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I have 100 hrs of PTO, if I quit, will they pay it out?

Do you work a lot of overtime during flu season/the holiday season? My manager says with travelers and people needing shots + antibiotics we'll get swamped for like the next 3 months. Do I just work somewhere understaffed or is there a "busy season?"

Moving from T2 to McKinsey. How do vacation requests work? I have family and friends getting married this fall in weddings delayed because of covid, but I’ll just have started so wanted to get a sense of how realistic taking vacation this fall would be and how to approach taking it (e.g. mention to HR, staffing). TIA!

Any book recommendations for the summer vacation season? What's your favorite book over the last year?

I'm graduating in a few weeks, is to weird to send a holiday gift like wine or a Christmas Card along with my resume? I haven't been hearing back from the companies i have been applying to and I'm looking to stand out.

Been dating for a little over a year, but she hasn’t introduced me to her family yet. I don’t have any plans for thanksgiving this year, and she didn’t invite me to spend the holiday with her family (local). Is it still too early or is it a red flag?

Unlimited PTO is not working for me.
Flexibility is great but I need a max limit of days to make sure I’m safe. Anyone having the same issues?

In 2023 I'm wanting to help make my management more effective. So, I'm looking for a book or a couple of books to gift my team this holiday season. I would like books that focus on communication and taking ownership. Any recommendations?

How much should I charge a friend to watch 4 dogs at their home over Christmas weekend (2 nights)? The dogs don't have any special needs or medications. I've dog sat for other people in the past but always for free. I also have had dogs of my own for most of my life. I want to start charging people for my services but also want to be reasonable since this is a friend and don't plan to charge a holiday fee. We live in St. Louis. Would $40 per day/night be reasonable?

Are there any fun holiday pop-up bars this weekend? I would love a reason to wear my ugly sweater!!

McK AMA. On PTO this week and next. What do you want to know?

Hello, I have recently relocated in Chicago and looking for recommendations to spend the coming holiday week in the windy city!
What are your favorite must do things or places to visit in Chicago for Christmas and New year Celebration?🎉

Best fall vacation destinations on a biglaw budget?

My PTO was approved for the Thanksgiving & Christmas weeks but I’m totally clueless about the vacation spot given the pandemic situation. Requesting your recommendations. Warm places preferably! Thinking of Hawaii/Keywest

Traveling on vacation next week to Austin with the family. Used Hertz points (2500) for 1 week rental for “premium” car. I just got Presidents Circle. Will I be able to choose any car there still?

May the love of this Holiday season brings you all health, rejuvenation, peace, joy and alerted eyes to the return of the Messiah! John 8:32 KJV
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Are ya’ll getting holiday gifts for your judge & JA and if so, what are you getting for them? The culture of my court is definitely a gift-giving one, and I really like my JA and my judge so I want to get both of them something small (like a plant, but not a plant lol).

Art Center > LA > SF > Scottsdale now. Would love to make some friends here in a Az. I’m out of control and spread way too thin

My relationship just ended yesterday because he wanted to “focus on myself and figure things out.” My relationship before that ended (~2 years ago) because he wanted to focus on himself. I can’t help but feel like it’s because something is wrong with me. What am I doing wrong?

Anyone know where I can catch a good jazz performance and a nice glass of whiskey tonight?

Does BDO offer global mobility programs? For example doing a transfer/rotation to Australia from the US?

I see everyone talking about raises , promotions and bonuses in July for BDO . Do we also have that for BDO Canada ? I did not receive a call from a partner yet.

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

Any upcoming/recent grads starting at PwC for consulting in NYC this summer/fall who would want to connect? Would love to get to know some people before starting. (Also would appreciate any likes since I just joined and a lot of features are locked lol)

My wife is a Software engineer - QA with 2 Yoe, now we are thinking to move to Canada, can someone please guide us on which 2 year course can she pick (for student visa), is data science related course a wise decision? Or how to find a QA related PG program.
Preferably in Victoria, British Columbia

Hello,

We are starting a candle company from scratch in Europe.
My questions to you are :
What is important for you to buy a candle?(Price, scent, design)
What design do you like? (Simple, Colourful, Natural)
What would be your tips/feedback when starting a candle company?

Kind regards,

Timothé

Any of you all going to be in Vegas Dec 31-Jan 4? Let’s party

My wife has been told by her boss to come up with 28 hours of PD for her district's paraprofessionals-does anyone know of any free online courses that would be appropriate?

Who’s working away from home remotely? What’s your setup?

I’m a mid-level, big law, tech attorney, moving abroad to France. Trying to get a work remote abroad job in-house - any suggestions of companies to apply to?

Does anyone have any advice on requesting data from municipalities (beyond just a foia request)? Working on a startup idea related to infrastructure but will need to get municipalities to give me extracts from their land use databases.

Does anyone do welcome gifts at the beginning of client engagements and/or goodbye/congratulation gifts when a matter concludes? If so, what do you give away?

Does anyone here browse YouTube videos for tips on running your practice? New legal software to try? Nuances in argumentation, deposition or trial skills, etc? IF so, how do you search for content? Do you have favorite channels you recommend (even if they happen to be yours)? We are thinking of starting a YouTube channel giving practical advice for practicing lawyers. We want to be value-added - and there is not too much competition in our state. Thanks for your thoughts!!

For a linear regression analysis… the equation of a line is Y=MX+B, where M is the slope. So if I’m measuring a line across 365 days and M=.2, can I say that I have increased production by 20% over a year. Or is production increasing 20% each day?

Informatica gives free lunch daily at banglore office?

What is the longest you have seen someone with less than 50% utilization stay in a firm?

When #howshouldweaccountforme posts your submission 😆

I just left a Big 4 firm to Fund Accounting in hopes of better WLB, but now it’s looking like the hours will probably be even worse (60/70+ average weekly) throughout the year. I feel like I was misled during the interview process regarding the workload. Would it be a bad idea to try to return to my firm or another accounting firm? Another industry job? How bad is it to leave a job after just starting? Any advice welcome!

What industries is the CFE certification used for? How does it compare to CPA in the length of the material and difficulty? Do most firms pay for It?

Spell check in fishbowl is killing me - it keeps changing words without me noticing!

Tired of the long audit hours and not ready for another busy season? Join Deloitte’s Accounting & Reporting Advisory group. The hours and pay are better and there’s no busy season. DM me if you want a referral or more details.

Do I work because I love my job? No do I work because it allows me to go on cool vacations and buy anything I want? Also no

I just got a promotion that will involve 90% travel, I am excited about the role, but I have kids and me travelling means no one to take my kids to day care on days my wife works as she resumes 6am.

What are all your firms doing to try and keep morale up? Mainly directed to senior/staff that were expecting raises/bonus/promos.

Is there anyone in real estate tax advisory that would happy to share what’s the work and daily operation is like? Would like to learn more about it!

A lot of higher ups in industry have had some big four experiences. What do you think we learn at big four that sets us up for success?

Can this week please just end?

How much did you study to pass the CISA? CISSP?

EY, GT or RSM (Senior Position in Dallas) and why?

What is the process for paying back your sign on bonus. Thinking about leaving Big 4 within clawback period and would like to hear perspectives/advice

Ever since Risk Assurance busy season ended, I feel like I’ve been kind of coasting. I’m still getting all my work done but my utilization is slipping. With CRTs coming up, how worried should I be?

Hey KPMG how is life in the FRM advisory? Got a job offer from them

I’m in real estate tax group and looking for good books about RE fund/investments/accounting during non busy season. Any recommendations? Thanks!