Every time I try to leave the office at a “normal” time (like 8) my manager always says no and asks me to get some non critical thing done which I half ass and have to fix tomorrow anyway

Do you think resume past behaviour is really a predator for future behaviour ? To me there has to be more psychological statistic on this to ring true as all work variable differ for each workplace, including performance expectations, tasks and evaluations.

Any thoughts on post-season moves for your team? I'm personally really pissed that the Canes are letting Niederreiter talk to other teams. He's a huge part of the team's success and I'm stunned.

Hey. For people who’ve moved laterally, how did you deal with the request for references from your current employer?

Any one works in a one man / one woman tax department? How do you effectively manage the relationships with outside tax providers, and with accounting/finance department inside of the company? I have multiple weekly calls with different teams from our CPA firm, with accounting/finance team inside, I tend to address issues as they arise. I was told I have been managing well, but I want to make sure I'm not missing anything.

Do you think the military industry is sexist? I met more women in the air force than in other companies and none of them is a very high rank

Females - do you typically put your hair in a ponytail or leave it down for an interview?

Colleague said “oh hello, who the fuck are you?” When I brought up what I guess was an unwanted opinion. This was years ago when I was more junior.

I met two of my three aides for the first time today and they have been nothing but miserable the entire day. How could I promote a more positive environment without directly calling them out?

Is it unusual to have a partner midway through a small engagement hand over his partner responsibilities to a Sn Mng (not on the engagement) and force the existing Sn Mng to report to them?

What are my chances of successfully winning a racial discrimination claim? I manage a Data Science group, for months I’ve had serious difficulties getting anything approved by finance (more than any other department in the agency), last week the CFO finally snapped at me on an email that started to itch the expression “My Guy” where he then proceeded to demand excellence of me, etc… We are piers and we have never had a relationship. Thoughts?

What does everyone wear for client meetings in a WFH setting

My male manager stares at my man boobs..

Can you lose your job if you don’t like the animosity from your creative team and speak up about it ? Genuinely worried I might be disrupting the peace by saying something 🥴 the anxiety is terrible! Do I just accept it that they don’t like me or speak up and potentially burn that bridge?

Hello! This is a long story, so I’ll try to keep it brief. I work for a very small supplement company - it’s myself (marketing/acct mgmt) my coworker (sales), and the owner. My coworker is struggling to complete his tasks/meet his goals, and the owner is coming to me about angry clients. I’m afraid my coworkers inability to complete his duties is somehow being reflected onto me? What’s the most tactful way to have a conversation, either with him or the owner? Can provide further detail if needed

Thoughts on men wearing earrings in office/work environments?
I know it’s traditionally been viewed as “unprofessional”, but is this starting to phase out as firms become more progressive?

Since we returned to office in October, is it appropriate to give holiday gifts to team members?

I made a mistake at work yesterday and my boss was being super mean about it. How do I move past this?

Off topic.
Women - what outfits can be considered as business casuals?

Need some suggestion. A very bad argument happened with your manager due to mismatch skill of work. what should we have to do? do we need to send a apolgy mail even though you are right?

I'm feeling a lot of anger towards my manager (now he's acting normal but there were moments where he was condescending/dismissive/mocked my and others work/arrogant/said stuff was "wrong" constantly/belittling the difficulty of tasks etc. in the past project).
Maybe it is "standard chewing out" but it bothered me a lot. So much that I find myself still getting all fired up inside thinking about it...
Idk how to let go of this :/ Thoughts?

Are ppl worried about being on the bench esp when there aren’t a lot of projects in the pipeline? New hire here about to be up for staffing for the first time and sentiment at my firm seems to be worried/fearful about being unstaffed. Is it actually worrisome to be on the bench in this environment or is this just a product of highly ambitious over achievers worrying about not being constantly utilized?

What’s the background of most product managers you’ve come across? Is it engineering, consulting, strategy, etc.? I’ve never met anyone who started their career as a PM and I’m curious how to get in it?

Can someone please post our US pay-grid?

I will be joining Nokia in third week of Jan. What will be the yearly bonus cycle for FY 2022-23? Will I be eligible for yearly bonus if I join in Jan (on pro-rata basis)

I wonder what Americans ever did to deserve Trump as a president. 50 days more!!

Any other hiring managers feeling like all of your candidates are asking for more money last minute just to see how far they can go? Like if we say the range is 110-130K, they say they’re looking for 135K, you offer 135K and then they say they won’t take the job for less than 150? Not even with competing offers. It’s hard for me to stay excited about wanting to work with someone when they do that. What a waste of everyone’s time.

What enneagram type do you most identify with?

The past two days I’ve spent to my entire day doing things that really can be done by a paralegal. So I hired a freelance para. Any tips to make this a success? What’s your tips to train and get your para up to speed?

Hello Beautiful People! Does anyone know of any really well paying part time jobs (preferably evening hours)? Whether it be remote or in person?

hi fishes

I had applied for the role of business analyst and have cleared one on-line assessment WHT could be the next stages any idea

How much time are PERM approvals taking these days??

All, please be upfront if you are going to post MLM ideas. Don't disguise or mislead in the hopes of drawing someone in. Thanks and happy gigging!

Any good sneaker alert follows other than @j23 and @solelinks?

You know things are bad when a bowl like this shows up in your feed. You know things are REALLY bad when you join it without hesitation 😅

Is working for a company that sells haram (Bank financial products, Walmart liquor products, etc) haram? Looking at an exit opportunity and part of (<10%) of their products are alcohol as a B2B seller. I want baraka in my earnings and want some help understanding this. Jazakallah

I spent an hour today sitting with one of my patients getting a chemo infusion. Lonely and weird time to not have his wife in there with him

Are there any PayPal only bowls?

Should I be concerned? I found out that my billable rate is significantly less than my peers due to heavy client discount. Does this affect career growth at all?

For all managers and tenured consultants: I am a new hire struggling with note taking and synthesizing in SteerCos / Deep dives. Any suggestions on how to improve on this would be much appreciated :)

Anyone wearing Paul Evans shoes?

Anyone have any recs for self help books? Looking for more relatable topics to myself I guess?

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.

2 lanes of traffic at LGA and my Uber driver is riding the white line between them...

When you find out your peers are compensated more even though your rating and utilization is higher :(

Poll: What dress code do you follow at your home office?

I just connected some dots and got a colleague off the bench and on some billable work. What a great feeling! 🤓

Are your firms still experiencing big layoffs?

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?

I feel like in the last 6 mnts my ‘smartness’ has declined. I am no longer as sharp and quick as I used to be. It’s takes me a lot longer to create decks that I would have created quickly before. Cont

Who are the top consulting firms for competitive strategy?

Anyone have advice on what to do for travel if you have a Friday AM interview in a location other than your client and home office. Looking to travel into interview location on Thursday evening.

I have $20k in savings, I owe $6,000 to my 401k loan, that’s the only loan I got. I am debt free otherwise except for my house. Should I use my savings to pay off? Since people are talking about unemployment and being fired, I wanted to make sure I have enough, 👩🏾‍💻... What should I do? I initially took the loan to add to my home equity when I sell my house for a new house then covid hit.

Failure to plan or communicate on your part does not create an emergency on my part.

Except when it does.

When they say utilization doesn't count for the month of May/June what exactly does that entail? I'm assuming being on the bench for those months will still show on personal utilization reports...

How hard is ITIL 4 foundation exam compared to PMP and AWS CCP? Debating whether I should take training classes or just study the book. Ty!