For those in roles outside PA audit/tax/SOX/internal controls, please tell me a little bit about your projects, hours, travel, likes/dislikes. Researching what the possibilities can be, thank you so much!

Is a post-PhD gap year to travel and be reminded of what life is like a bad idea?

Do you think we will be able travel by Christmas for a vacation?

Is it within my rights to refuse Sunday travel? Travel to the client office location requires a layover and ~7 hour flight time each way. I estimate I’ll be on the road for ~18 hours a week. (Cont.)

@Accenture Strategy 🐠: how much do you travel, realistically? Is the regional model really a thing? In particular thinking about Denver/West Coast offices. Thanks!

I have been searching for a travel card for months. I am a young guy who is looking to take advantage of credit and earn points at the same time. Cap One just released an interesting new premium travel card with a lot of seemingly good perks (Venture X). I also looked at the CSP and the Southwest Priority card. My girlfriends family has Southwest and swear by it, with companion pass being the differentiator. I am in the DMV area and have mostly flown Jet Blue or Southwest. Any thoughts on this?

Option to keep my aa PP status for $1500...worth it? Can foresee moderate travel next year!

Worry about Omicron? Cases have increased by fivefold in the city I live just during thanksgiving, and nobody cares about it anymore. Everywhere is crowded with people. I feel like Americans are giving up themselves on this.

Any recommendations for travel toiletry bottles for skincare products that won’t leak? I’ve already lost a bottle of vitamin C serum to spillage this month.

My base location is chennai and I got a project from Hyderabad location and that too I have to work from client office so I will have to travel to hyderabad and work at client office. Will I be eligible for deputation allowance and accomodation??
If yes for how long will cts provide me these??

Hi Fishes,
Had a query regarding the onsite travel to uk.
My name on passport is different from the name in the company records/salary slip. Will it pose any issues to get Visa if I had to travel to onsite client location UK?

Thanks in advance.

Does Amex give hotel stay for a few weeks to find Room? Since offices are reopening

I had an international trip planned in April that I postponed, but I still wanna take it this summer. Do you think it’s a bad look to travel even when we’re WFH? With the way they’re talking, we won’t we back in the office until end of summer.

Hi Fishes,

I have a offer from EY and I am scheduled to join in December in a location different than my current location. The offer doesn't mention the joining process. Should I be planning travel? Are the offices open and physical onboarding started or is it virtual onboarding? If anyone aware, please help me with this.

Need to recommend a hotel to my family who's visiting from the USA in a couple of weeks. They like to stay in local boutique type places and BnBs, not chains. Any suggestions?

Does anybody know what the typical salary range is and total comp for someone starting out as an internal or external wholesaler? If you are one of these, can you share about your experience in terms of whether you liked it or not, work life balance, travel, etc?

What is the average annual hike in PwC advisory business like for ex let's say ops consulting.

And how much is the travel like in a month? How comfortable are the stays etc.

I recently received an offer for senior associate position, hence the ask. Thanks in advance.

Is it just me or are there entirely too many people in Business Services, specifically TC’s, who are just folks from client service that don’t want to deal with hours and travel anymore but have no formal training in the Business Services function they transition to? It seems to me very few TC’s are professionals in HR with any background, training or certifications in HR.

Has your company stated anything about training in-person employees to better work with and include remote team members as your company goes back to having some employees in office? Mine says they will but I’ll still a little worried.

I got laid off today 🥲 would appreciate anyone who can help refer UX or product designer roles. 🙏

Thoughts on product management vs strategy consulting?

Do any of you split time between Chicago and another city? I like the idea of getting a place in LA / Southern California and escaping Chicago during the six months of winter.

Hi I m interested I m fresher Any fresher jobs

I have an interview with CFO&EV for Ops model role. Could anyone give some tips on what to focus on for skills interview and case prep (not sure if it’s focused on growth models or cost cutting )

Will really appreciate it.

what is the total compensation for L6 SCM manager/program manager in Amazon India?

Any government affairs professionals willing to give resume feedback? Happy to DM it. Thanks!

AWS peers: how does the work, compensation, and exit opps compare between AWS TAM, PM, and BD roles?

I have an MBA with 0 technical experience but self studied to earn the AWS SA and Developer certs.

All four desi teams still alive (at least until tomorrow)!! 🇮🇳🇧🇩🇵🇰🇱🇰

Any cat owners experience hot spots? My cat has been getting them 2-3 times a year for 2 years now and I'm worried there's an underlying cause

Hi Fishes,
Looking for some advice regarding higher studies. Im a mechanical engineer graduate with 3 YOE, and I'm planning to do MBA. Which country would you suggest where i can get good education, pratical exposure at the same time a job offer at the end of course? Most of counsellor are suggesting UK since they have extended their work visa tenure to 2 years. Could anyone guide me through who are actually pursing MBA rightnow or have already completed it recently. Please share ur experiene

If you're obliged to choose to date a divorcee or a widow/widower, which one would you choose? All things about these 2 person being equal.

What are some of the best countries to work in as a research scientist?

What are your favorite interview questions to feel out toxic workplaces?

Hi 🐠, question on CFA / CAIA- are either worth pursuing if you want to “up” your professional bonafides? I don’t come from a background in finance, but work primarily w/ PEGs like so many of us.

Can anyone in ARA describe the tasks that a senior assistant would be doing? Coming from the structure of audit, I’m trying to understand how engagement work is delegated in ARA and want some more examples/details

I know EY has a 1 year policy to initiate green card processing if you don’t have I-140 with your previous firm, but wanted to check if there is a way to initiate the process before 1 year

Is cognizant good for long period like 4-5 years

Any remote US roles as Finance Manager? Have Big 4 & Fintech experience.

How long does it usually take to hear back from a job you applied for? I just applied about a week ago but I’m anxious 🤣. Before I always applied for job in PA and the recruiting process is always quick (hear back/ have final offer within a week). Not sure if it’s the same case for private. TIA!

advice on switching from Public accounting at a Big four to an industry staff accountant position after only a little more than a year ? I have no desire to become some kind of CFO or CAO. I’ve been interviewing for positions at smaller public accounting firms as well as staff accountant roles in industry. I just want my life back before busy season….

Why are head hunters reaching out to me with middle market investment banking/consulting roles when I am in audit? Not even a CPA. They claim they hire auditors from big four and train them from ground up. Would I be stupid not to ask for more information? Or don’t waste my time. Senior in audit. Thx.

Just submitted my first job application in private industry. Why am I so nervous about the possibility of leaving public? Stockholm Syndrome?

Would you switch from PwC Assurance to PwC IFS? (IFS is an internal accounting role). What would be the pros and cons? Especially if you hate audit.

Looking to make a move (audit->industry) and someone told me to list out specific clients that I worked on in my resume, but I don’t feel fully comfortable. Thoughts on this?

Having a really hard time dealing with exit anxiety. I have a great relationship with the engagement partner and have known him and his family for almost 10 years.

Have an offer that’s too good to pass up and have to have the conversation next week. Any tips for keeping the door open after I leave?

Is hiring out as an S2 for a Senior Accounting role at a start-up for $105K with stock options for their hopeful IPO in the “next 3 years” a good opportunity? I can’t decide if working for a company trying to go public would be a nightmare or not

Is it stupid to leave big 4 before senior associate when you know you will be promoted

Would going from Risk Assurance at a Big 4 accounting firm to a Staff Accountant position in industry be a wise career move? I think the Staff Accountant position would be better suited for my interests and life, but it’s almost as if I’m starting over on a new path after getting a couple of years of experience in Risk Assurance.

Would appreciate any input. My friend is transitioning to another job. She’s put 4-week notice in accordance with her contract. However, seems like her employer is giving her hell for such “short notice”🤷‍♀️ There are concerns for her due to small industry in this area. Potential retaliation? Is there anything I could recommend her? She still has 4 weeks with them 🤦‍♀️

Searching LinkedIn: I’m trying to search for people who have left my particular role at the big 4 and where they have gone. I can see the basic search features in LinkedIn, but is there any way to better filter the data? Anyone have any searching tips?

Anyone work in asset management? I see a role for asset management which includes reporting, working with investment teams, valuations etc. which looks pretty interesting, but I don’t know much about the industry. Do people like it? Seems like total comp is very high for these roles

Hey guys, looking for some much needed motivation and advice. I have been applying almost everywhere to get out of public, but with not much luck. Coming up on almost 2 years of experiences and have my CPA.

I have an interview next week, just realized that one of my previous co-workers is with that company...Should I contact him and ask for more insights before I go into the interview? I cannot say we have very good relationship, just more like a normal co-worker relationship, get a cups of coffee together something like that

Thinking about leaving Big 4 and going into internal audit (currently about to be a Senior in Assurance).

I like working on controls/SOX much more than substantive. I thought about switching internally to advisory and doing internal audit but not sure what the best move is.

I don’t see myself ever doing a technical accounting role or any financial accounting roles. Ideally I would like to transition to more business operations type of roles throughout my career. Any advice is appreciated!

Has anyone switched from PA to consulting? Was it a easy process?

Thinking on transitioning from auditing to transaction advisory. Currently a 1 yr senior. Anyone that can shed some light as to day to activities, compensation expectation and interview process would be great.

For those of you which say working in industry is boring compared to public accounting, do you at least feel like you are good at your job?