For anyone with net worth over 1M, to what do you attribute your financial success? Salary, marriage, stock, etc.

Junior Associates - How much student loan debt are you and your peers in these days? A few young partners and counsel at my firm were discussing the student loan moratorium and most of us were convinced we could have paid the majority of our loans off with the bonuses associates got these last two years. But we are all old and when we graduated 150k to 200k was about the max student loan debt people graduated with. So educate me. What is the average student loan debt these days?

What’s the salary of a advisory Cybersecurity Manager in big4 in india?

Is an IPO in anyone’s FIRE strategy? Maybe this is specific to the Bay Area, but it doesn’t seem that unrealistic to negotiate enough equity to make $1.5 mill off an IPO. Or maybe I’m dreaming 😂

How often are you concerned about losing your job? Ever since I got a mortgage a few months ago, this fear has been plaguing me. The volatile market doesn’t help either.

What are your thoughts on pay discrepancies based on family structure? Ex. Two people do the same job but one is paid more or given a larger bonus “because they have kids and you live alone” or “because their family is struggling”. Is that an ethical factor if both employees do the same job at the same pace, quality, etc?

What’s the minimum percent salary increase you’d leave your current job for?

Any idea of average salary of Analyst (grade 3) at EY GDS?
Process: Tax (transfer pricing)
YOE: 2

What were people's 401k /pension balances at 30?

Feeling behind at $40k but making big headway now saving 10% and pwc wealth builder at 6, (26k a year on 160k)

Is blockfi only a bank and not really investing in crypto?

Expecting an offer this week or early next week, but want to know when you start negotiating the salary? When you receive the call from the company or wait until receiving the formal offer letter? And how should the negotiation start? Through phone calls or emails? Didn’t use recruiter for this position, so I don’t know what is the process here.

What is the hike percentage expected with almost always feedback with promotion to senior consultant and without promotion and the bonus percentage tech consulting service line

Please help and guide ... It's urgent

Cognizant: 12 LPA
TCS: 12.05 LPA + 1.2 Lakh joining bonus
Startup company: 14.4 LPA
YOE: 3 Years
Which one to choose?
The Joining date difference between CTS and TCS is 1 month.

Plaintiff side question - comp is base plus % of fees. Firm has non equity split % with associate working on case. This normal for a non equity partner? Normal associate comp is full % when working with an equity partner.

Can someone share experience of No broker's relax plan? Will it worth to buy while flat hunting?

What is a realistic salary to negotiate for when applying for a VP position in Risk? Currently have 5 years of experience

Need a quick help
While structuring the HRA if we give max limit for eg., 20k and I have rent agreement of 7500. Will this be a problem or will I just get an exempt of 7500?

I’ve been thinking about getting into real estate investing. Not right now but later down the road. I’ve been trying to save up for a down payment. What are some good resources for a beginner? Blogs, YouTube, books etc I’m not looking for paid courses because I will be learning at a slow pace. Any help will be appreciated.

I’d appreciate any tips on how to deal when a close (purely platonic and nothing but friendly) work relationship has ended. Going to work seems bleak nowadays...

You all think this will hold >300b?

Shall I disclose reason for leaving a firm during my initial call with a recruiter from said firm, if I was laid off? Are they privy to that information. Ironically being recruited by that same firm

"You can't please everyone!" Being in customer support for 4+ years, that statement has never been truer.

Does anyone know what a real price target is for WAL?

How did we ever allow Facebook and Google to grade their own homework? It’s super weird, right?

I’m in a final round interview with EY for entry level roles. Does it affect me negatively if my recruiter knows that I’ve offer from multiple other big 4 firms? I received a form to fill where It asks for any offers that I already have.

Best way to go about getting contract work for new solo/startup? Should I just ask around the area for people doing that type of work and see if they have anything?

Rank: Customer Success v. Sales Engineer v. Program Manager v. Sales S&O (all non-technical roles)
Which of these FAANG positions pay the best? By a wide margin?

Do you work on any home engineering projects in your free time? If so, what are you working on at the moment?

I just started with a company as an HR Generalist. Within the 3 weeks of being there, my boss’s boss left, and today I found out my boss gave notice. HR is not valued at the company and it’s disheartening to know I was hired into a mess. I am now actively looking but how do I explain to other employers why I am actively looking and what do I put on my resume? I have never had to deal with this before.

How many employees does KGS have in total?

Alright this bowl has convinced me I need to buy a Rolex. Where do I begin? I know my brother got a Batman GMT after about a year at a jeweler he never purchased from a few years ago, but was he just lucky? Do I need a relationship with an AD in today’s market for a Sub or GMT? Based in Seattle but would prefer to buy in Oregon to avoid taxes

Anyone else been impacted by the teacher strikes?

I have an interview with JP Morgan this week for a Channel Marketing Manager - VP role in the Asset Management area. The role will be based in NYC. Just curious what is the normal range for the base salary and total comp.

Whenever you find THAT bathroom at the client site >>

It's like a home away from home

M/SM and above, why do you label a meeting as “touch point” or ask if you can have a “quick chat” when it’s something serious? Millennials like us always assume we’re about to get fired - I actually have been laid off in a meeting with that title. But at my new job, my boss asked for a “quick chat” to literally ask me to change the title of a meeting and then chat about christmas. Now that I’m in management, I want to understand it better.

Shall I disclose reason for leaving a firm during my initial call with a recruiter from said firm, if I was laid off? Are they privy to that information. Ironically being recruited by that same firm

In dire need of a hangover cure. I have things to do tonight and I’m trying my best not to die right now.

I want to transition to working abroad. Im a data scientist. Any advice on finding recruiters or companies looking for international work? Hoping for Dubai, Japan, China, or Europe

I got an email from a Cybersecurity Advisory Partner with the subject "Catch-up". Last week we all rolled-off from project abruptly b/c the client terminated the contract. Am I getting laid off?

Thoughts on using all your vacation days? Is the norm for people to use all their days? And what is thought of people who block off weeks at year end with all the vacation they will lose if they don’t

C with 1 year in the firm, & experience of 7 years before Deloitte, project and firm contributions are great during the year, but heard that promotions within 1 year in firm are rare. True ?

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!

Always see people at the airport bar next to my gate at 9 am on Monday. Who the hell drinks on a Monday morning???

Not trying to troll per se - but if you quit you job can you still file for unemployment? Are there restrictions?

Approached for a Director role at KPMG in IT advisory. Currently an experienced manager. Can KPMG people out there let me know the roles, responsibilities and targets for Director?

Joining big 4 healthcare advisory practice. How useful is tableau? Is it used commonly? I haven’t used it in previous roles

Thoughts on Yale for B School?

With a thousand consultants in line, you'd think someone would have come up with a better TSA pre-check process 🤔

What book have you read that was helpful for your career and/or that you would recommend? Could be a technical book, management, etc. For me, it’s a book I read a few years ago: The Phoenix Project. I never thought I would read and like a novel about DevOps but I recommend it to all my managers.

SM asked us to shifted client billing hours to non-chargeable code... Will significantly impact utilization... Sucks

What’s it like working at CME Group? Work-life balance, benefits, salary ranges.. I just completed my MBA and accepted a job in industry but am getting bored, so considering a change. Thanks!

That day when you share your screen in a conference room for 6 hours and 4 managers and 2 directors are looking at the projector giving you instructions on one deck. Consulting!

Missed my flight but at least there's Shake Shack in JFK Terminal 4 🙌🏻💪🏻 #treatyoself