Delayed flight from SFO to Chicago
I now land at 3:30 AM
Should I skip my 9:00 AM meeting and stay in bed? Should i join remote?
Or should i just suck it up and go to client office?

Have to shift to Mumbai soon and get some accomodation. I am pretty sure things are gonna get bad again and wfh will apply. Any suggestion as to where to get such short term accomodation?

Are any of the firms hiring for part time/primarily remote tax professionals? Is anyone aware of industry positions like this? I moved to industry a year ago but am realizing I’d really like to be 20-25 hours per week and WFH as frequently as possible. 10 years experience in primarily federal income tax/asc 740

What’s reasonable rent for a decent 1bdr in Hell’s Kitchen? I want enough room for a wfh desk not in my bedroom

Considering Leaving JP Morgan to join US bank is that a sounds move ? 9 years of software engineer experience - currently paid $135K plus bonus as Associate software engineer at JPMC- but I want a fully remote position that’s why considering making the move to US bank. Is it worth the move if they offer me the same salary? Or should I ask for more ?

I got
Business results - S
Client/Customer/Stakeholder - S
Teamwork and Leadership- O


Is this a good rating?. My manager said they won't give SSS to anyone unless they are a promotion candidate. Why do they have to reduce the rating just because of that?

Is this going to affect my hike, bonus?. This is my first review at the firm. Please help.

Hi All :) I need advise on whether it is possible to get my first time H1B stamped at a US consulate in Canada ? I am required to travel to Canada anyway for my PR stamping and I am trying to figure out if I can get my H1B stamped around the same time while I am in Canada for my PR, since it is extremely difficult to get appointments in India these days? I am currently based in US. Thanks!

Today my boss told me I need to work on showing my frustration directly to people. She mentioned a meeting THREE weeks ago where, during a meeting, I said one single thing that showed I was unhappy with not being included in a particular meeting (for a project I was leading), and my tone made it clear I was unhappy about it. She said the person I “called out” didn’t even bring it up to her; it was what she “noticed.” Cont’d...

The thing I struggle with the most on a project is being able to quickly understand the business process of the clients across different industries. Any tips or resources I can use to improve that?

Definitely going to be a noobie question!

My client's medical provider asked for his PIP ledger: how do I get that? Just send a LOR to the carrier and ask?

Hello Fishes,
I am much stressed.. it’s only been 5 months to join Capgemini. I joined in as cyber security consultant with good package.
However, the work I do the tricks, logics and solutions I share with team to apply in the project… all are of no use when discussed with the architect guy. The whole team rely upon the wordings/solutions suggested by him only. It feels like my skill/knowledge and experience is of no use.
I feel like what am I doing here….? Any suggestions please.

When do you think we’ll have to come in to the office or start traveling again? Prefer to wfh for as long as possible lol

Hi fishes, I have an interview tomorrow with factset for Client Solution Advisor. Any tips for the questions they'll be asking? And if ajy of the factset employee can tell me the work we will do in this role will be good.

I’m loyal to delta, but I’m moving to a city where American is the main hub and Delta has practically no non-stop flights to/from there. It’s time for me to open a new credit card, so I was considering the Citi/American one. Any thoughts?

Which companies are offering permanent wfh to a CA ?

I have some 400k delta skypesos and would like to go to asia next year. How should i use it well?

Are all big 4s in India the same? Moved from US to India and the work in one of the Big4s for consulting is so bad!! Unstructured, lack of traction, superficial work done.. 🙄🙄 how does any work get done? The project didn’t achieve targets last yr and they’re still making same mistakes this year..🤦‍♂️

Anyone else’s love life so DRY that you find yourself having a crush on an older man at work who is in senior leadership? I keep it professional, but I feel like I’m doing something so bad by having this crush.

Does anyone know where on the United website where I can see all my future PQMs, PQDs, and PQSs for the rest of the year?

Help! I just got invited to a black tie event tomorrow and don’t have a dress. I am a plus size woman so about a 16 or 18 and have no idea where I can buy a dress in person in this little amount of time. Any ladies who know which stores have good plus size options in NYC?

Hey folks, does anyone know about a company called V2 Consulting? India based company, works on Salesforce projects.

Anyone in the BDO Raleigh office that can refer me?

How’s BDO m&a?

What is BDO transaction advisory like? Hours, people, and learning at the senior associate level?

HCM / PAS / T&O/HP practitioners - are any of you members of professional organizations (ACMP, etc.)? Any recommendations?

People in tax - do you find that busy season never ends?

American airlines is so dumb. Was trying to purchase MCE seats for a long-haul. You can’t
purchase it online after check-in. And they can’t uncheck you over the phone. Good thing I fly Delta!

Hi Fishes need your suggestions please. I have an interview with PWC for GCP DE Manager, currently working in pure technical role as data engineer. YoE 12.5, cctc 10.5 and holding offers till 23.5 fixed and few more in pipeline, expecting till 27 with 40 days left in np. How much can I ask for a senior manager level in PWC AC Bangalore and how difficult is the work and transition from pure technical to managerial role? I am still bit reluctant to leave tech side, is it good in long run?

Is there a time limit on unemployment, 6months-1year? If I get the boot how long does it last? Thank you in advance for any help.

Hey all, I left four shirts in the wardrobe of my room in a Sheraton. They’re saying they are not in lost and found but I am 100% sure they were in the room. One of the shirts has sentimental value...

How should a resume be for Amazon? I was told not to make it product focused, instead have it be PM focused

If you leave J2 and get another (new) J2, does the first J2 show up on new J2 background check? Assuming these are w2 roles. If so, how do you explain that? 🧐

Does anybody else think that the Wharton Slack & Discord groups are kinda quiet/inactive compared to admit groups from other schools?

People didn’t hate advertising when it was about creativity and not technology. Just saying.

Can any ACN fish refer? Firm issued a wave of new hire layoffs which happened to affect me.

Any word on consulting or agency layoffs in Berlin?

Any other lady 🐟 s out there who can't handle hormonal birth control?

dreading the workweek, so instead of going to bed and getting a good night’s rest, I’ll stay up to give myself a false sense of delaying Monday

Question about H1B - if you haven't heard back with a positive result yet, does it mean your application was rejected for the year? It sucks as to how minimal transparency there is to this process.

BCGers, could you help me understand the differences between your technology advantage, strategy, and operations practices? Have interviews with you coming up, would like to understand how they work

Hi, I am a PhD student and I have recently started preparing for consulting. I have gone through basics of framework and have watched few YouTube videos. I am at the point where I am seeing diminishing returns by studying more books. Anyone willing to help or are there people in the same boat? Would love to connect with potential study/case buddies! TIA!

How expensive are analyst inquiry seats thinking of going on my own and would probably need this for a few areas

My manager doesn't do shit but bossing around asking the status of our workload and making ugly templates.

What books should I read about being a great manager?

Fishbowlers - do you book your vacation and ask for forgiveness later, or ask for the green light from your PM and then book?

Finally getting a chance to put together a home office space. Looking for tips, photos, ideas. I have two monitors and a laptop so my do a three screen set-up. Debating about getting a standing desk or putting money in a super comfy leather chair. Open to hearing what you have done!

FAANG folks - what are Facebook/Google roles like Country Lead/Industry Lead equivalent to? Are these Director level roles? What sort of compensation can you expect in something like that role?

How are you mitigating the risk of a looming recession on your portfolio (401k and investment) ? I understand time in the market beats timing the market but is there any hedges that can be made ....

Can Bama just not win for once? Already annoyed that they’re in the CFP without a conference win.

I’m curious how much people here earn per hour given the total hours worked each week incl. commute time. Factoring in 401k and post tax salary, I make $34 an hour. How do u compare?

Any book recommendations for someone who worries way too much about work? Have already read The Subtle Art...looking for other good ones? Specific to consulting would be awesome!

Anyone heard of NTT Data? It's the tech consulting arm of NTT group.

Where is the excel with the best Hilton discount corporate codes

Confronted client today about partner forcing us to travel while client site has travel restrictions. As a result is team is remote next week. Counting down days till I get rolled off/fired now lol

Anyone have CFP Prep books they don’t not need anymore?