Happy Star Wars Day #2! Revenge of the Fifth 😉

Code and Theory

Best Chinese food in the Valley? My favorite place closed down during the pandemic. 😕

Any recipe book recommendations for making cocktails?😋

Way Maker - by Leeland; my new fav worship song.

I’m conflicted: Soul (the movie): yay, meh or nay? I liked it, but woke Twitter opinions are affecting me.

How in the world do you eat the recommended amount of protein? Do you snack on ground beef? Have chicken breast for breakfast? I’m 130lbs and struggle to eat more than 50 grams on a good day.

Bacon is overrated.

Anyone long on Etsy?

What TV, cable, or YouTube shows are helping your mental and emotional state these days? I like Sugar Rush, Time to Eat with Nadia Hussein...I’m finding that all I can watch these days are news and cooking shows. Not sure why. I just don’t have the attention span right now to follow a fiction series or movie. Interesting.

Book recommendations? I’ve been reading atomic habits, and have moved onto Traders guns and money.

Breakfast food is so much better and energizing at lunch (11:30 - 12:30) than it is early in the morning.

Where can you get Four Stigmatic mushroom coffee at the cheapest cost?

Any good book recommendations?

Which clubs/ bars are best for NYE? I have a friend coming into town and don’t want to wait last minute for a promoter as I imagine it’ll be a hectic night. Don’t mind paying a decent price for tickets somewhere.

Looking for a bingeable show that's not too serious. An easy watch type show that's only ~30 minute episodes... Thoughs??!!?

Any ideas for a 40th bday venue? Dinner with a good vibe and lounge after? Did MaD last year for him and they had a semi private but still very much in the mix for 15 people. I honestly can’t think of what to do but he’s bougieAF. Steak48 is an option. Looking for any other cool things you’ve hosted or attended lately?

Creative directors, what is your salary and how many years have you been in your CD role?

Is our industry as competitive as some say? I see a lot of people saying this and I work with a bunch of hacks (myself included). It felt like a little while ago agencies were begging to hire new talent, and most couldn’t find new people. Is it really that hard to get a job at an agency? Maybe I’m just out of touch being in this career for so long.

Any idea why the new M3’s got the hideous grill yet the new 3 series don’t? I feel like all past M3’s had the same body as their non (pure) M counterparts.

Looking to go back to school for software engineering any tips?

Hi - I am having to move from the US to London due to Visa issues. Exploring relevant strategy consulting roles @ MBB / T2s following 3Y of management consulting focused on operations @ a boutique firm in NYC. What is the best way to get started with this ? Any good recruiters you would recommend ? Or referrals? Happy to share my profile. PS - I have UK work auth so won’t require sponsorship.

Any Amazon counsel or other FAANG attorneys willing to share how their comp review has worked? I’m really happy with my offer(lower base, really high signing bonus and decent RSUs) and was told their would be yearly comp reviews but wondering how that plays out the first few years...

Anyone switched from consular processing to change of status to activate their H1B? If yes, could you pls share when and how(i.e. if you had a ppmd looped in) you reached out to the law firm. My worm authorization is set to expire in 6 months and travel to home country is risky..

Any updates on 3rd h1b lottery results ?

Hi, I just accepted an offer joining Deloitte is upcoming January on F1 OPT. Just wondering what’s Deloitte’s process for sponsoring H1B. How do we know if we’re eligible? Do we need to reach out to anyone?

Any guidance is appreciated! Thank you in advance!

Anyone on board the H1B 2023 train? How long does BAL take to update the status if picked?

How do you leave a DM chat on here?

Can someone give some idea about hiring process of Oracle India? I had an interview 2 days back but haven't got any feedback from them.

Hi All,

Looking for a switch in SAP MM CONSULTANT, any one can refer me 3+ years of yoe.
Location -pune.

Thanks

Hello,

I got selected for S&P platts, can someone please give review about that?

Since disconnecting with past stories my reality has drastically bent. My stories programmed my reality, attracting what I told myself I was/wasn't.

Favorite TED talks? Medical or otherwise

Does anyone feel miserable at the fact that it will take you at least 8-10 years to double your salary from where you are now?

Don't feel like working the first day back to work after long weekend...

So who's curious enough to see the movie "The Accountant"?

I'm thinking about getting a dog. Good or bad idea while working in PA? How do you balance having a pet during busy season? I live alone.

Had 2 hours of billable work today 💀

I wonder if we’ll still have minimum billable hours if WWIII breaks out

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

You guys are amazing. I️ have an great time reading the threads. Keep up the humor! 💯

Is it common for your firms to give dec/Jan promotions? Seems like it’s mostly for seniors passing CPA to become manager. Could potentially help if I ever pass CPA.

Best advice I've heard to ensure you get through busy season: Don't get drunk at company outings.

Managed an intern this week. I knew it was gonna be challenging for me as a staff 1 and it was. Thank you to all seniors who held my hands because I did the same for an intern and it was hard

For those that lateraled to another firm for FDD work - was your 2 week period paid out? Were you worked? Should I expect to have a 2 week paid vacation when I put in notice?

Receiving approx 30% pay bump to move firms. Stay schemin boys

What should I know/how to be prepared for FSO senior interview with EY?

Bands a make her dance 💵

Deloitte FL/PR is turning into a joke.. if firm morale wasn't already suffering from layoffs, they increase minimum hours through December while half the offices are unassigned. Abandon ship.

Unhappy with my job (Audit)-- what does everyone have their sights set on after putting a few years in? I don't know what I want to do, but also don't really know what's out there.

Stranger Things 2. OH MAN! It's SOOOOOO GOOD!

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?

Has anyone done the virtual job tryout for Capital One? Basically a personality assessment. I am in the beginning stages of interview process. First step being the online assessment dubbed 'virtual job tryout'. I am anxious about answering 'correctly'. Specifically because it asks if you are competitive, willing to stop what you are doing to help others or prioritize your own work. I'm Accounting Manager at no name company, role I've applied to is Principal Accounting Associate. I have 10 YOE.

Hey guys, time sensitive question (need FSO input too). Got an offer from two companies. One is a large private company and I’d be doing their revenue rec and ASC 606. The other (cont.)