How bad is it if I don’t meet utilization requirements this year?

Anyone else want to see the Zoom servers utilization superimposed on top of the COVID infection rate? Assuming they are eerily similar.

Our firm told everyone no bonuses this year due to the pandemic. However, people like myself with high utilization received a “bonus” in terms of a gift card. My director notified me of this, but the other day my boss was mentioning how no bonuses this year really sucks. I was told by the director to not mention it to anyone but I figured if anyone knew I got one it’d be my boss. I feel super uncomfortable now because do I essentially lie to my boss because I’m not supposed to talk about it.

Anyone leave Deloitte for Booz Allen? Thoughts or experiences? Utilization and compliance are absolutely doing my head in.

Wooohoo just landed a data project! Woohoo data! Data runs the world! Hello super high utilization! Hello cushy bonus! 🙌🏽

Team is already talking about eating hours. My utilization is down cause I was in unassigned for a month in Dec/Jan. What's worse pissing off the partner or having a low utilization? -staff 1

What % utilisation is considered good?
I know it depends on firm to firm, but in general?
Also, is it wise to put in CV or say in interviews about your utilization if its good?

In the last PDM town hall, they said they were going to lower utilization targets for those that work on projects with capped hours. For those people, have you seen your utilization target lowered? I haven’t seen shit change for me.

What do you think it takes for a PPD to get a utilization bearing WBS for proposal work? I know it is rare...

I have been tagged for this project that doesn’t start until June 10th. My utilization is going to drop significantly but at the same time the deployment team cannot present me elsewhere. Ugh!

I'm 6 months old at D! Planning early promotion next year.. counselor and pm both are backing me.. I need to go to India for at least 4 weeks in Dec ... most probably would be rolling off from current project by then .. would this vacation hurt my promotion chances coz of utilization etc?

Utilization director told me today that the layoffs won't affect me. My heart goes out to everyone that had to hear otherwise. Here's to hoping y'all find something better and prosper.

This just in: Uncle Ernie telling us how shitty of a year we had and that they're stripping our firm-wide holidays so that we can be utilized more and reach our vision 2020 goals!

Got offer from BCG for ECT. Read numerous comments about ECT being not attractive compared to Generalist track. Also heard challenges about billability/utilization. Any views/ guidance appreciated!
I am not super keen to become a partner (selling) and main reason to join will be working with different clients, smart talented people and a good brand. End goal (at the moment atleast) is to stay for few years and return to the industry. 15 YOE

Have any respiratory therapists found jobs OTHER than being a clinical RT? I want to possibly change careers, but I am finding that a lot of jobs (clinical liason, utilization review, etc) want you to have a nursing degree, not a respiratory degree. I feel like as an RT we are limited to jobs.

What were some challenges y’all faced this week?

I’ll start. Trying to get non local resources utilized. National Leadership thinks this is the answer to our problems but local leadership is hesitant.

Promoted to SSE with 25% hike and VP as 9% . I had received ACE award in Q3 . I have also maintained utilization report 100% still I got less VP. Can I ask manager to revisit the component

Anyone afraid to take vacation in FY18, for fear of missing utilization? 🙋🏼🙋🏼‍♂️

Why do some people get laid off and others not? Is it always utilization? Do people typically know they're at risk before it gets to that point?

What is the target utilization for a Senior 2? Or number of chargeable hours goal? Is this ever hard to meet?

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Why don't firms invest in R&D for Artificial General Intelligence? Seems like this would be a powerful tool to have as a consultancy

What’s an acceptable range for an Account Executive VS Senior Account Executive? In Singapore... Not sure if I’m underpaid....

Anyone here work in quant finance at the charlotte big banks? Was curious to know salary ranges for quant analyst positions.

What agencies are hiring for junior consumer roles?

Considering going into Finance Technology roles within big4. I have have >3 years background from deloitte doing Tax Technology. Can anyone speak to these finance technology role &/or give referral?
PS left deloitte about a year ago and have done finance related work for <1 year

Best campaigns since the pandemic began?

What will be the inhand salary at tcs on 10 lpa

Once you’ve applied via referral link to a position, does it keep you in a referral pool or do you need to constantly get a new referral link if you apply to another role say 4 months later? Curious since they only last 30 days and i feel bad asking for a link a 3rd time now…..

Hi Sharks,

Is it okay to share offer letter for renegotiation? I have already shared the CTC break up but the HR is asking for offer letter.
How can I politely decline or if I share offer letter will there be any issue?

I am a Technical consultant with 7yoe. I want switch to Management Consulting. Looking for tried and trusted roadmaps.

Hi all, can anyone provide me info about office cab facility in JP Morgan Hyderabad. Is it free ?

Hello Fishes, I recently gave the first round interview for a role in Hexaware and got a mail called CAF initiate asking me to submit documents. Does this mean I cleared the first round?

Hello Team,
I had recently applied for Technical solutions specialist - Infrastructure.
Not sure why my resume got rejected.
I highly doubt the resume got rejected by some automation tool.
Is there a way my resume can directly reach to hiring managers?

After rejecting big companies like Infosys,Wipro, etc. I've joined EPAM Anywhere due to wfh permanently and it's perks. But after spending 1 and half month HR called me to search the opportunity outside of EPAM, means they're laying off people. It's unfair behaviour of the organisation. I've given some interviews they're playing interview interview with me, for the hiring process technical interview then for project - technical interview, client process - starts from 1st Round.EPAM Systems

Hi all,

If people are getting fired from companies only.because they are on bench for more than 3 months, is it wise approach to switch with higher salary now?

Please list companies who are firing people or asking them to resign so that we get a fair idea of which company to join?

Share thoughts pls 🙏

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I am in a period of growth in my role (in house and getting more exposure to top management) - im grateful for it but I also have constant anxiety during and after work hours. Does anyone who’s been in a similar position have tips for riding this wave? Hoping it’ll get easier.

Don't be fooled. Recruiters never have your best interest in mind. Find your own dream job.

Question to pped/sr managers. I want to leave and either work seasonally for busy season or work remotely for the low half of the year (cont)

Are you overworked and underpaid? Your career threatened by the lack of upward mobility? Do what’s best, make the change today and #GoCrowe!

Anyone knows if the clients prefer to use a big 4 for audit and different/separate big 4 for tax work?

Hey KPMG how is life in the FRM advisory? Got a job offer from them

I hate tax and I’m a senior 2, what can I do to get out?

I need survey responses for a statistics paper on work life balance in public accounting. Can you help me by doing a quick survey?

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When will I gain the skills necessary to be a senior? I’m coming up on my A2 year and I literally feel like a huge dunce. Can’t imagine taking on senior responsibilities. (audit btw)

Talked to a recruiter today and he said he would give my resume to the company for the job position. It sounded like a cool job. How likely is it I’ll get a call for an interview?

Sasuke: You’ll never become great. Leave the company you once were part of and be free!

Sakura: Stop it Sasuke! Come back!

Naruto: I don’t care what you say! I’m going to become Partner! BELIEVE IT!

What happens if you have negative balance of PTO

Hoping for help w/ studying. TRANSACTION CYCLES?? I see inconsistent lists online and in books: (Revenue, Purchasing, Inventory, Payroll) vs (Sales, Purchasing, Payroll, Financing) vs....

Just finishing my first week in as an audit intern and genuinely I have no idea what I'm doing or even a general idea of the audit process. The senior associate left the engagement last week so it's just me and an associate, and they don't have time to give me instruction.

Am I stupid or did the e-learns not prepare me for any of this? The training told me I'd be auditing cash but I haven't even touched a bank reconciliation.

Team is already talking about eating hours. My utilization is down cause I was in unassigned for a month in Dec/Jan. What's worse pissing off the partner or having a low utilization? -staff 1

Pretty sure work is giving me a bedsore...

When our Q2 internal sign off was at 10 am yet our client still hasn't given us the work papers we need to complete anything 🙄

Anyone knew or worked with Karen Ward?

Been using OneNote for the past couple of weeks. How this flew past my radar all these years is beyond me. What a discovery!

Does anyone work at Protiviti? What is it like working there? How is the IA department?