Have you seen this year's Fortune 100 Best Workplaces for 2025 yet? There are 7 accounting firms on there, which I think is actually cool. Sure, we work hard in this field, but I can confirm the perks (like PTO and paternity leave) make it worthwhile. Do you agree?

Hi fishes. Currently interviewing with Accenture for the Talent & Organization (T&O) team for the change management profile. Wanted a quick comparison of the work life balance, career progression, perks and benefits compared to EY GDS. Thanks in advance.

What is the pay bracket for DI AM level (A&A)?

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To all the Bernie supporters: we hear you and we don’t take you for granted. Vote for Joe in November. He might not be the person you wanted right now, but he can be the bridge to a better future.

Anyone got a direction to WFO atleast 1-2 days starting Jan? Gurgaon office.

Think I forgot to test an automated control...how screwed am I ?

I work at a medical device manufacturing plant as a training coordinator, I have a military background and a degree and am trying to advance but am feeling stuck. I am a literal jack of all trades, and am trying to get out of the hourly life, I’m working an average of 100 hour weeks and have been for at least the last 6 months.

What’s reasonable rent for a decent 1bdr in Hell’s Kitchen? I want enough room for a wfh desk not in my bedroom

What is IBM CIC salary range in Leeds for band 8?Any insight into CIC UK salary will be helpful.

Hi Fishes, If i extend my doj will it affect my joining bonus in ibm. Because in offer letter its mentioned as on or before doj. Thanks in advance IBM

can we change office within the same city? in my offer letter it is mentioned rga but i want the nearest office.

Is a 110k salary fair for UX Designer in a f-500 organization with the following responsibilities:

Wear many hats in UX, for 7 separate digital products
Flows/Logical solutions for the business
Manage entire design system for the 7 products
Do UI design for the 7 products
Provide spec work for dev teams for each product
Random graphic design requests
Lead a team of 3 designers
Do manager role to organize the work under agile design sprints with Jira boards (daily scrum, refinement, grooming)

Could anyone from Bain’s London office provide any insight into how much travel was typically involved (Pre-COVID)?
Also, how do you see the split of WFH/office/client site be going forward?
Thank you!

Looks like this bowl is no longer active. Did you all succeed.

Another day, another bunch of radicalized white nationalists trying to convince themselves their terrorist insurrection is the same thing as black people wanting police to murder them less

If my recon doesn't add up, can I blame Russia?

I always feel like I’m one mistake away from getting fired 😵

Anyone want to sell me their CFE books ?

What skills lead to success in M&A?

Has anybody performed a walkthrough for entity level controls? How can I prepare for this? What do I expect?

Just wondering what percentage of associates don't get promoted to senior? Anyone has the stats?

sometimes I feel like the reward of being productive is more work lol

What are your thoughts about wearing only a casual graphic tee for an interview at a non-tech company? I interviewed a candidate and he dressed casual (at least from the top and up) when all other candidates were business professional. The position will be full time in office eventually. It left me with a negative impression. Welcoming other perspectives, because maybe my thinking is outdated.

Despite failing or losing parts of the CPA exams, let's not forget we still got promoted and some increase in pay.

What is this "Tax Tech" I keep hearing about?

Me: Hi, can I please get a report of (insert report name here)?
Individual: *sends screenshot*
Me: This is great! Can you please send to me the report?
Individual: *sends screenshot of another report*
Me: You know what, never mind! *copies and pastes screenshots into word document and adds to the audit file* Done!

When is your tier rating for the FY18 locked in? Is your tier rating already official?

Has anyone else had both markers dry out during a CPA exam? It's happened to me both times I've taken it.

Gotta love leadership emails saying remember to take care of yourself! And teams are working 12+ hour days

When it's almost 5pm and you are finally able to start on the task you were supposed to spend most of the day on.

I’ve seen a lot of recruiters recently trying to hire for advisory consulting firms that claim they do the work that Big 4 can’t because of independence issues. Does anyone think these types of firms are sustainable or will big 4 find a way around the independence restrictions and take this work back?

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

For those who have taken the new CPA exams, which one took the least amount of time for you to study? I'm wondering which I should try to take before June 10. Thank you in advance for your responses.

How many of you are receiving requests for feedback from people you hardly worked with this cycle?

Anyone ever quit big four and apply to the same one successfully to expedite the transfer process?