Can someone share the holiday schedule through Labor Day for PWC? Joining soon and want to double check my planned trips.

Do you drink or do anything wild at company holiday parties or events? I feel like as one of the only minority associates I have to be extra careful to stay professional. All my white coworkers can talk about is the open bar and how crazy everyone gets...true or false for your company?

Does anyone know if things like jury duty or bereavement leave count against your utilization? I've heard it doesn't count the same way holidays and PTO do, but not sure how that is possible.

How much PTO does everyone get? Please include yoe for context

Maybe this sounds privileged.. or plain dumb... I just got back from a really fun vacation and I’m sad! Guess i got the “back to real life” blues. How do I get back to my happy self!??

I'm 6 months old at D! Planning early promotion next year.. counselor and pm both are backing me.. I need to go to India for at least 4 weeks in Dec ... most probably would be rolling off from current project by then .. would this vacation hurt my promotion chances coz of utilization etc?

Can someone please help me with the holiday Calendar for HSBC Bangalore ?

Currently interviewing with Humana wondering how many vacation/pto days they give in total? I currently get 28 days and trying to compare

I have a question for established FAs with staff. How much vacation time do you give your longest tenured employee and how many years has the person worked with you?

Has anyone attended the Holiday Hi-Light Festival? Is it worth doing?

What are some easy to make, low stress holiday meals for a school holiday staff party? I was "volunteered" by our principal to set it up this year (🙄). I'm making decorated sugar cookies but kind of drawing a blank when it comes to savory dishes. Bonus points if you have any adult holiday themed games or fun drinks to suggest! It's off school property and there will be a bar (thank god), for context.

Anyone taking time off to spend time with family this week? I have the rest of the week off, and I'm heading to my mother's house tomorrow to help get things started. What's your favorite Black holiday tradition? Our family takes a shot together before we have Thanksgiving dinner 🤣.

Do you guys charge vacation form holidays or excused leave?

If buy the partners you work with regularly a holiday gift, how much do you spend? Usually I get baked goods or food items which you can’t tell the actual amount spent on. This year, though, I’d like to support local restaurants by encouraging people to order takeout—hence, giving gift cards.

How much is appropriate for a restaurant gift card from an associate to a partner?

Any recommendations on places to stay, visit in Dubai? Holiday family of 4 if that helps. Thank you!

What is a good conversation value for IHG / holiday inn points ? Is “13k points for $100 room rate “ a good deal ?

How is RSM PTO? Understand it’s unlimited, which limits more than accrued, but any insight on what you like/dislike?

Hi Fishes,

I want to switch to another Company but I want to know that what salary range Market is Giving for 2+ years job seekers. I have 2.2 years of Experience on SAP C4C and also have good understanding and hands-on experience of SAP CDC.

Thanks in advance🙂

Which health insurance options does EY offer in the D.C area?

Any folks know what is the TC range for a technical accounting manager in the Bay Area? Understand it depends but would like to get a sense of what is possible. I am asking for my wife to understand the opportunity. Thanks!

How do you deal with working on a brand that you're new on and all the past work has been awful but you're forced to continue on with the look/feel/tone of?

EY people: has anyone heard from immigration today? I’m losing hope

Recently heard a friend’s employer backed out of h1b sponsorship last minute (they previously promised her to sponsor h1b), and now she has to leave the US. Did you all have your employers promise to sponsor H1b in writing? How to avoid a situation like this?

Hi All,
Recently joined PWC india, Advisory- Risk Assurance service Role I got.
4.5 YOE senior software Engineer.
So what type of project I will get in this role.
My Tech Stack- Java backend, aws cloud.
Other people got Technology analyst role with the same YOE.
Please help me on this.

Which Mckinsey office in the Middle East is hiring? Does Dubai office still hire experienced hire now?

Hello fishes, will be really insightful to understand cost of living in Doha for a single person. Rent + food and other expenses manageable at 8-10k QAR/ month?

Is it true that UAE public entities are the best among ME public sector clients? If yes, why?

Hi - what are the top renewable energy developers and IPPs in the middle east? I am looking to move to a project finance role in the Middle East and looking to understand the landscape.

Hi Fishes,

I am currently serving NP with last working day @2nd Sept 2022.
If there is any open positions you are aware of for below roles/designation then please let me know. .
Roles : DevOps Engineer/Consultant, Senior DevOps Engineer/Consultant, Senior Site Reliability Engineer(SRE), Senior Middleware Architect.
Domain : Support & Maintenance
YOE : 8.7

Note : Some companies only hire from internal referals.

What is a clinical services / consultative pharmacy technician’s salary range?

I'm a pca in TN with around 8 years of experience. I am making 13 a hour. Is that low?

Privacy fish - Anyone taken the CIPM and can share what the exam is like?

Content outline seems like application of standard consulting approach, so how do they test it on an exam?

Need a recommendation for a contract analytics service provider. Don’t need the lifecycle or repository bells and whistles, just need something I can feed 10k documents and it provides me with data points, preferably individually and in aggregate. Does something like this exist??

Looking to move to Seattle (for the nature and the city), googling makes it look like there's not much of an ad scene here. How do I/you find work?

Hey, so I’m going to my first 3% conference. I heard it’s usually white feminism x 100. But I was wondering what I should expect? Has anyone been.

Merry Christmas 🐠! I’m enjoying the calm before the storm.

Wtf is BizOps? When I was in industry, we just called it ‘Operations’

Sounds like a group name that was totally made up by consultants to make Operations sound different in tech? 🤦‍♂️

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

Have any US 🐠 gone abroad for their MBA? Looking at LBS / HEC. Pros, cons? Not looking to exit into MBB, FAANG.

How do you all find the time and motivation to study? After traveling/working all week the last thing I want to do on my weekends is study. What’s the secret?

Advice and gameplan for networking calls with alumni? This is with the hope of getting a referral by August/September.

For people in consulting - do you often read books about project management and motivation? Would appreciate your recommendations (preferably the ones with more than one thought for the whole brick of text 🤨).

What can I do outside the office to boost my resume and be a substantially more attractive candidate for top consulting firms in ~12 months time. Working in disputes and valuation role but want to go into management consulting next year (post MBA role). I feel like my job isn’t enough because skills aren’t considered as transferable outside this field.

Which title is better Data Scientist or Analytics Manager

Top consulting firms for building mobile apps - IOS or Android?

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?

Looking for RPA mentoring opportunities in Indianapolis. Specifically on the process/project management side over actual development.

Inspired by one of my kids' favorite books, I penned this masterpiece of an Ode to Consulting:

One senior partner all alone
Calls two managing directors on the phone
Three associate partners at the door
Bring along another four
Five senior managers come overdressed
Six managers show up with a guest
Seven senior consultants arrive in a sack
Eight associates sneak in the back
Nine analysts come to work
ALL THE CONSULTANTS GO BERSERK!!!

Ok, I'll show myself out now... 😂

What are your favorite (or really least-favorite) consulting buzz words? Mine are synergies, leverage, and MECE....GO!

What do you do when you’re bored? Currently booked but have a good amount of downtime?

I feel stuck as a Strategy Manager and want to make a career pivot at 35. But have no idea what i should do? Any suggestions, resources or books that I should read to help with my existential mid thirties crisis? I have experience in technology consulting, corporate strategy, freelance consulting and law. Do I go back to being an Attorney, or do I retrain and become a financial advisor or something else?