At what point do you folks just give up on working through an excel problem? I swear I could have saved time adding everything individually, but it would be a blow to my excel ego.

Has anyone experienced difficulties with speech/thinking through taking anti-depressants or from suffering with long term depression? I first started noticing difficulties in articulating my thoughts at university and my career in consulting has only made this more prominent. I feel embarrassed, really depressed and incompetent because of this. This is one of the greatest anxieties I have regarding my performance and I find it is really effecting my development.

Trying to come up with some project work for my University Sourcers to complete that will benefit my team. Their most recent ask was to generate a list of universities in each state that we source from within iCIMS. What other projects have you found to be beneficial to enhance recruiting efforts?

If you could right now, would you buy a house in full cash or invest in the market?

Hello fishes,

Can anyone reffer me for SOC Analyst?

I have an offer from E&Y.

Does SAP SDC renegotiate on the CTC if we have an increased offer from another firm?

Sitting on two AWS vs McKinsey offers. Which would you take?

People who pivoted/trying to pivot to PM - what resources did you use/do you recommend? There are some online courses or boot camps that have $1-2k tuition fees - worth it? Which ones are worth it?

Is "attention to correspondence" an appropriate description for the 17 hour block bill yesterday? Asking for a friend.

Would tech ib (m&a) be more affected than say Healthcare/pharma ib in an economic downturn?

Which MBA programs does Deloitte consider for mba vs non mba salary? (Not all mbas are created equal)

“I mean if you need me I will be around...like in my house... not doing anything”

Happy New Year everyone. Celebrating 5779 with a new bowl

Hi Fishes,

Has anyone heard about SmartSoc. I have an offer from Capgemini and Smartsoc. Which one I should go for.

Smartsoc- 8lpa
Cap- 9lpa + 50k JB
YOE- 3.6

I'm thinking about starting with a new company. I'm a commercial workers compensation underwriter with almost 3 years of experience. I currently make around 38k but I'm hearing that this is low for the market. Thinking about going to Travlers or Hartford. Anyone have experience there? What was your salary?

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Have a shoot next week that’s coinciding with a blizzard. I’ve yet to deal with Mother Nature interfering with a shoot... any tips / tricks for preventing this from turning into an utter shitshow?

I've my own thoughts about the following topic but I want to hear what everyone has to say.

The question is: do you need to be a competent software engineer/developer in order to be a good solutions engineer/architect?

Is the SPHR or PHR license necessary to pivot into human capital? I have a MBA from a Top 15 school. Any thoughts?

Does anyone have any advice for a recent masters graduate looking to move into product marketing? My professional experience is mostly in brand, social and event marketing, but after completing grad school, I’ve realized that I’d love to get into the product side of things. Unfortunately, 95% of the PMM roles I’ve come upon want 5 years of actual product marketing experience. So any advice for breaking into this area would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance 😊

Been here several years. Only just clicked to me how predatory Big 4 are.

Business model is to use cheap, underpaid labor from college grads who can't go elsewhere or pay debts. Churn em and burn em.

How long did it take before you learned to just embrace the craziness?

How do I rotate from ITS to advisory / consulting?

FAANG is now MAMAA (Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet)…Whoa Mama! As if there weren’t enough acronyms in our lives. Happy Friday All!!!

What is the benefit of staying in audit until manager?

When do newly promoted seniors at EY get their bonuses?

How do you keep up with your CPE after you leave big4?

How do you know if you’re considered a value employee?

Do certain branches of advisory typically pay better than others? If so which ones? How about FDD?

Me as associate: can't wait to be senior and give most work to staff! Me as senior, with no staff: can't wait to be manager and give most work to seniors! Me as manager: READY FOR DISAPPOINTMENT

Anyone have any good book recommendations around building passive income sources/building wealth?

What % of your gross income do you all put into savings?? I have my 401k at 6% (or whatever the min to match is) and then immediate put about 20% straight to savings. Young, but worried for future!

Tax senior with CPA at small firm. Best way to get to Big 4 audit? (LA or OC) Went to non-target so little to no alumni at B4. I don’t mind the switch to a lower title since audit was always my preference and was never a fan of tax (stayed local for family).

What's your ideal PTO? Activity and length of time off?

The partner in charge of my office had a nearly hour long conversation Tuesday with our new hire, behind closed doors. I didn’t hear yelling, but the bits I heard weren’t good. Will he be fired?

Which northern CA (SF or SJ) offices have private client services? What’s it like to work in that practice?

How long can you be a senior without a CPA in public? They can’t keep giving you raises so you become a six fig senior right?

Did anyone else receive a California CPA wall certificate with President’s signature part left blank? Should I send it back?

Thinking having a 24’ HD and a 28’ 4K monitor setup. Is 4K for excel not necessary? How about 28’ monitors?

Just finished my b4 internship and received the full time offer. Comp and benefits info will be sent in a week or two. Since I'll be starting with a Master's, will that boost starting pay at all?