EY peeps - how bad are the layoffs? Is the article accurate? We'll be having ours soon with our September year-end.
https://goingconcern.com/layoff-watch-20-apparently-doomsday-for-some-ey/

What are some concrete reasons why someone in consulting would be fired, other than the obvious stupid things?

Will there be any layoffs in GDS?

So someone I know asked HR about a boot policy. When he found out that there wasn’t one, but his boss said there was (who gave the guys $ for boots and the claimed it on his expense reimbursements as something else) the boss got mad at him for askingHR (and in trouble for the expense reimbursements) and then 2 days later laid off my friend. There appears to be no notice of bad performance and this person always was the first person on the job site ready to work. Thoughts?

If you do something on the side for extra cash (like drive for Uber) then lose your agency job in a layoff, does your little side gig disqualify you from collecting unemployment?

Just got laid off! Any lead Recruiter or Recruiting management opportunities looking for a recruiter with 10+ yrs of agency and in house tech recruiting?

Lots of people loosing jobs due to Layoffs. Please ping me I can refer you in Accenture!

So no real layoffs?

Anyone else using their layoff as an excuse to finally pursue a new career?

Should people be fired for lack of people skills?

Which consulting firms are hiring for experienced Associate position? Have a friend who got laid off and looking for another job.

Assuming this causes a recession like in 2008, and many people get laid off, how long to take to find another similar paying job? I’m currently a strat manager in FS. Scared for job.

Anybody else also having the layoffs anxiety already ? Any update/rumours about GL ?

After 10 years of working as a FTE PM/producer I’ve now been laid off (thanks Covid) and am looking to start freelancing for the first time. What advice do you have for a new freelance PM/producer?
Also, what kind of insurance do you take out as a freelancer?

Hey team! So I was laid off from my SDR position about a week ago. A couple months back, I had an offer for a BDR position that I ended up turning down but I really liked and connected with the manager. Is it worth it to reach out? I applied to other positions in the same company. What about reaching out to previous co workers at a different company? Not sure how to navigate this… please help. Also I’m sorry if this is the wrong bowl to post in.

Hi I got a 4 rating this year, in 2 parameters and in one parameter 3. Any danger of a potential layoff. Am a business analyst as societe Generalle GSC Bangalore

Tax Senior here. I’m well liked around the office, I put in the hours and work hard, I haven’t had any dumpster fire projects, but I am a mediocre performer compared to my peers (not as strong project management, communication, not as confident). I just got told they’re firing me. Should I expect severance? Have other people been fired for similar? What did you do with your career?

MBB AP about to exit to non-FAANG tech. Would you expect a signing bonus and/or pre-determined severance pay if things don't work out with the new company? Anything else that people have negotiated during their exit? I'd be leaving a large amount of bonus on the table to leave before the end of the year.

Hearing of layoffs with some Chicago agencies. MSL...Porter...Ketchum...others? Sign of bad economy coming? Hate to sound skittish, but I lived through 2008

Going to Accenture UK at L7 (Manager level - Business and Technology integration) What should I be mentally prepared for? All advise/ pointers gratefully received. Thanks 🙏

I have dal 19 put 3/27. Loosing money there, should I wait out another day or two or cut my losses now?

Lately I’ve been seriously considering making the transition to product marketing. Current PMMs please weigh in — on average, how many hours do you actively work in a day?

I've been trying to get my foot in the door with TikTok by creating a series of content that has never been seen before.

But it's hard for me to get views because I don't know how to use SEO or social media marketing effectively.

I’m a new business and only have a couple online reviews so far (from friends). How do I encourage customers to post reviews?

How many years did it take you to get promoted to senior software engineer?

Does anyone have any advice for a junior C++ engineer. Or do companies generally don't hire a specific language. You just have to take on whatever code work is available. Are you specifically hired for a particular tech in your company? Or most of the time you just end up not doing it at all?

Any Boston AE/SAE jobs available?

The new well-being program, is the maximum you can get per quarter $40?

What’s the company that pays the most to UX Designers?

Hey everyone. Is there anyone in the corporate IT group here? Recently received an offer and was hoping to learn more.

Is it okay to reject the accepted offers, 2 months before joining ?

Hey guys! Working on an interesting personal project and would like to know who you guys would suggest as having the freshest haircut in the ad game! Their names, portfolio and agency would be great.

Is there an appropriate way to turn down an assignment because it is non-billable? Two of the partners I work for keep asking me to write client bulletins and articles with them, which is great, but now I’m starting to worry about meeting my billable hours requirement.

If you have 4 days PTO, would you rather use it together in one week or take 1day off for 4 weeks ?

Is it possible to go from Audit at Deloitte to becoming a resource manager at Deloitte? If so, how?

Are there any good books to read to understand investment banking?

Working with no budgets in any team. Partners indirectly encourage you to eat up hours. End of year it’ll hit my util even tho im 150% utilized. Getting sick of this nonsense.

Considering obtaining a CFE certification. Can anyone share their experience vs experience obtaining CPA? I’m already a CPA. I just want a comparison of study time requirement and difficulty of exam.

What is the average salary for a third year senior? About to be on my fifth busy season.

If you could start over, would you get your CPA all over again?

What’s up dogs. I’ve been thinking about the future a lot and want to be maybe some sort of Econ prof / high school teacher after all of this. Anyone teach part time or know someone who left public to teach?

I don’t understand how people keep posting about the bench and being unassigned. I’m in advisory(not audit) and my entire LoS is trending 90%+ utilization

What is a reasonable raise plus promotion increase to manager in the tax practice in Chicago? Numbers are up in a few days so trying to get a good idea what is reasonable.

Anyone from Charleston, SC? Thinking of moving there.

Auditor Ernst & Young had questions about Wirecard’s unorthodox accounting arrangements in 2016, emails show, but signed off on them until 2019

Has anyone ever used a home equity loan to pay off debt (at a lower interest rate)? Smart or bad idea?

Is it possible to go from hating your job/dragging through the day to liking it by working on changing your mindset? Any advice?

Can you change your 401k contribution amount specifically for bonuses, in the fidelity 401k? You can do this for Schwab 401k but not seeing an option for fidelity

Does anyone feel so depleted after busy season/filing that you can’t move for the whole weekend after? How do you bounce back after finally crashing? I’ve been sleeping so much I can’t shake it.

I did audit in 2 hours for the whole exam did I fail ...

Can anyone share recent sign on bonus trends among big 4 firms for experienced senior audit hires?

What would you choose and why? Core Tax, SALT, or International