba (FYI there would be no relief on sales targets / practice p&ls or Billability )?

A senior partner is leaving for another firm. He’s been a great coach and always had my back. Want to give him a farewell gift and looking for ideas. Any suggestions or something your colleagues gave that delighted you?

Anyone here moving from Big4 to Genpact SVP? They seem to offer a lot to move but wonder how the transition has been on née growing consulting / digital services? Also worry about brand downgrade but then compensation upside is 2-3x. Appreciate candid feedback.

Have any partners seen their engagement stopped or delayed due to client policy restricting travel due to Covid virus?

What happens to the buy-in once a Partner leaves? I have an equity partner position offer from a Big4 company and I need to buy-in, which is equivalent to Y1 target comp. The buy-in is in the form of a bank loan which the company takes out in my name and they cover all interest payments. I am curious as to what happens when I eventually exit the partnership. Will I get the buy- in amount back as the loan is against my name?

I just got a second $500 as a child tax credit. This is a credit against my child tax deduction for 2021, right? Weird that people like us are getting checks from the gov, but I guess its faster/easier than means testing.

What do you normally gift your EA for holidays?

Partners - what percentage of after tax net income are you saving annually? Some demographics (married, children, and HCL city, etc.) would be helpful context.

What are your thoughts on Kearney? It seems like they have had a steady steam of partners leave the firm in the past three years. Is this a sign of trouble in the water or normal churn?

Any partners think of leaving early, even if it shortcuts retirement benefits? Tired of the grind and being treated like an employee.

I remember when I was an associate during the dotcom bubble that Partner at my firm said ‘the bubble is about to burst: new HBS grads are choosing startups over McKinsey and Goldman’. With that context, I write to share that I just purchased crypto…so if there’s a way to short it you should do that.

Which title sounds more senior: Associate Director or Principal Director? It’s a pure ego question to be answered with your guts.