Holy TaoTronics Bluetooth Headphones! Best $40 ever spent.

Does anyone know the recruiters name at Bakery?

Hello folks, can someone please tell me about the laptop policy in JPMC... I heard they ask you to connect to remote desktop via your personal machine

Hi Fishes,
I've got offer from EPAM System and Fiserv. Which one to join in terms of management, appraisal/hikes, benefits and growth? Both are offering similar compensation.

Does anyone know about Leala Inc. it's a Japan based company, is it good to join?

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

Looking for ML engineers (who have built model and deployed them, and has some knowledge of statistics). Looking for roughly 5-7 years of experience. 80 lpa - 1.1 cr. Hyderabad. Remote option can also be discussed.

Best neighborhoods to live in near the office in City of London? (Mid 20’s, ~15/20 min commute ideally, moving from NYC)

What laptops are given to a new joiner Senior Consultant at EY GDS?

Any thoughts on Metyis as a strategy consultancy? They were previously known as YGroup and have recently rebranded.
Would love to hear from anyone that knows them or has worked for them in the past.

Marriott Wailea or Ritz Kapalua -going in April for a week. Looking fr reviews from folks who have been recently. Booking as Marriott premier elite. Chances of getting upgrades? Service?Crowd? <CONTD>

How are the salary hikes at nagarro? I heard the hikes has decreased! If yes what can I expect after a year? I am 4 year experienced

My Dad and brother didn’t even text me happy birthday 😔

Them: What’s Philly like?

Me: Like Gotham City w/o Batman.

Anyone has a good financial advisor they’d recommend?

What’s a great bar to visit alone and hopefully make friends? Im BF27, single and just moved here for context ☺️

New to LA... what’s the best places to meet people? I live in downtown

What are folks thoughts on nuclear power? I have heard there are many detractors. Before getting into consulting, I was trained to operate a nuclear power plant on a submarine and learned about this excellent source of energy.

The main issues I see with it are the initial upfront costs to setup (with the cheapest generation costs thereafter), and disposal of nuclear waste (which some new technologies are being developed to reuse the waste in a different kind of reactor).

Hey fishes, aside from the obvs candidates (fjord, Ideo, snook, deloitte digital, ey Parthenon, pwc consumer bit), who else is doing good work in the UX research/service design space? UK/Europe based.

Just finished my last travel work week before the wedding vacay! This year has gone by so fast 🙈

Deloitte fish: I’m an alum trying to do some retirement planning. I was an SM2 vested in the pension plan (I worked in DTTL for 7 years ending 2013) and want to find out what my actual benefits will be and at what age. I have no paperwork and 800-Deloitte does not seem to have a way to route me to the right people. Does anyone have a human contact or procedure that can help me get this info?

Mind blowing question. If the big 4 were to be domestic US airlines, which one would they be and why. I say Deloitte is United, pwc is delta, ey is American, and kpmg is southwest. What y’all think ?

Anyone trying to file resident taxes in Illinois and ineligible for e-file due to Illinois + other state wages not equaling total wages? Illinois reports full wages, other state reports wages worked.

Insights into the best consulting firms for public service/ nonprofit work?

McKinsey fishes: I’m now in final round of interviews. Realized I don’t know anything about the benefits package. What are the key things you like about benefits, e.g. the free health plans?

Best consulting companies with exposure to the blockchain / digital assets space?

Sheraton bed or the Westin bed in terms of good night sleep? In other words, If you had to buy one which one would you go for?

Any really impactful books that have helped you career-wise? Not necessarily consulting focused. In need of guidance and a new book so figured I'd kill two birds with one stone or whatever.

How often are you full time on a semi traveling project, and your pml pulls you into his side projects without any billable hours 😑 so dang unethical! side stuff is in addition to your 100% project

What are your expenses/time horror stories? Has anyone gotten fired in relation to expenses? Compensation withheld?

Ditch day what what #unmanageables

Interested in a San Francisco/Bay Area networking/support group for consultants that have been laid off?
See comments for more details

If you’re telling me that you work 60+ client hours a week... you’re doing something wrong.

Any good books/learning materials on how consulting/non-product firms acquire other firms? Struggling to find relevant info. “Talent-based acquisitions” seem to be all about hr/recruiting. What are alternative keywords I should use?

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.

Workday consultants- With year end compensation discussions around the corner, lets do some salary benchmarking. What company are you with, level, pay? Please add any other specifics that may help.

Hotel or corporate housing? Benefits and drawbacks of each. This is for a long term engagement in Denver. I really like getting my Marriott points, but wouldn’t mind staying some weekends in Denver.

Confronting colleagues? Yes or no ? On a side note, any book recommendations for handling workplace situations