Hey everyone, I’ve had a nontraditional path into PMI and wasn’t sure where this post belongs.

I recently took a role focused on post-merger integration. Most of my background is on the buy-side and sell-side of the M&A cycle. I used to juggle five or six deals at a time, often working in two-week sprints with overlapping deadlines. This new opportunity feels like a shift, but the compensation is strong and the work-life balance looks much better.

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take a pre workout [in my case a quad espresso] and let’s wake up this bowl. who’s lifting ? who’s competing ?

OKR’s for a consulting firm. Will it work compared to product companies?

Since recent events, do you think PSAs are still worth the time & energy?

Do es the firm shut down for a week during xmas？

Guys what do you think about the test axtria is taking on 19-20 September for all the Analysts who joined after 1 January 2022? will they layoff employees

Networking: I’m trying to build a network with MBB employees but I’m searching for roles in another country where I’ve got minimal school connections. Should I start by building a network in my home country and ask them if they can put me in touch with someone in my target location? Or just go straight to people in my intended location with cold requests/emails? Thoughts and views welcome!

Anyone interested in practicing the fit interview? McKinsey PEI, BCG fit

I love watching my 3-year-old's engineering hacks... he wanted to pet the cat so he built a fort out of pillows and waited, now the cat's purring on his lap and they're both asleep

Has anyone considered joining a private social club (e.g., Union Club, City Club)? If so why are the pros you’ve found and if you considered and decided against, why?

For those of you who got out at 10, do you wish that you rode it out to 20? I’m at a crossroad and I’m not sure what to do. Have some active/reserve time, wrapping up graduate school, and am now considering either a) come back to the business world or b) go active and retire before 50 and live off a nice pension. Obviously there are draws to both. I’m an officer for what it’s worth so I can realistically retire at O-5, MAYBE O-6.

Whats Average hike in Synechron yearly ?

Dear Fishes, How’s retention policy of synechron? And Do they offer on-site once you resign?

Just signed the offer for my exit. Getting a 30k+ signing bonus, and would like to hear thoughts as to some good ideas to invest this to maximize my potential.

Some ideas I had is putting some in a ROTH IRA and the rest in a high yield investment account or a VOO, as extra capital I can use to invest in real estate or start a business in the near future. Would love to hear what the bowl recommends.

Difference between Vodafone India services and Vodafone Intelligent Solutions? Are these two different companies?

How often do you get your suit dry cleaned? I purchased a (wool) suit a couple years ago and have yet to get it dry cleaned. Too long?

How do you guys do DD on NFTs?

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Does anyone have any experience with tietoevry? How's the company/work culture? The person taking my technical round was quite rude to me but they still went ahead with the managerial round and now asking for documents. I offers from Capgemini and Globallogic.

EY TARAS or EY GCR??? Between these 2 service lines which has better pay and opportunities??

Any KPMG FDD associates willing to chat?

Is anyone feeling especially burnt out lately? I’ve had to work weekends for the last month. I know deals are sporadic but it feels like they have consistently ended up this way where I’m forced to work weekends. Getting frustrated because pay has also slowed down.

I’m moving to a new state and know absolutely no one there. How do I go about finding a roommate?

Writing a report for the first time and feel way in over my head. Team didn’t discuss what adjustments we want as a group before divvying up—new transfers what has been your experience?

I’m trying to get a rotation in FDD but my partner is worried about temporarily losing resources in our advisory practice. So, what are some things I could learn in FDD that I could bring back to the advisory practice that might convince the partner to let me go on rotation?

Has anyone found groups in FDD that have better hours than others? If so, what group, how did you do it, and how do you stay? I’ve heard that there are groups that do IPOs in FDD that work less, although I’ve never seen an IPO group.

salary range for KPMG Deals accounting advisory senior associate in NYC?

Do any of the Big 4 have big Deal Advisory/Transaction Advisory practices in the Phoenix area?

Anyone else here have terrible utilization because their deals die and a code never opens? /can’t find another code to book hours? I’m sitting on over 200 billable hours at this point

What is a typical exit opportunity for a Director in FDD? I’m over the stress, but I feel like the monotony of industry will equally stress me out. I have only done FDD my whole career so the PE exit route is likely not going to happen (I’m realistic 🙂)

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice with regards to my next career step. Currently in audit and I have opportunities to go for a Valuations role or an FDD role (both big 4). What are the pros and cons of each? (hours and learning opps, not concerned about salary) Not looking to work long term in both and would likely want to transition into an FP&A role in the future. Hoping to jump directly but require modelling experience.

Leave B4 FDD (145k TC) for micro boutique IB (230k TC). Worth it? Pros cons? Have been doing FDD for 2 years.

FDD during an economic downturn?

Best books for U.S. Corporate Tax similar to Logic of Subchapter K for partnerships? I’ve historically worked extensively with partnerships and starting to branch out into more “Core” corporate M&A Tax and looking for a helpful resource to get up to speed.

How much does m1 at pwc /ey/Deloitte in m&a tax make in nyc? Let’s break out salary and bonus separately

I’m looking for a referral please. I have 3 years of audit and 1.5 years of FDD experience all at PwC

How long do you think this M&A slowdown will last?