Anyone wake up feeling like they having a quarter life crisis every two years? Woke up yesterday feeling young and wanting to go out; woke up today wanting to have a kid 🙄 wtf is going on? Normal?

So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

Here's a question I wish I never had to ask. Is it better to use the code for bereavement leave or just burn pto I'm going to lose anyway? Does it make a difference from a utilization standpoint?

Signed up for a personal trainer! 2x/week strength training with her... to begin with!

this isn't a confession but it's not a general topic. does anyone use any natural remedies for ADHD?

Trigger: rare illness post birth

Just sharing that I was diagnosed with postpartum preeclampsia 3 days after giving birth despite not having risk factors or preeclampsia in my pregnancy. Sharing as I had absolutely no idea about this illness.

Main things to do are check your BP everyday at least the first ten days after you give birth, and go to hospital if it's very high (over 160/110). If you get severe headache or stomach ache then also be vigilant.

Happy to answer any questions!

First-gen grad students, does your family put pressure on you to succeed? It feels like our relationship is them just bugging me about my work. I’d love some advice, I miss my fam.

Have any of you vets felt crappy and found out it was low testosterone? I recently had a blood test and found this out myself, from looking online it appears that this is pretty common in a lot of vets and men in general. I’m curious if this is a common thing that I just didn’t know impacted a lot of vets and / or could be service related.

Do you fly out to family for the holidays or do they come to you? We're hosting Christmas for the first time and having the entire family come to town for it. What are some can't miss holiday events in the city? Ideally accessible because my father is in a wheelchair.

A sleepy summer Sunday watching the end of a great test cricket match, grabbing a beer with friends and glorious weather. Honestly it is the first day since covid that life feels normal for me

Anyone be in a relationship where the other has an alcohol problem? Every night out drinking leads to emotional breakdowns and fights. Been going on for 6 months now. Should I break up?

Has anyone heard or experienced going on maternity leave, then leaving shortly after returning? I'm hearing from my husband's company if he takes pat leave, and leaves shortly after returning, he'd have to repay the wages paid while out on leave. Is this only for pat leave and the person who gives birth wouldn't have to pay back as it's technically disability pay? Trying to weigh my options as I want to get out of my company, but want the mat leave first.

Any recommendations to deal with an anxiety disorder? Setting up a meeting with a psychiatrist because theres no way this mental state is sustainable.

My partner was very recently diagnosed with Lyme disease. Does anyone who has experience being in a relationship with someone with Lyme have any advice?

For reference, I’m 23 and we’ve been dating for a little less than a year. Thank you in advance!

How to overcome a breakup. I'm heartbroken 😭

Most awkward Uber stories? My uber driver showed me a picture of her baby. Um, it was a doll.

At 29 weeks. What are the things to start doing now? Feeling a bit anxious about the closing D date. How can I be better prepared. Have already signed up for birthing classes in Sept and am doing prenatal exercises.

Thankfully on a project and working remotely. I’ve been slowly losing grip with my depression and anxiety. Anyone else feel too scared to talk about it with their team?

I am having climate anxiety about the upcoming winter. Feeling like this winter is going to be pretty bad...

My office doesn’t have breakfast food and I am used to being WFH and making whole breakfast at home…any recommendations for healthy, quick options to make at the office?

Whenever I have to put slides together, I doubt myself a million times and it takes too long to make a single slide. I know I have Impostor Syndrome and depression, and the longer it takes to put a slide together, the harder it is to get it done. It’s like I have a phobia for doing the work, but it’s my job as a consultant 😔 I think I fear getting it wrong, but I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this and how they have coped? Thanks, in advance 🙏🏻

To keep it general across tier 1 consulting firms...what would be the typical pay band for a practitioner with ~6 years experience and a MBA

Does anyone have Organization Design case study experience?? I’m hoping to get some insight to help prep for my Consultant interview in some days with Deloitte.

Hi Friends, I had HR discussion on last week Wednesday, primarily on salary part for GCB5 in HSBC. HR told that they will update in this week, but I am yet to hear back from them. Usually how much time do the HR takes to update. TIA

Hi fishes, 26 of nov i give the interview after that 28 of nov i got a mail to upload document on ibegin and same day my doc is verified .

But in 29 of nov show two status in ibegin current and previous status in current it show resume is shotlisted and previous it show evaluation in progress.what it mean?

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I am looking to transfer to BDO London from EY. Can you let me know how’s the WLB and compensation for AM please?

Anybody know what the availability of gold/everose Daytonas look like? I know a steel is basically unattainable without spending half my salary at an AD, but I hear the precious metals versions have better supply…

I’ve been offered a role in S&C (Data Engineer) Consultant level w 65K base. How does this compare to the expected Consultant range?

Radiation therapist salary at New York proton center ?

Anyone looking to case in the next few days?

Looking to start investing (mostly Index Funds and some crypto). Any tips on where to get an account for index funds? Vanguard? Fidelity? Charles Schwab? Somewhere else? What’s most cost efficient?

I'll switch to a startup as the only data engineer and will closely work with all the Head ofs + the CTO.

Any advice/books/... on stakeholder management at that level? Especially when things fail/discussing budgets/new hires etc.

Everyone on my team is beyond exhausted on a high burn project. Generally all good people but we have ridiculous turnaround time expectations and long hours. What to do?

What are fun things to do for 2nd date in Chicago?

Hi Guys can anyone refer me for the position of data and analytics analyst Job Identification NO :210362477..THANKS IN ADVANCE!

After ~20-30 min on a call, I stop paying attention.

Can anyone refer me for Mainframe technology, application design and development. Years of experience is 15.

Mckinsey fishes - I have a first call with a recruiter next week. What should I expect from the call? Any insights on the interview process? Thanks in advance.

I just connected some dots and got a colleague off the bench and on some billable work. What a great feeling! 🤓

Anyone here heard of the famous resignation letter by a German partner a few years ago - Green to red? Can’t find it but would love to read.

What are some things I can do while on the bench?

About rolling off my project with no new project opportunity yet. I’m already getting anxious and can’t have a full night rest with the worry of not finding a project soon and eventually getting laid off. Although I tend to stress-out easily but this type of anxiety is different. Are others feeling the same way? Also over 90% chargeability and great reviews, but seems like that may not matter with the recent layoff stories I’ve read....

Poll: What dress code do you follow at your home office?

Spoke to a recruiter and after further research I think I lowballed myself. Is there anyway I can come back and discuss this with the recruiter?

What are some of the best consulting firms for a software engineer? Is MBB still considered elite in this area too?

"Great time to be an analyst" yeah if you want to chill with 100+ of your best buds on the bench. #DayofService

Can you share your experience working with a mentor? How did it help in your career? Just trying to understand and level set expectations. Askimg this as a mentee.

What are some good books that helped you with consulting? Looking for some good reads.

Overheard: “We’re paid a ton to crush it at work, get wasted, wake up, work out, and crush work again, but while hungover. We’re basically like pro athletes”
#whichfirmsaidit? #harderthanharvard 🙄🙄

Would love to see two lists:
1. CEOs reducing their own comp to keep their people paid
2. Companies who could let their employees WFH but won’t

Anyone tracking this? Need to know where to spend my $

Recommendations for comprehensive books on the finance industry? I want to learn more about investment banking and modern financial instruments. Got a lot of free time during this lockdown

Here's a question I wish I never had to ask. Is it better to use the code for bereavement leave or just burn pto I'm going to lose anyway? Does it make a difference from a utilization standpoint?

Anyone was able to switch from an MBB to another within a year? Have horrible first few months, with over 60% of my time on bench.

Tax question: I had a traditional ira which I moved to my employer 401k recently. I’m planning to do an after tax 401k to ira conversion. Would prorata rule apply since I had a traditional ira balance earlier this calendar year?

For those that have been laid off, how’s the job search going? Have you gotten offers fairly quickly (I.e. 2-4 weeks after getting the notice)?

Builder have reduced price from 540 to 480. I am planning to quote 430-450. They have 2 close for 2nd qtr. will they come down. Similar houses which r 5 yr old in same area being sold for 440-480