God damn it Janet. Stop bringing in donuts every day.

How to be good at Sales and have a charismatic personality?
Any words of wisdom? Any great books to read? Any other recommendations?

Who does like a strong espresso?

Any one got solid recommendations for Japanese restaurant that’s got both great Sushi and steak? Thanks in advance.

Any good restaurant for drinks and food for a team outing in the loop? Preferably near the water or good views

Good nonfiction book recommendations? What are you all reading?

Do you have a movie you could watch over and over again? I have a lot, but lately it’s Ready Player One and The Martian. Easily seen both 10+ times.

Anyone think Stellar is good buy?

What’s that one song you can’t get out of your head right now?

Looking for recs for an outdoor party spot this summer. 20ish people on a Sunday afternoon, chill vibe, not too loud, somewhere people can easily come and go. Best I’ve got so far is Kaiser Tiger or metropolitan tap room. Any others? Thanks!

Book recommendations for Experimentation (for a noob)

New to consulting from industry. In banking and payments realm. Going on vacation soon and looking for resources/books to read to grow my knowledge. Any suggestions? Amazon or web availability preferred

Golf talk. I know I have to try them out in person, but any suggestions for a intermediate set of women’s golf irons?

Will be in Dallas for work next week, any recommendations (must see, restaurants, tours or shows)?

Taking a quick poll, do you prefer reading ebooks or do you prefer the feel of real, physical books? I love real books myself!

Does anyone have a delicious zucchini fritters recipe? So tired of trying all these recipes online and being disappointed. Trying to freeze a bunch for after I give birth in a few weeks but need a yummy recipe first!

Weekends - what are the best sources / instas / emails that list cool, unique, events or things to do in NYC before they sell out...! Less like Time Out, more like Skint, but price isn’t critical.

Any book recommendations about human psychology / thought processes?

Just got a pair of Bose quietcomfort noise-cancelling headphones. Maybe the best purchase of my adult life. #gamechanger

Does anyone else love pesach? Totally serious - it’s an amazing festival!

How many couples here where the husband/male SO is younger than the wife/female SO? And what if the age difference.
To start..I'm 34 and wife is 36.

Have you ever cried for joy at work ? A promotion, a deal, something that you worked towards relentlessly, and it all finally falls in place and you break down briefly with sheer joy?

Please share your best tips/process of building and prioritizing product roadmaps. Any templates or resources will be super helpful too.

Hello I have an online interview scheduled for power programmer having 2 years of experience what kind of questions can I accept ? Will there be a coding test too if so would it be technology based or DSA?

What are firm’s known billable requirements? Is there a ramp up period?

An aspiring investment banker (college student) sent me their resume and inquired about an internship. However their previous internship appears to be in “Incestment Banking”.

Not sure if anyone on here (maybe from Alabama) has any idea what this means, but if the work is applicable to investment banking please let me know.

When did you know your firm wasn't right for you? I'm not sure if it's just the stress of being a new attorney with a family or if my job isn't the right fit. I work in civil litigation and am consistently below my billables. I can't stay late because my kids need me and I can't work on the weekends because I have to maintain my house and take care of my kids. I'm being constantly told to work harder, stay later, etc but it's not practical. Or am I not approaching this with the right mindset?

Has anyone actually found love at work? My best friend started at a new company 6 months ago and she just took an offer somewhere else because she and her senior manager fell for each other. After 6 months she knew it was worth leaving her job for! I've been working at the same place for three years and I went on one date with a guy who didn't even work with me he just worked in the building. What am I doing wrong.

Any public accounting firms in Albuquerque?

I’ve been having insomnia lately (around 1 month). Tried the usual, lighter dinners, no caffeine etc. with no improvement…. Have been taking Focalin for +\- 8 months. I‘m mindful of timing as well to not interfere with sleep my schedule. Now I wonder if switching to Vyvanse or something else might help.
Any experience with switching ADHD meds to improve sleep?

How many people are here from big4?

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Vendor asked for closed caption files for a vid, but before sending I wanted to confirm where the vid would be to need them (for usage rights). He proceeded to then explain how captioning works.

Is it a red flag if, after almost two years in a full quota carrying and selling role I want to take a lower role at another company in order to break into a field (tech sales) I want to work in? It’s better pay - closer to home and at a company with a better reputation?

My parents have very poor credit scores (<600). What’s a quick way to get this up? They recently paid back all debt but only have one credit card. Outside of paying back on time, should they open a new account to increase credit line / lower % of credit used? What options are best to quickly improve credit scores

What are some good online communities (on Discord, Slack, etc) to join as a designer? Want to connect with fellow designers, possibly work on hobby projects together, etc... There seem to be quite a few for newbies in the space but looking for ones that aren't predominantly students/designers in training

Anyone got the skinny on Alix consulting?

Got pinged by a recruiter for an MD role in digital transformation

He claims they compete with MBB and Alvarez.

Thoughts?

Got an offer from MBB and they want me to start before summer 2021, is it possible to push it to later in the year like after Christmas 2021? I would come in the same level as me previous firm, so pretty much ignoring my past experience, not sure if that matters

Hello, can anyone advise which Becker CPA program is better? Advantage (flash cards) or Unlimited (final review)?

Any firms pay for health insurance in full?

Move from Big 4 to Regional - Lateral Audit Manager - worth it?

Flippen archive warning email making my good app ding and wake me up. "ARCHIVE DEADLINE TODAY!!!!" Eff administrative work. Someone else do this for me. Robotics where you at?

Feel like audit scheduling is always done on a knifes edge in that the timeline and staff schedules are enough so that if everyone works 60 hour weeks and no issues are identified then it can be filed on time. But even small things that increase the work can wildly throw off the schedule and cause hours to skyrocket for the staff on the job. No real point here, just ranting.

What salary can I expect as a Manager 1 in Accounting Advisory in NYC at a mid-tier firm (GT, BDO, RSM)?

Is it possible to transfer offices more than once within the same company and LoS?

Why is the majority all of a sudden supporting going back into the office? I swear to God before Elon Musk message, most people in the bowl were against going back to the office for work....

I recently sign a lease. The apartment will put my security deposit into an interest-bearing account and requires me to fill out a form W9. I will join EY this June and just wondering if this is ok in terms of the independence rule. I guess the apartment will put my deposit in some sort of funds. Anyone with EY has experience? Reading the independence brochure, looks like it does not specify something related to this scenario but just wanted to confirm . TIA!

Thoughts on getting CFP when done with CPA (1 test left) and pivoting from audit to personal financial planning? Estates, taxes, savings, etc. Or should I just stick the OG plan and go into industry FP&A when I make senior/CPA?

When leaving as an audit manager, if you’re going to a competitor and they ask you to leave the day you give notice, do they always pay you out the 2 weeks or are you technically fired?

Does anyone else work at an office where the receptionist is a gate keeper, trying to keep tabs on everyone that passes location and timing and reason?

How do you pick your fights with management during promotion year for scheduling?

Any one looked at the budget hours and think they were unreal? I am updating the actual hours compared to budget, feel stupid & inefficient when I see I'm so over budget. Or maybe I should eat hours?

I am a new associate (1 month in mid-tier firm) and I struggle to get work to fill up the whole day. In honest time, i get about 3-5 billable hours a day. Am I going to get in trouble or fired over this?? I am putting my best efforts when I do get work and I ask for work sometimes. At this point I feel like I am being annoying too…

EY people - how does the payroll calendar work? If I start on a Monday and Friday of the following week will that be inclusive of a full two week or is there some timing difference?

Does your firm form leadership group trainings? We usually do every summer but we are starting one these last 2 months. We usually read books or watch something and then discuss. If you do them, do you think they are effective?

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