Does everyone have a vacation home EXCEPT me? Chime in — good investment/bad? How often used? Kids? Pets?

Just found out that I messed up my own W-2 when I was hired last year and I haven't had federal taxes withheld from any of my 2021 paychecks. I could pay for a nice international vacation with what I owe. Anyone else questioning how they even got hired at your firm?

Best ideas for a ski vacation paid 100% (or close) with points/miles?

Hey fellow moms! I have a toddler 2.5 yro and getting a lot of questions from family and friends about gifts for her for the holiday season. Any recs on what you loved for your kids around that age?

Hi folks! Does EY/Deloitte offer holiday disconnect during Christmas/NYE?

Has anyone in partner ranks been able to take an actual, fully disconnected vacation of at least a full work week in the last 18 months? Genuinely curious.

Who has some good holiday party stories?

What's the floating holiday policy in Accenture ? If I joined in April 21, how many floating holiday can I avail before 31st December ?

EY folks - we're on holiday tomorrow, right?

I have been offered a position in-house at a $500M-$1B company, mid-sized city LCOL, 10 YOE in private practice. They offered me $120k, w opp for undefined discretionary bonus. No paid parental leave or 401(k) match & only 1 week PTO in first year (but claim they have discretion for more). Is there any way to salvage this? Salary guides suggest TC should be around $200-215k. I want to get my foot in the door but this seems crazy low.

Got really drunk at my holiday party last night and don’t remember anything. All I know is I got sent home in a cab. Do I ask around what happened, or let it be?

Let's start a thread to highlight which industries and/or companies are doing right by their employees this holiday season. Share your job title and what kind of year-end bonus you are getting. (Feel free to share your company's name if you are comfortable doing that)

I am so beyond ready to leave my current job, but can’t yet, since bonuses are paid out in January. 😬

In the meantime, I’ve applied to a lot of similar roles (slightly higher) but have not heard - good or bad - from any. Is it common for companies to slow down hiring in December because of Q4 rush, people on holiday, etc.?

How much time off do you typically take in a year?

Does anyone have insight on work life balance at PayPal? Average weekly hours, ease of taking time off, etc.

How does your firm deal with underperforming associates? We are crazy busy but have a couple first-years on vacation, 50-100 hours per month, and thinking we are a "lifestyle" firm. I don't want to just fire them, at least not yet, but I want to see a change. How many second chances do you give? How many months under budget?

What’s on your holiday reading list?

For anyone debating whether to go in house, I recently went in house, and the mental health benefit of not having to worry about billable hours is completely worth the switch. It's great not having to worry about catching up on hours when I'm out for a doctor's appointment, vacation, etc. It's more of a mental health relief than I guessed it would be.

Looking for a vacation home/weekend rentals next weekend in any of the western suburbs, preferably Naperville. Any ideas on alternative sites to search? Not too many options on Airbnb or vrbo

Hello Everyone,

I've 2 years experience in Mainframe COBOL in Capgemini and I would like to apply for the same in outside as well.. can someone please refer me?

Wanting to by a starter home that will eventually become a rental property. Which is better: first time home buyers programs or the traditional 20% down?

A few months ago I totally blew a third date with a guy I really liked during a completely hellish period where I was billing 200+ hrs each month. Would it be weird to text him again now?

Is there anyone looking for an entry level ,network engineer or firewall engineer , aws cloud engineer or security engineer …you can pm me

Another week of finding jobs on LinkedIn and my other social media feeds. Check the comment section below. I’ll be posting here throughout the week. Good luck. 🍀

Make sure to check out my other post!

What are some signs you passed the partner round? My anxiety has been killing me all weekend

What's the salary range for Technical Consultant role at Salesforce for 5.8 years Exp?

Portfolio: YouTube or Vimeo?

What is an online MBA program you would recommend?

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What are signs of a gluten allergy? I fear I might be developing one - after eating a gluten based meal (perhaps higher in sugars as well) I feel my feet itch a lot. Anyone have a similar experience?

Transitioning to L&E in the new year. Any book recommendations to help make the transition a little smoother?

What do you all do when you've just had it with your career? I'm BEYOND burnt out, never see my family, haven't had time to pursue any personal interests outside of work, feel like crap. I'm ready to throw in the towel.

Has anyone ever claimed your work? It’s so frustrating. I offered a new concept and created several slides myself to expand on the point to only being walked though my slides and hear I was kind of part of it with other people who built up on that. I feel demotivated.

Can anyone please let ke know any opening for 3 years experianced oracle SQL developer ?

I know these are entry-level but can anybody tell me the range for Team Lead and Coordinator? Large consulting firm.

Thinking about a travel stroller for international trip. Have a Stokke Xplory which doesn’t get very small and thinking about a Yo-yo Zen. Thoughts on the stroller? Anything else for the plane/travel?

Has anyone in partner ranks been able to take an actual, fully disconnected vacation of at least a full work week in the last 18 months? Genuinely curious.

Have you noticed inflation and the general chaos we're moving through affecting your business and firm? Just asking for different perspectives here, not a political discussion.

Did you make a "Resolution" for this year? If so, what was it? I'm working on spending more time with my family, and staying away from tech to the best of my ability on Sundays.

What's your best advice for someone who wants to make Partner and is early in their career?

Vaccine mandates over finally. Except for the unconstitutional hypocritical NYC mandate.

Expectation vs Reality: what did you think Partner was going to be like on your way there, and what would you say your experience is like now? What have you learned?

What are some key ways you balance stress and not taking it out on others/family? It's something I'm always working on but none of us are perfect. That said, I've made vast improvements. During the winter it's always harder as I feel many of my outlets are limited [like golf etc]

Anyone transition from a technical tax guru to a rainmaker, later in their career?

I’m considering joining EY in London. Currently at a boutique consultancy. I joined Fishbowl to try to get a sense ‘from the inside’ of the Big4 as I don’t have close contacts I can ask. I’ve seen a lot of griping in the other channels from more junior staff about comparatively low pay, EY not keeping up, clunky tech, etc. Is that just normal / expected grumbling? Would be really interested in the Partner perspective on this. Feel free to DM if more appropriate. Thanks!

Where are all the accounting professionals going? Competitive pay and benefits aren’t enticing enough. People want work/life balance but how can firms provide that when the workforce supply is so low yet demand is at an all-time high. If technology is the answer are there firms that are successfully implementing solutions?

I work a midsize regional firm and, no surprise, we are hemorrhaging staff. And it’s the good ones leaving. Some for family offices and industry positions, which I can understand. But others for smaller accounting firms as staff and seniors which just seems like a career killer to me. I’m convinced we need to do retention bonuses, raises, and recruit new talent by paying above market. Of course I’m a younger partner and don’t have the pull to actually make this happen. Thoughts?

🎇What’s your biggest win from 2021?

Drop it below, let’s celebrate 🥳

I started a firm with three other colleagues about a year and a half ago. We all came from the same bigger firm and now obviously we are considered a very small. We want to make our first hire and hire someone for around $100,000 as a manager to manage around $200,000 of work. They came back at $120,000. After taxes and benefits that’s $150k to manage and prepare $200k of work. Anyone own a smaller firm who can share opinion? How much work should one manage for that kind of salary?

Any firms that use CCH make sure your invoices are being checked carefully. We just reviewed ours and were over-billed the last 2 years. We were supposed to have discounts and the math wasn’t even correct across for the amount times the discount to the amount billed. The worst part is our rep then gave a bullshit story of how the list price was incorrect on the invoice but the amount billed was correct.