Have you questioned your divorce attorney’s billable hours calculation? For example, if I clearly fired an associate from my case and she still comes to the meeting on top of the main person, why am

Are PMs getting laid off now?

I heard UKG has fired many employees this year?
Is it good for job security?

Hows the industry doing in MENA right now? Any worries about a potential crash? Are firms still hiring? Based in the US and everything is tense here with the recent tech layoffs

Accenture CEO said on earnings call that accelerated performance cycle will help manage low performers at greater pace if need to pull levers.
More layoffs are incoming soon.

About last layoffs, we didn't do any layoffs it's cost adjustments mostly in operation centers and restructure due new growth model. 🤷‍♂️

How does your firm measure utilization? I work for a small boutique that defines it as utilization = number of billable hours/2,080 and full bonus payout occurs at 80% plus.

It’s Wednesday! How we feeling? Any tea? Heard stealth layoff are happening but not 100% sure if it actually happening.

Curious is anybody seeing layoffs in consulting? How busy are your cyber practices?

I’m quitting my job tomorrow morning. I don’t have a new job lined up. I’m scared, but also excited? I’ve felt under utilized for months, and haven’t had a promotion after two years. I never take risks like this, but life is too short. Is this a bad choice?

Anyone else tired of having to work so hard to get where you are, only to realize you will be the first one laid off because you aren’t in the “sorority.” Watching it happen is filling me with anxiety

Anyone have a good billable hours goal tracker tool /app to recommend? I tried to make one but I suck at Excel (and math.) Need to stay on track and make extra hours for the rest of this year. For several reasons, most of which were out of my control, my hours are low so far and it's my first year as a lateral with this firm.

What’s average salary in ID firm mid size (NY) about 350 attorneys ? Class of 2019 but was in public sector (criminal law) for 2 years! 2000 billable hours minimum

Any Deloitte people that can help with billable work for a BTA?

After 10 years of working as a FTE PM/producer I’ve now been laid off (thanks Covid) and am looking to start freelancing for the first time. What advice do you have for a new freelance PM/producer?
Also, what kind of insurance do you take out as a freelancer?

Probably a foolish question: are bonuses based off of raw billable hours or billable hours modified by the partners?

Hearing about layoffs across all offices of The Mill today. Anybody know what’s going on?

I’m just starting up as a freelancer after years of being a full time agency employee. Any big watch outs before finalizing my contract? What about frequency of invoicing and defining billable time? Any guidance on freelancing dos and don’ts is much appreciated.

If you could, which US city would you choose to live, work and start a family?

Infosys lateral - Experienced
Hello all,
I have given interview on 19th Nov 2022 and the same day, I received an email to upload some documents. Can someone tell me how much it would it take to move to the next step in the recruitment?.
The portal shows "Review in progress." Any input on this will be appreciated 🙂

We all know working in NYC is working in a roided out version of our profession. Wanted to create a place for everyone to talk about our unique experiences. Please share and invite people!

Do technology companies go thru a digital transformation? How?

After going from big agency to in-house, I have the chance to move to a smaller in-house company to be the only creative and eventually begin to build my own team. Ideal situation or terrifying one?

Hey everyone! This is my first time posting but I thought I’d try to ask, I received a request from a recruiter to interview for a new insurance company I’ve never heard of: Branch. Looked it up and it seems to be a new “Techsurance” company working with both home and auto policies. Does anyone have any information they could share about this company? Thank you!

Any male 🐠 getting their haircut done by themselves ? Or help from a family member. Looking for recommendation on a hair clipper

I know the stats HS provide on need based aid. But how does it really work? Could you lie in terms of your assets and potentially what you make. How would a background check uncover those.

So red this morning, then Powell will pretend everything is okay before Congress, we end the day green.

Exactly the same as yesterday...

Have some downtime between roles; what are the best skills to learn/sharpen up on?

Anyone else think big end of day drop? Scary weekend to hold long through

Need some benchmarks: What would average/good survey results be for a leadership skills class (instructor-led)? We ask for the participant’s experience (did you like it, would you recommend, etc.), and also send an impact survey out 2 months later to their manager (have you seen positive behavior changes since training). Our experience survey is at 92% positive and impact to behaviors is at 83% positive. Anything I can compare to in order to share the story with leadership?

Hi fishes,

I came across a position at JPMC that best fits me. Can someone please help me with the referral.

Thank you in advance.

I am an in-house marketing director. Get good feedback on my performance and generally contribute to the organization. The majority of my work is self-generated, I don't get too many emails from across the organization. Is that a bad thing?

Any recommendations for personal trainers in Atlanta? How much do people typically pay per session/month?

Why platinum and no longer platinum elite?

How do you explain what SAP is in simple terms to someone who doesn’t know anything about it?

What are some of the best consulting firms for a software engineer? Is MBB still considered elite in this area too?

Curious is anybody seeing layoffs in consulting? How busy are your cyber practices?

Is there anyone here that works for the same company as their SO? We do and both love where we work but during times like these almost feels more intense with the uncertainty.

Any recommendations for a work desk?
Not looking for something too big or pricey. Easy assembly / disassembly is a plus.
I see foldable desks going for $100. Any foldable standing desks out there?

What firms will pay for a MBA? Deloitte Consulting does and Deloitte Advisory doesn't. Thinking it's prob time to leave advisory.

When did you put company email on your personal phone? First year? Second year?

Who’s running diligence for this TikTok deal?

At PwC(S&) are evaluations (career roundtables) driven primarily by utilization? How much do reinvest and snapshots play?

Any book recommendations for philosophy, psychology, and business? Or any book you read last year changed your values? Going to fly international, gonna read it on flight. 😍

Would love to get your input on this but how do you guys feel about consulting, especially with a STEM background? I have worked on studies where we make recommendations that anybody with a basic scientific/engineering knowledge will say “yea, no f-ing sh*t. We want to do that too. But it’s impossible to achieve from technical perspective with the money we have. You don’t think we already thought of that?”

Best rewards and status “hacks”...GO!

Best consulting companies in the social sector?

Get me the fuck home Delta. Next week Remote then firm shutdown, peace ✌️

Quick question... if I have United lounge access, can I get into a United lounge or an affiliate lounge if I’m flying a different airline? Flying to Dubai on Qatar airways and want to plan in advance

Has anyone used gliders that stick on tyres of office chair, for better movement over the carpet?

Any Accenturites gone through internal careers marketplace and landed a position in totally different area than where they started from? Does the process entail numerous interviews like a new hire?