First years: How many hours are you actually working versus chargeable? I always cut some off because I spend a lot of time making notes, doing extra research, and really trying to understand concepts

Any thoughts/opinions on Hogan Lovells and their Capital Markets practice (especially any insight into the culture, associate-partner relations, quality of work, work/life balance, etc.)?

We always keep hearing about the bad WLB in MBB, especially BCG. Want to know if it's actually true, or is it an untrue rumor spread by people who couldn't get into these companies.

(Note - I am talking about incremental WLB issues, over and above the issues at Deloitte S&O, Accenture Strategy, etc. as these issues are common in management consulting)

Best consulting firms with best WLB? Do they exist? Young professional starting to think about where I'd like to work hard to end up in the next 5-10 years.

I am going to join jpmc in Mumbai for Risk CCB Strategic Analytics (HL Origination) -601
YOE 7.
Could someone please tell me about WLB, kinds of projects and work environment in general there. Also how much is the ideal CTC for this level?

Just wanted to know how epam anywhere is in terms of WLB, projects and perks. Honest answer please .

Have offer and thinking to join ..

How's JPMC account in Cognizant?
Growth and wlb.

Hi Everyone,

I having below offers in hand. Please guide me for a wise decision in selecting a company

L&T - 10.5 LPA
INTELLECT DESIGN ARENA - 8 LPA
EMPOWER RETIREMENT- 10 LPA
FUJITSU- 11.5 LPA
TEKIZMA - 7 LPA

CTC is not a matter. I need good learning, WLB and good culture.

What is PwC’s Salesforce practice like? Is the WLB any good at the Senior Associate level? Is their comp any different than other Big 4?

Putnam UK WLB? Culture?

Hello Guys ,

Please suggest which one is better for 6+ years of experienced QA in terms of job security, work life balance, stability, learning

1. wipro
2. Fiserv
3. Maven wave
4. Legato

I'm not hung up on PE/buy side exits, not closed off but nbd. Would be just as happy to stay and make MD (or exit into corp dev if I want an easier life when I'm older)

My dilemma:

I'm at a LMM investment bank. Can get crazy sometimes, but otherwise chill. Typically done around 7-9 pm, had maybe three 1 am nights. Haven't worked a weekend in over a month. Fridays almost always done at 5 pm.

Have an offer at a reputable MM bank but probably pretty sweaty. Worth the move?

Hi

I have below offers

Accenture as 18 fix
TCS 17 fix
Capgemini 20.4 Fix

Which is good for WLB, learning opportunity,

Is TCS Monthly variable is fix??
And annually performance pay based on performance.?? What is average% TCS provides.

Tech - SAP

Thanks in advance.

Hi All,  I have two offer on hand.

1. Deloitte USI - Analyst - 7.5 Lpa fixed + 75k variable + 3 lac joining bonus

2. EY India - Associate consultant - 8 Lpa fixed + 1.44 lpa variable + 2 lac joining bonus.

YOE: 1 year and TechStack - microservice development ( python + aws + azure)

Which one would be better to join, considering CTC, benifits and WLB?

Management consultant evaluating an offer from Google’s Go-to-market team (Strategy & Operations) in India. Two questions:
1. Given it’s an internal consulting role, are the hours equally bad / worse than consulting firms?
2. Is it virtually impossible to move to a product ladder after spending 1-2 yrs in the role?

I own a small growing real estate/corporate law firm in Chicago and looking for another associate. Tough sledding. Looking for someone 2-5 years out with commercial real estate experience. Maybe a big or medium firm associate looking for some work life balance and a different approach. Anyone know anyone?

Hi Fishes!

Does someone have an idea of the work culture at OYO?
Just wanted to get an idea on the culture and WLB (is it better/worse than ZS) and the job security as they fired a lot of people last year .

Thanks!

Hello fishes...
Anyone knows about "Experian"
Is it product based or service company and is it a good company in terms of WLB and work culture.
Please suggest.

What is the annual appraisal range for financial modeling associate at Ahmedabad, India?

Hello fishies, I have got an offer from S&P for 30LPA with 8.5 YOE . The designation is software engineer and the role is for production support. Is it a good offer or should I renegotiate.

Thoughts on a HYSA vs Vanguard Money Market Fund. Most HYSA are at ~1% and Vanguard MMF is at 1.3%. Should I park my money in a MMF long term, even when banks raise their interest rates?

Tendies? 😊 🤚💎🤚

My husband and I have saved up about $80K and it’s just sitting in our bank account. We thought we were going to buy a townhome but with the crazy inflated prices we decided not to since we like where we live currently (location could not be better and rent is crazy cheap at only $700 a month). How should we invest our money in the meantime while we save up for a house?

Any specific type of bonobos chinos you would recommend most?

Had an interview yesterday and the interviewer wanted to understand what I did - even 1 month gap between jobs - from 2009 to present 🤪 Not interested in the job anymore tbh

My company is looking for a new CFO (my would be boss) and I may have an opportunity to interview him/her. What questions should I ask ?

Hello all, I’m planning for a career switch. As I’m currently in Finance sector and planning to quit my job and to start my career in IT Hardware companies like: HP, Dell and Lenovo etc.. Before taking this jump I want to know how is the career growth in IT Hardware, how is the promotion structure in such companies. I personally don’t like my present job as it doesn’t relate any part of my interest.

Hi,
I have been working as accountant for past 10 years at a logistics company. I want to change my route and join different industries for better challenges and opportunities. How can I approach new firms with this single industry background.

I’ve been working for a company for 25yrs, looking for advancement. I’m considered an SME, managing people, Vendors and working on large system conversions. Have provided long term goals. When requesting feedback I’m told I’m on the right path, no suggestions on what to improve. I asked about timelines for advancement and not being given anything concrete. Recently interviewed with another company as a Vendor Mgmt partner. Individual contributor, high visible position with potential. Thoughts?

What do you do when you need a break from the news during the day? Sometimes I find it hard to step away even for a 30 min lunch

Hi Fishes,

I am currently having an experience of 3 years. I want to get into Data Science field. Have been preparing with the concepts mostly through self study. Will I get a job without any experience in Data Science field

How did you decide what field of law enforcement you wanted to be in?

Pregnant with my third child now and wondering what is the right time to tell work. I did it really early with my first two because I wanted to plan ahead, but now thinking about it, I feel like it just set me up for failure those years because I was reassigned from tasks and kept underutilized.

#off topic

I am moving to gurgaon and my office is in Sector 33.
So Is it easy to get 1RK in Sector 33 or near by?

And what will be the rent approx?
TIA

So my peers in my team earn double what I earn and work significantly less, get promoted over me and have bonuses. Also get to make decisions over my goals and such. I have a new leadership now but how do I escape this?

I wish I would’ve scored Taylor Swift tickets so I could’ve resold them and paid off my debt.

Do certain branches of advisory typically pay better than others? If so which ones? How about FDD?

Halloween is all about dressing up as something you're not, so I dressed up as a happy accountant with an engaging and fulfilling career. What are you all dressed up as?

At Deloitte, Is there a finders bonus for referring and bringing a client?

Does your coach see when you get a real time recognition award?

Why are people now treating e-mail as instant messaging? I work with several people that for some reason expect all emails to be answered within minutes of being received…. I can understand the sense of urgency around some high-priority, time-sensitive matters… but everything does not fall into that category… it drives me crazy.

Any idea of what salary is like in the Government and Public Sector practice at EY as a senior?

Looking for good behavioral and case interview prep resources. All suggestions and recommendations are welcome. Thank you!

Would PwC reimburse me if I study for my CFE and it is not required for my current job?

New job at another big 4 and my client list is longer than my peers. When would be best to have a conversation about my schedule? I know there is a need for more seniors and I feel I got stuck...cont

Im so burnt out I spent a majority of my day distracted on my phone. Have plenty of things to do on my client but just can’t focus on anything. Just needed to vent

Been working out every day and feel awesome. If I miss a couple days I remember how work was prior to working out (sucked). Anyways, get your fitness on! Highly recommend.

What is everyone’s thoughts on partners voluntarily leaving the firm?

Managers and above — if you could go back to being a staff/senior, what would you have done differently?

Does anyone know the billable hours goal for managers at EY?

Hi friends. In tax here - failed REG with a 73, but paid for BEC, so I’m taking it next week (the day before my NTS expires). I have no passed exams and I’m closing on my house next week (cont.)

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.

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

How do I work 55-60 hour weeks and have 50 percent utilization?

How do you know if you’re considered a value employee?