Happy New Year All! Anyone starting something up in 2021?

Is your firm monitoring attendance? Today we got scolded like children at school for not coming in 3x a week as required by the new firm policy.

Are there currently any travel restrictions for traveling through Heathrow on British airways or Virgin Atlantic for non-us citizens. On an H1-b visa.

Looking into moving to NOMA this winter. How is the street parking and safety in general? Will it be a pain for friends to visit?

Looking to begin a career in Financial Analytics. I am an Economics major that graduated in Dec 2020. Since then I have been an Operations Analyst at a FinTech company. I also have some past experience as an analyst at a small business lending company in college. I have been applying for jobs for the past ~6 months. I have made it to the final round of a few interviews, but have not received any offers. Does anyone have any advice for me? I would greatly appreciate any insight.

Should I take up this job?

Current - Consultant in Deloitte USI
Offer - Senior Consultant in EY India?
Hike offered - 30%

Role - Internal, EMEA Leadership Support

Please help.

Best adult party games to play with friends / family that aren’t so mainstream (ie, cards against humanity, speak out, heads up, etc)?

Where is the strangest place you've ever take an interview call/ call from a recruiter?

Hello Fishes,

I am a fresher. I received a full time opportunity from Shipbob and a 1-year contract opportunity from Salesforce.

ShipBob is remote while for Salesforce I have to relocate to Bangalore.

CTC:

ShipBob: 7lpa

Salesforce: +10lpa

Also, I am pursuing MCA in online mode.

Salesforce is like a golden opportunity. While the Shipbob opportunity will help me to complete the Masters.

What should I consider when the world is about to experience a recession..?

Hello,

I received an offer from Amazon Canada for cloud support engineer 2 which is a L5 role and my compensation is 101k base+10,500+rsu

Is it fair compensation based on the Amazon's Canadian payroll?

What's the word on spark foundry (chicago office). Seeing lots of wins and reading interesting things.

Anyone feels like they are earning more, spending more and worrying more?
#financeinsingapore

What made you decide to move to Singapore?

What is a reasonable fat FIRE number for a married couple? Can’t figure out if numbers I see are for one or two peopl

Hi everyone! I will be on Philly for the first time this weekend. Looking for recommendations for breakfast/brunch spots and obviously philly cheesesteak! Any other tips about the city would be greatly appreciated

ALL BUT YOUR CHILD HAS THE FLU IN YOUR HOME? KEEP THEM HOME TOO!

What’s big law like in San Francisco? Anyone have any insights to firm cultures or billable targets?

Howdy. Nice place you got here. I took the leap for a year+, and ended up leaping back. It turns out I’m a great consultant, and terrible at running a business 😉

I posted here about starting a business and my journey to start. Not sure how many of you have made the transition/ decision to start. But if you want to follow my journey of getting started, I am posting it here. Feel free to follow/ subscribe so we can all learn and share.

How would you seek entry into the startup world?
a) through contacts you’ve made in consulting
b) with friends from college/life
c) go it alone and see who joins

What is the most appealing thing about the idea of starting your own consulting firm? Why does the future seem brighter running your own shop?

Startup warriors: do you see yourself pursuing a startup as a side hustle and eventually moving over full time? Or are you planning to jump completely and dive in?

Want to get my new business going.... but don’t know which set of services to focus on.. I have various. Any suggestions? Should I start different businesses for each?

Start private consulting one employee and use someone to run my payroll and taxes. Make enough clientele that big4 want to buy the company.