Can this week please just end?

Anyone want to bar crawl the beltline tonight? I moved here during the pandemic and have no friends around

Hello! I am in the mortgage industry but was originally in operations and management. I am looking to transition back into operations and even intro learning and development/training. Any advise and/or referrals would be great! Have a great professional day!!

Anyone joining Deloitte india in the month of October?

Is it worth it being a freelance actor? I don't want to sign with an agency because they'll take away a big chunk of my earnings, but it's so hard to hustle and do it all by myself.

Anyone work in Amazon’s antitrust shop or know anything about it? Heard mixed things.

Last night a 500 pound man threw up on my arm in the bar. Was legit in shock. My friends ripped my shirt off me, so I was standing in the bar in my god damn bra. Hope everyone had a better Friday night than me 😂

About to host my first Airbnb guest! I'm scared. Hopefully I'll be safe and sound. :/

All folks who recently started with PwC. Had the HR reach out to you with regards to laptop and other onboarding info? I had reached out to them to ask if they had completed by background check since I couldnt see the process. They had said "it was completed and I should get an email confirmation". Nothing from them. Just wanted to confirm when I should expect to see the email, if any, about getting a laptop.

A close family member recently passed away and my grief is reflected in my work. I’ve started making careless mistakes, I can’t focus, and I find it impossible to put in a full day’s work. How long did grief impact your research?

Can anyone recommend a car service from LGA to Manhattan? Need to arrange pickup for an elderly relative who uses a walker and can’t wait in a taxi line. I’ve used Carmel in the past but had a bad experience with them recently.

Change Management consultants who exited consulting, what roles have you taken on in the industry?

What is a book you read that improved your life or career? Let's share to help each other! I'll start: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

Hi DI folks, how were the hikes last year??

I just had a first round interview with BCG, I did ok in one of the interview and did great in the other one. What are my chances of moving to the next round? More info: Based in Canada, there are two 45 mins interview for first round.

I started working for a bank and am going through the background check. They found an arrest which was dismissed and the file was sealed a few days after the check. They’re requesting the police report on top of the court order to seal. The police report is BAD. During the arrest (DUI) they wrote the report to make me seem like a complete lunatic. Embellished on several elements of the case. I am worried that giving them this report will cause me to be let go.

32 F, indian based on east coast . Non-hijab, moderate Muslim, non drinker, non smoker, eats only halal. Hobbies- arts , paintings and history. Open to any nationality and sect<contd>.

Does anyone here work Seattle EY? what the assurance senior need?

When taking an exam for the cpa, is it done on a computer with a keyboard with a numpad and you do all your calculations on an onscreen calculator? Or is it done pencil and paper? Trying to decide on a new personal laptop and wondering if I should get one with a numpad to get used to punching in numbers or just a small one without it.

Can you get fired for having low utilization as a senior? My billable hours this busy season have been much lower than my peers.

Just heard EY is about to make more layoffs in audit too

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

Applying to different firms and some are asking what my expected salary is. How do you approach? I don’t want to see like I’m asking for too much, but don’t want to go low and miss out on what could have been!..

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

Hey can anyone shed light on the Technical Accounting Consulting group at RSM compared to Big 4 (EY FAAS) with regards to work life balance / middle market client demands / flexibility?

I interviewed at a small local firm on December 3. They originally said two weeks so I contacted them December 18 and then they said they would have a decision this week. Continued...

What are some good personal finance books?

Which are the major audit clients that PwC LA office have? I can think of Disney.

Can’t relate to my team members because we have almost nothing in common, as in I don’t drink/have any funny drunk stories and don’t keep up with college football

Anyone make it to manager in 4 years? What was your experience like? Was it worth it, or just overwhelming?

So one of my managers sent a meeting invite to just me(staff) and two other seniors saying catch up to discuss the engagement...should I brace myself for something bad?

Am I the only person who actually likes busy season? The rest of the year seems so boring.

Anyone know the salary band for FP&A associates at J.P. Morgan?

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?

Collecting suggestions for the soundtrack for consultants' life. Open to suggestions! First up - “get on your feet” by Gloria Estefan (for whenever the plane reaches the gate). The cheesier the better

I really want to build rapport with my coworkers, especially my team. What conversation starter worked for you? Any advise would be much appreciated.

Random: if you had the option of going to Ireland or Italy this summer for 10 days, which would you choose and why?