Anyone suffering from fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome? How are you able to sustain the difficult and intense hours at consulting plus personals lives ? Do you talk to your manager / director about it and set expectations w them & the team? I have been recently diagnosed and wondering how others with this condition in consulting get by ?

1/22/22 Daily Checkin! What’s your work out for this Saturday?

Accenture vs ZS for WLB?

I have technology backgorund but if ZS WLB is good might consider strategy too.

“Circumcision makes your dick look like it’s wearing a tailored suit. Circumcised is James Bond. Uncircumcised is James Out-On-Bond"

Hi Fishes, Wanted to know the work life balance and culture at Fractal Bangalore location . Got offer as an Analytics Consultant in the SupplyChain team. If anyone worked in the past or currently working please comment and hit the like button too 🙏. Thanks in advance ☺

Has anyone taking ADHD medication been able to secure life insurance? Am particularly interested in knowing of any company that provides Accelerated Approval under these circumstances.

Planning on leaving after this busy season. Finding it hard to have motivation, while also having to work more hours than ever before. Advice?

Want to try making my own cannabutter. Has anyone donor? How much weed should I use - 40grama? And how long to boil w butter?

I know it’s nearing the end of mandatory WFH, but I’m currently still home 3-4 days a week. Really struggling with staying on task without people around. Is anyone willing to do a few hours of FaceTime during the day to body double for each other?

Thinking about getting a fitness tracker, like a Fitbit, anyone have any recommendations? Want to spend under $100, but willing to spend a bit more if it’s really worth it.

Did you do the NIPT? I just had my first prenatal appt and they scheduled me for the NIPT at 10 weeks. I’m a little nervous and anxious. Did anyone get it and got a false positive? Do you not recommend it? I wish I could ask family but we’re not telling anyone until the 12 weeks mark.

1 week sober! Over the last 12 years (I’m early 30s) I’ve reached this point just a handful of times. Alcohol is deeply intertwined into my social life much like everyone’s is I imagine. Feeling clear minded and energized. Want to stay clean for my own mental and physical health and for the benefit of my wife and children. Just starting this journey so thank you in advance to this community as I’m ready to learn from you all and be a part. Let’s go!

My wife is in sales at Mercedes and she has been averaging $200k a year and growing YoY. She loves her job, however she works long days and barely gets time off. We plan on having kids within the next year or two, and it’s highly u likely that she’ll be able to keep her current gig. We want to find a career that allows her to work remote or that at least gives her a better work life balance so that she can see her kids grow up. Should she get certifications to give her a shot at adtech?Too late?

I’m one of the only attorneys in my Texas firm that had electricity, internet, and water this week. I was warm and comfortable but still could not get any work done because things going on in the outside world are distracting. When I try to work, I feel like I can barely hold a thought in my mind before I get the “wait, what am I doing again?” feeling. I just want to know, I’m not the only one that struggled this week to do any work, right?

Saw my therapist this past Friday and he gave me a useful trick to build better behavior patterns. Whenever you have work to do but would rather nap or something, tell yourself 3 negative effects of the nap and 3 positive effects of doing the work. You might still take the nap, but if you can get in the habit of thinking of it negatively, you'll take less naps when you need to be doing other things.

Doesn't matter what the activities are. Could be working out vs eating more, could be socializing IRL vs wasting time in FB (lol)

Anyone else heard of this/tried it?

Without fail everyday around 4pm I encounter low-grade depression. This has been ongoing for years and I've tried to combat it through making plans, exercising etc... Anyone else experience this and found healthy solutions?

Is IB worth the sacrifice of WLB? Obvious pay is really good but are the prestige and pay worth it if you’re planning on only doing it for a couple years?

Currently working at an IRA with great WLB. Honestly I love my job, the firm, and people I work with.

Also doing MBA part time at a T15 school. Thinking about switching to IB but I’ve done my research and I think I would burn out of IB in two years but I might be ok with that for the opportunities after.

Hello fishes,
Recently interviewed at Siemens advanta for emeter corporation noida location. Got all rounds cleared and HR discussion is scheduled for Tuesday. Can someone please throw some on the product , how is wlb there and what hike pattern in the company?

Also how much can I ask.? I already have one offer in hand for 16lpa.
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I am struggling to spend the time to study for the PHR. I have everything I need, but I feel exhausted from the work week every weekend. I’m looking to take it in August.. help? What do I do?

Hello everyone! I had a question and would be really helped if any of you could answer!

I'm currently working at ZS and applied to Novartis through a referral around 3-4 weeks back. However I still haven't heard from the HR.

Is the hiring process at Novartis generally very slow?

I joined capgemini on aug 19 2021 but no appraisal has happened till now.
HR said that I appraisal will happen in April 2023 ! Is that true..
That is a very very long time .
Please can anyone tell if that could be true.

I’m going through the interview process with B4 for senior audit position. My salary expecting are around 85k but EY and Deloitte recruiters told me that it was pretty high. Is that true? (Miami location)

Any pointers on which practice areas at BCG Dubai has most clients in Dubai/remote work? Planning to join BCG Dubai soon and because of some personal issues, I just cannot travel outside Dubai. Will it be possible at BCG Dubai?

Hi,
I have offer from capgemini and i have better offer from other org. I want to negotiate with capgemini and 18 April is my LWD in my current org. When I should negotiate with capgemini.

What if there was a reverse Wordle? You take other peoples word charts, start with the daily word and try to figure out what words they used to get there.

I’m currently interviewing with a few top 10 firms and a couple top 100 firms for a mostly remote experienced associate/new senior role. Does anyone have any tips on virtual interviews and how to gauge the culture of the firm and if it really will be a good fit for you? I’m struggling to figure out that out because I used to gauge it on the feeling I got while in their office during interviews. Any suggestions would be helpful :)

Hi fishes, I would soon be joining HDFC bank as a Senior Manager Data Scientist (back office). Could someone please advise about the culture and work life balance in Mumbai corporate office? What can I expect?

Fully vaxxed, tested positive for COVID today. No severe symptoms but symptoms still exist, nonetheless, and they are absolutely no fun.

This sh is for real, please take it seriously. Wish you all the best of health.

Hi folks,

I have 8.9 years of tech writing experience. How much CTC should I be expecting when I join a new company. My current CTC is 20L pa (18.75 (fixed) + 1.75 (variable)).

Trying to explain billable hrs to hubs. I billed 160 this month, which he said “is only 40 hr weeks” (true) - but how many hrs do you figure you “work” or are in the office to bill 150?

Any tips for internal interviews for a title bump, but also to be on different team/client?

Kab tak aayega yaar yeh appraisal

Is there any vacancy as a Frontend React UI developer?
4 YOE @capgemini

At what point does the value of a degree fall off? I'm in my early 30s, and have five years of experience, and work on a very theoretically interesting project. I believe I'm on track to promotion in the next year. So, I could put in a year of full time school to check the box off, but I'd be sacrificing hobbies and social life (not to mention cost). Is this FOMO or is there real opportunity here?

Hello fishes,

I'm a Senior system engineer completing 2 YOE but working on UI/UX designer role. My salary is equal to service ticket support role and not relevant to ux designer role. Please suggest what should I do.

Your fav brand to shop fashion?

The moment when I left client site at 9 pm, grabbed takeout, then found myself driving back to client site instead of hotel #losingmymind

If you come in as a SM into Big 4, what are the chances you’ll make MD? Is preference usually given to those with tenure? I don’t know any MD who has been at their firm for less than 15 years tbh

What are some concrete reasons why someone in consulting would be fired, other than the obvious stupid things?

Any good books or recommendations on sales? Sales tactics trips and tricks?

How is every fucker priority? And the non priority people...please stand in your own peasant line, do we ever crowd your way?

Shall I disclose reason for leaving a firm during my initial call with a recruiter from said firm, if I was laid off? Are they privy to that information. Ironically being recruited by that same firm

Best consulting companies with exposure to the blockchain / digital assets space?

Anybody else love the TV show shark tank? If so, two questions. 1: who is your favorite shark and why? 2: Favorite product you’ve bought after seeing it in the tank (just tried the poppi vinegar drink and it’s great!)

Had this question pop up a lot recently - discussed here many times before, but want to see if we can quantify the discussion a bit. Let’s assume the vaccine is at 70% shots in arms by 4th of July (‘21), and 80-85% by Labor Day. In 2022, are we back to 3/4/5, or do you think parts of the remote culture will stick going forward?

Using the weekend to polish resume because I deserve more! 💪✍

Is everyone cut-out for consulting? I'm having some serious thoughts! Who has the time to make PPTs on a weekend, to get more brownie points from their SM? Isn't doing well in your project enough?

Any good books recommendation on effective client communication/business writing?

Insights into the best consulting firms for public service/ nonprofit work?

How many of us are working with just a bachelor's degree and how's it going? How many of us feel like/have experienced advanced degrees opening more/different doors?

Any folks at ClearView willing to nudge recruiting for me? Been a few weeks since i applied and I haven’t heard anything :/

Anyone knows how is the hiring process at LEK Consulting for an Associate role?

Drug test release form for a 6+ month horribly dreadful project I was put on shows up in my mail. Makes it seem very easy to not give my release and thus not be on the project, is this my ticket off?

How long does it usually take for Deloitte to get back to you after the first round for consultant position?

I do believe EY is d kindest when it comes to putting people first.Thank U Kelly.Resume travel based on CDC & facts, no layoffs in foreseeable future, extending trust when wfh& personal accountability

Is this accurate from an execution stand point? Analyst - support work. Consultant - own a piece of work. Manager - own a work stream. Senior manager - own multiple work streams.