Getting a text message from your client at 1am and freaking out bc you think there's an emergency... Turns out he just wants to say hi.....#femaleproblems

TFW you book a hotel room for the wrong week on your first week of the project ... thankful for my status getting me a room

Updating resume for exits, any downside to calling client for one project “auto parts manufacturer” and another “automotive marketer” if they were really just two departments in one company?

If a company has reasons to believe an advisor orchestrated a letter to a company to get a client out of an annuity can that advisor have repercussions?

If we’re working on a private audit are we allowed to tell people what client we’re working on

Going to tell Leadership this week that I want to be rolled off. Another project has requested me and that project is better aligned to my career. Any advice to have a smooth conversation?

I shop at BR and my client counterpart Shops at BR clearly. Some days we will have on the same shirt.....awkward.

Rolling on to a new project and had a call with the SM this morning. Had to text him for follow up questions but no reply for 8-9 hours. Am I being annoying? Overthinking this?

Let's talk client side. AKA the Dark Side. What titles and roles does a creative slot into naturally? You know without having to go back to business school and all.

I’m running a project in an area that’s new for my firm, people think I know the most and can do it (I don’t have industry experience) but I constantly feel afraid, unsupported, like things will crash

I'm probably going to get an offer for a job with better work life balance and I don't know whether to take it. I have young kids and I find the firm culture difficult, but I really like my project.

Need advice on what is appropriate to bring up to my manager. My project is wrapping up soon. The last month or so I have felt incredibly burnt out and depressed. I’m not sure if it’s been (contd)

Due to project craziness, I missed twice to enter my weekly timesheet. What are the consequences? Am I in trouble?

On my first PMO project. I feel like a babysitter telling the kids to do their homework. Is this what PMO is? Companies hiring consultants to babysit their employees?

Looking for tips on how to calm my creative partner down when we get negative feedback on a project? I understand negative feedback is a part of the job but they always freak out. Any tips on how to manage that conversation?

Best quote from the movie Office Space that can actually be used in some form on a client deck. I need something to break the monotony.

Poll Question: which consultant would you rather staff or hire and why? A. Consultant who has worked with the same client for two straight years, above target utilization. B. Consultant who has worked with 8 different clients over two years, above target utilization.

How can an advisor justify charging fees to put someone in funds. I get there’s a financial planning aspect but if you’re not focusing on planning a client should be better off using betterment.

Just sharing a story. Thanks to months of therapy I have finally become brave enough to quit in May, when my current project is over.

What’s your first week at Deloitte look like? Is there any task on day 1 time sensitive? When did you start client work? My laptop shipping was delayed and I didn’t receive my laptop on Friday so I don’t have the laptop on day 1.

Weird question, but my colleague is copying all my professional behaviour. I’ve been working at a new client for the last few months and I have a colleague that is copying, what I say contd..

Anybody managed to fit in mini exercise sessions between meetings WFH?

I’m interviewing for an Accenture Strategy Manager role. How will the upcoming reorg impact that position, if at all?

Fishes need advice, I'm a M3 and my Partners have repeatedly told me that I am the strongest candidate for promotion this year, they haven't said it for sure though. I got contacted by Deloitte Digital, and I am being offered a Senior Manager role with a slight bigger pay when compared to my estimated salary after promotion (10k per year). Is it worth changing? what are your thoughts?

Hi Ladies! Personal finance question: looking to buy a place and I live in a HCOL city. If we spend 36% of our monthly salaries on mortgage and have 22% leftover after bills (one kid daycare costs etc). Does that sound reasonable?

Boarded 30 late due to FAs mixing up time zone...taxi out, sit for hour , pilot announces return to gate for comp issues and mtce crew is waiting for us. 30 mins at gate - still waiting on mtce. 😡

Wow. So I get the second vaccine, and I’m sick the next day. Thanks bill gates.

Any tips on finding motivation after maternity leave? I’ve never been so uninterested in my job and am instead just thinking of all the time i’m missing with my baby 😕

How staff can improve utilization if senior don't give enough work/task??

Anyone else feel like they’re behind on the savings benchmarks? I’m close to 30 and have $35k in checking/savings and about $40k in 401k/HSAs. I do have my student loans paid off along with my car, but all the articles I’ve read say I have way too little saved. I make about 78k currently - thoughts?

Facebook reached out to me for a role and I got the job. I was then told that I won’t be getting the offer because their immigration team thinks it’s a risk to give me the offer. Contd...

Any McKinsey 🐠 (specifically Implementation) able to share insight to McKinsey's WFH/future of work approach? Job description says "join teams virtually across the country", but I know I am expected to relocate.

I spent the last 3 months "growing up" & now I'm ready to go. 1st thing is for me to get my own place. I'd like to buy instead of rent because I don't want to pay someone else's mortgage. I'm thinking of selling my car & cash out some of my 401k to buy a house. My thought is to put down 3.5% for a FHA loan then make a big payment towards the principal to reduce long-term interest. Anything wrong with this thinking or anything else I should consider?

Why is pharma/healthcare unpopular? Have seen a few things in the bowl and just curious!

Is there such thing as early promotion in the Big4? If I don’t get promoted this October, when is the earliest I can get promoted?

TFW you book a hotel room for the wrong week on your first week of the project ... thankful for my status getting me a room

Been @ EY a month (frm PWC) as a sr. D wants to bring me in as a M (random LinkedIn post). What salary range should I expect? I said I need 150-175k. Realistic for 7yrs, 4yr consulting non target MBA?

MBB FAANG Networth

Attending a conference and the lead for the event from our side booked a handful of Marriott rooms together (one is mine). Will I be able to get points or elite nights from the stay?

Can you get points and Platinum benefits for your stay if you get a Marriott using Hotwire?

How soon do transitions happen (involuntarily) at MBBs? I recently joined and am always worried that I’ll be let go. What are the conversations/processes like? [Asking for MBB because I’m also curious about the differences if any between the firms]