Aside from Paid Time Off (PTO). Are sick and personal days paid at EY or they are just an excused absence with no pay?

I had an interview the week before Christmas and New Years. I know there is usually a holiday slump - when should I reach out about an update? It will be 3 weeks tomorrow.

Can anybody help me with Barclays leave policy in India....no of leaves...

What firms (consulting and industry) have good medical benefits? (Using BCG's as my baseline for good)

Can someone recommend affordable health insurance? I left the firm earlier and am expecting a gap of medical coverage until I find a job. Currently not actively seeking either...

Any next week joiners?

If yes, please comment your DOJ as Monday(OCT 24th) is a public holiday.

@EY

Atib do you wanna go to the holiday party with me?

Let’s see how many ppl like this, then he’ll have to consider.

How much medical coverage should one have?

Can anybody suggest any books or resources to get smart on medical device marketing and/or medical device manufacturing?

Anyone from the Milan office of McKinsey that can share their experience in this particular region? Also interested in how does it compare to BCG in terms of environment, pressure and benefits.

Hi there! Just signed my offer letter and am excited to get started at Visa in the coming weeks. QQ: Does Visa reimburse gym memberships? If so, how much?

Any one else tired of how major free agents in football effect fantasy football so immensely. I’m sick of poorly drafted teams winning after major free agent pickups.

Hi All,

My H1B is set to expire in Aug 2022, my employer is filing my extension, assuming I will get it till aug 2025 and I need to go to stamping.Parent is sick, needs to undergo a surgery. I want to go to India, to be with her during this time. My question here is if I go for visa stamping will I get stamping till Aug 2022 or aug 2025?
If I get stamping till Aug 2025, Can I come back before aug 2022 without any issue?
If I get stamping till Aug 2022, will there be any issues at port of entry

If you are in an interview, please take time off for the interview and not do your work in parallel with your interview

Thoughts on a manager texting you to ask why you aren’t online Easter weekend when all of your work is completed and another senior who can’t handle their own work decided to randomly send you their returns to review?

I have couple of questions on leave policy.
1) do leaves get sandwiched? If i take friday and following monday then its 2 days or 4days?
2) if i do not have PL balance ( as joined mid year) in my bag can i still take those vacations and adjust with any other leave or may be adjust in the next year leave balance? I have 7 PLs and want 10-12 days as PLs.

I have a phone screen with American Express. Does anyone know how many days of PTO is allotted?

Working from home because I’m sick, but feeling too sick to work. How do you charge time when you are clearly being less efficient/effective?

I want to take this moment to wish everyone a happy new year. Still on holiday vacation.

Question for folks in here who work at a company with unlimited PTO/vacation - how do you manage this from being abused by employees?

does anyone here work for Veeva Crossix?

Is stock market surging tomorrow?

New year checklist for amex plat, CSR, Delta, and AA? :)

Points wizards - I need some United miles stat. What’s the best conversion point source right now?

Thanks!!

Has anyone else worked two programming roles at one time?
I currently work as a Contracted Software Engineer and I’m set to finish my contracted time at the end of October. To stay ahead of game I started to move forward in the interview process with another opportunity as an Application Software Programmer and just received notification that I got the position. I definitely could use the extra paycheck to help out with my financial obligations. Just wanted to see if anyone has done this before.

How many years did it take you to get promoted to senior software engineer?

My H1B extension got approved last week. See in the comments for my story and how FICKLE USCIS are.

Is Trump saying that he’s innocent and therefore so is Brett Kavanaugh really a good strategy?

Civility thread!

Don't mention/hint at who you're voting for. Let's try to find some common ground.

How's your day going fellow politically-minded 🐠?

Hi , anyone working in Capgemini noida office,please help!!
I recieved my offer letter and the adress mentioned says sector 139,140 &142 at which i have to report on my DoJ.
So please if you can confirm what is the exact location/ sector of the office and what is the nearby localities i should find a PG/ Flat to stay, as i have to move from my home town for first time.please guide.Thanks in advance.

How many of you are in an interracial relationship? And what are yours and your partner's ethnicities?Just wanted to do a quick poll :)

Trying to get ahead of late payments & revisiting my invoice template. What do you guys use? Do you include the due date?

Who here has moved out of nyc due to covid and subsequently changed their income tax info?

Does anyone know the salary for Managing Consultant at Capgemini? The consulting practice not Tech

Is joining cisco with 26 base 3 lk bonus and 3.5 joining bonus with 6yoe in Cisco webex good?

Any LMS recommendations for corporate training scheduling/ logistics? I work for a staffing company and we have large groups of internal employees (recruiters and account managers) who come through training at different points in their career - it’s a pretty manual process right now as we’re tracking in Excel spreadsheets… Looking for a system that can automatically create training groups based on tenure/ promotion dates. Any help is greatly appreciated!

How is PwC AC in terms of WLb and Career growth and opportunities? Tech -SAP YOE-6+ EY Deloitte PwC Accenture IBM Accenture Cognizant

Are any top consulting firms hiring for experienced analysts currently? I know ACN and some others are cyclical for resources 2-3 years out of college, but I’m looking to make a move sooner than fall

what does the bonus range look like for a new band 4 at bank of america?

Any advice on how to switch from big 4 to tier 1 consulting firms like BCG and MCK?

Do any of the top consulting firms hire into the Engagement Manager level after an M7 (if they had manager experience elsewhere)? I know MBB probably doesn’t but what about other tier 2 firms after that - and asking for US or Canada

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

What are some publications, books, podcasts, online classes etc that can help me prepare for my first year in consulting? Have 5 years of experience in finance and making the jump to consulting.

Could anyone working at MBB be able to give me a referral please? Thank You.

Can anyone confirm for my friend if PwC takes referrals for graduate/entry level positions? In Australia, if that matters.

Any recs for CIPM study books?

Thoughts on reducing 401k % during this bear market slash recession?

I feel like I don’t see the point in dropping a bunch of money into a 401k. I am pretty good at saving money and I want to enjoy my life now. What’s the point of being 67 and having loads of money?

Does anyone from EY have insight on layoffs? I'm seeing horror stories from other firms but haven't heard anything about EY layoffs. (Manager, FSO-Advisory-Risk)

PwC 🐠: does the firm pay out leftover vacation days? Fishbowl posts sound like a yes but I read the policy and it says something like leftover vacation hours will be considered.

I have a credit score of 720 and was told that my credit is too "low". Is it offensive?

What are the best data privacy certs to aim for? 4 year exp in cyber risk consulting. Want to move to a privacy related role outside the big 4. Should I go for the CDPSE or CIPP or CIPM?

What is your vacation booked / planned for this year. Go.