How are the consulting arms of payment processing companies like AmEx, Visa, Mastercard, etc? Are those good exit options? What can one aspire to move to after a few years in those roles?

Wats is the salary range for staff software engineer IN5 in Walmart in a cloud Architect role with 12 years of experience? What will be the yearly hike in the company?

Hi guys im a .net developer with 4 years of experience. I have worked in support project throughout my tenure and want to switch to development. I planning to switch so what are the skills that I should plan to learn and how should I go about it? Any suggestions are welcome and also if someone had any similar experience , it will be great if you could share it!

Thanks in advance

Can someone explain to me what law clerks are in private practice? I'm based internationally but deal with our NY office a lot, and I can not figure out what the title actually means/where it sits.

When do you think is the right time to take your side gig and make it your main gig?

I have recently given interview at Infosys for senior lead analyst role. I have submitted all the documents. It’s been 10 days I have not received the offer letter. Could anyone tell if it usually takes this much time to release an offer?

Hi Fishes,
I'm planning to switch and looking out for SDE based positions. I tried reaching out to Recuriters on LinkedIn, but that didn't work. So I was wondering if it's possible to get a referral here for such positions. Please let me know if you can help out. Thank you.

In your experience, would my current job (SMB, Sales role, CPA networking) be a benefit if I transitioned into this industry?

Hey fishies! I’m looking to take a leap into the remote world. I am a Sr. Graphic designer and art director in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦. I’m looking to take on more of an art director and creative director role, remotely. I can attach my website and a portfolio if anyone can help out. I have been designing professionally now for just over 15 years now. I work very quickly and very well with other team members. I also take on freelance work. I’m married with 2 kids so the more work the better.

Those with a part-time MBA was it worth it for you? Did it help to have as a “backup” ? Any regrets from those who went through the part time route?

Can anyone refer me for Payment BA opening within BNYM

This has probably been asked many times in this bowl - what’s the best hotel rewards program? I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred card and I’m a Southwest RR member. I travel maybe 25-30% of the time

Can anyone help with total comp for Principal Engagement Manager at AWS? Base, bonus, RSU, and signing bonus? What level is this role?

Hi Fishes, I am really interested in product management and want to switch my role from risk analyst in a product owner/product manager role.
How difficult it is to do in amex? Its been half a year since I joined amex and I am planning to talk to manager after completing one year.

Can someone please suggest me if this kind of switch is possible? And how should one go about it

Any advice would be helpful

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

Interested in becoming a Google cloud product manager. Here are my observations on the experience you will need to be considered.

Here are my observations about the skills and experiences that PMs have and how people are joining that group.

They are all technical. All of them could easily be very technical cloud consultants or cloud engineers.
Tl/Dr. If you couldn't get hired as a cloud engineer or cloud consultant - you probably can't become a PM

I heard more about pwc and the work culture is nice as a new grads....
I am a fresher passed out last year i want to join pwc ...
I am personally into cybersecurity and i just do part time bug hunting and i want to achieve this as my career...
So are there any freshers jobs at pwc ...

Hi everyone. Not on H1B just yet but does anyone have experience traveling to Mexico,Canada or the adjacent islands on an expired F1 visa (Still OPT eligible) through the Automatic Visa Revalidation?

Hi,

can someone highlight as how much we can expect for band 8 with 14.6 yrs exp as a security professional.

Any good recommendations on cheap places to park cars at monthly rates? Do people keep them in the city or over in Jersey or LI?

What’s your favorite truck on the market right now (full or mid)?
Finally decided to get a truck (for various reasons, I’ll spare you the details). I really like Tacomas, but I’m 6’3, 230lbs and it kind of feels too small/narrow when I’m sitting in it. Not sure I need a full size truck, although I would love one! TIA

Any recommendations for a good female Halloween costumes for a client party this week?

If an employee files a complaint about workplace behavior, do you treat them differently? I'm faced with reporting an SM for bullying and finding it near imposible to believe that it won't (cont'd)

Accenture folks, seeing lots of news about layoffs at other firms here. Are we in the same situation?

What sort of tax deductions do you take related to our consulting profession. I’ve heard dry cleaning can be deducted?

KPMG US announces deep pension and 401k benefit cuts. And no raises unless your one of the few being promoted.

Hi fishes,
Can anyone please guide me what to prepare for second round(managerial round) for java developer.

Do all FAANG companies offer a joining bonus?

Does 130k in total compensation with a flat annual bonus of 5k, sound like a fair offer for 12 YOE in software implementation and now Technical Account Management, in Ontario?

I work in FP&A consolidations at a large sell side bank. I moved internally after working in the planning group of a Working Capital Solutions business. I often feel like I would enjoy client facing or advisory work because it would help me build a skill that could translate to me potentially running my own advisory firm one day… I feel my role just looks at numbers on a page which doesn’t help me develop translatable subject matter skills or expertise. I don’t want to be a robot. Any advice?

Selling 4 AA System-wide upgrades. PM me if interested.

Thoughts on the new Chase Freedom Flex?

Does anyone have a career coach they would recommend? Preferably someone familiar with creative fields. I’m trying to figure out if I want to transition out of marketing.

When is bonus being paid out in December?

Hi, I am a PhD student and I have recently started preparing for consulting. I have gone through basics of framework and have watched few YouTube videos. I am at the point where I am seeing diminishing returns by studying more books. Anyone willing to help or are there people in the same boat? Would love to connect with potential study/case buddies! TIA!

Anybody else choose this profession partially because they are aviation dorks? Flights are my favorite part of the week 🤓

La Guardia terminal C pre-check can suck a dick.

Anyone from the Milan office of McKinsey that can share their experience in this particular region? Also interested in how does it compare to BCG in terms of environment, pressure and benefits.

Moving from a boutique (<30 employees, MBB competitor) to the strategy practice of a Big 4. Have only worked for boutiques in the past, so I’m expecting there to be some major differences in terms of working style.

What are the major differences and ‘watch outs’ you would point out to me? Could be anything from culture, to red tape, to compliance etc.

Want to warn stakeholders that their hostile, posturing emails with our main client CC'd is only going to backfire (main client ❤️ us). emails will no joke prob get some of them fired. #restructuring

Even as a consultant if you source work to your SM/AD you should get more than kudos correct? I'm talking some sales credit. Is this not possible at the C/SC level?

Have you found using a standing desk increase your productivity? How else do you increase your productivity? I am so distracted all the time

M/SM and above, why do you label a meeting as “touch point” or ask if you can have a “quick chat” when it’s something serious? Millennials like us always assume we’re about to get fired - I actually have been laid off in a meeting with that title. But at my new job, my boss asked for a “quick chat” to literally ask me to change the title of a meeting and then chat about christmas. Now that I’m in management, I want to understand it better.

Favorite fonts for decks?

Hilton head or Myrtle Beach for a family of four (2 kids). Is Hilton head worth the premium? We plan on staying there for a month and just wanna be close to a beach. Safety is important.

Does anyone from EY have insight on layoffs? I'm seeing horror stories from other firms but haven't heard anything about EY layoffs. (Manager, FSO-Advisory-Risk)

You know it's a slow week when the highlight is when your comment to a fishbowl post gets more upvotes than the initial post

With a thousand consultants in line, you'd think someone would have come up with a better TSA pre-check process 🤔

My younger brother has the opportunity to do Software Engineering at FAANG and consulting at MBB as a fresh grad. I told him to do SWE, but I’m afraid I’m giving him biased advise cause I’m jaded in this industry. If you were me, what would you advise him?

Starting a new project in Detroit in two weeks. From Austin. What to pack (preferably brands)? What to be careful about (driving in snow)?Thanks, never been in a cold client location as that.

Anyone ever have to pay back a signing bonus? Any chance I do not have to pay it back one one lump sum?

We use Deloitte India for a number of parts of our delivery. Recently I have seen some unethical practices that violate labor laws and do not align with Deloitte principles. My manager says it isn’t my problem as they are a vendor but I can’t help thinking I have an ethical responsibility to do something. Any advice as to how to approach this without being fired?

Best consulting firms for the retail and CPG industries?