How do you deal with dumb clients?

The old administrator at my department won't allow me to write on what I want, even though I thought that was implicit when I joined. Can I push her to allow me to take control of my research?

Are you responsible for giving performance feedback? Avoid giving personality based feedback. Examples include telling an Asian person they are too quiet/shy or telling a Black person they are agressive/abrasive. DO NOT DO THIS. It clearly represents bias in Performance Management. Performance feedback should be tied to business outcomes with clear examples of what the person does well + how they can improve.

I recently quit my job. My VP was a narcissist and never really looked out for my upward progression even though he said he was my sponsor. Whenever I would do a solid job, he would always down play it or give the mid-level mgr credit even though other people / management acknowledged it. But we still got along. When I gave my two week notice, I did not meet up or talk to him (I cancelled a good bye 1-on-1 b/c I was over it) - sent a short thank you email instead and ghosted. Was this justified?

Could I pull off asking my manager from J1 for approval of freelancing on the side? It’s quite common anyway for designers I think. And then my j2 can be “freelance” even though it’s full time?

Campus visit (non interview) says to wear business casual. Jeans and dress shirt tucked ok?

Hello all,

I've just started my new role as HR state manager for a large international law firm.

I'm a male and my admin is female. After working with her for a week and discussing it with my wife, I think my admin is a little smitten for me.

I have no feelings towards her whatsoever and have been nothing but very professional in all interactions.

Was wondering best way to set boundaries from the start?

Tips on giving notice over the phone? I’m required to be in the office 5 days a week but the two partners I work for never come on Fridays or Monday mornings

Working for a senior who is beyond horrible. She talks to you like you’re stupid and makes it sound like you’re absolutely terrible at what you’re doing. She’s made 5 other associates cry during her 5 year career. Got someone fired and made another person quit. It’s known around the office that she can no longer have a female associate, because she talks down to females more than she does males. I came along and thought I could deal with it but she literally makes me want to not log on tomorrow.

Thought on wearing nice (like branded) jewelry during interviews? Don’t want to come off as like rich but want to be polished

has anyone dealt with an unfair PIP at work before and survived?

Starting my first job at a big agency in the coming week! Any tips on relationship building with my manager and teammates?

Hello! I've been struggling the last few weeks because someone on my team has been taking credit for my work. This coworker is really good with buzzwords and getting the attention of upper management. I'm feeling discouraged - what should I do?

How can I get my *micro* manager off my back? I know I haven’t been doing the best work this quarter, but emailing me all damn day isn’t going to help me do better, I do know that.

Does anyone have a go-to "odd" or unconventional question you like to ask candidates to keep them on their toes or see how they react when put on the spot?

Has anyone successfully pursued a relationship with someone they met at work? An MD I am really attracted to has been chasing me, but I am nervous about what the repercussions could be if it doesn't work out. Still, it's tempting

I don’t sign into teams on Fridays and someone on my project acts like i’m unreachable when they can just text me or email me ugh.

Is there a corporate way to bring up to senior leaders that an IC is causing issues across multiple teams because they are demanding and also doesn’t collaborate well? The IC gives vague “direction” then says they are too busy to clarify. They also refuse to use our project management/ collaboration tools.

First time traveling to client - are backpacks (e.g., professional looking Tumi, timbuk2) fine for carrying stuff to client site?

I am working for a client in infosys and the project is in initial stage and the go live is somewhere in January.

Now the thing is this project has lot of toxic people from client team and they play blame games on daily basis.

I am working as a team lead here and want to get deallocated from this project.

Please help me with right approach and save my soul.

Ignore my title, I'm an analyst.

I've been working here for over a year and my associate basically never does a thing. I get I'm the analyst but I'm the only one on my team. I pull together every page.

My associate does minimal reviewing, if even, usually it goes straight to my vp. And even my vp has pulled pages together.

Is it valid to ask my vp to chat about this? I'm not even expecting a 50/50 but pulling even 1% of the pages would make me not want to shoot myself

Hi
What is the current onboarding process at IQVIA?
what are the documents required at the time of joining?
thanks

How do the HC offerings at McKinsey and BCG compare to the depth/breadth found at Deloitte, PwC, Mercer, etc.? (Talent, HR Strategy, etc.)

Howz the work life balance of a Senior Consultant in tech consulting in a client facing role?
Skills: Java 8, Spring Boot.

Please do answer with respect to EY India only.

Role will be as a tech lead in java development team.

Client probably HSBC.

Few days left in Notice Period.

is Fujitsu calling people to office all days or is it hybrid mode or is it optional as per employee convenience??

Hello Fishes,

Looking for suggestions.. considering work life balance..
IBM, Tech M, BlueConch, Xoriant, HCL , Attra Infotech...
Package offered is almost same for all except IBM which is yet to revise the offer..

Hi Fishes, is it possible to re-negotiate the offer which I have from Accenture with a counter offer that too when only few days are left for joining?

I’ve been in community corrections for almost two years. I love what I do in case management, for inmates working on reentry but I would like to explore other job roles and start making a better income. I’m really interested in tech and project management roles. I just do not know where to start far as getting my foot in the door with either industry. I have a BA criminology, I adjust to quick changes, I thrive in fast paced environments and I learn quick. I have a great work ethic.

The next time your client asks for analytics on your idea: just say "Josh Donaldson and Hillary's pollsters."

My dad who lives in Asia just announced that he had a medical issue. I’m starting to enter the age where I’m going to take care of him financially. It’s a $2,000 hospital bill which in the US is nothing compared to what it represents there (which he can’t afford). He’s going to be fine! Just wanted to share with this group as many of you can understand what it feels like to support your parents when they’re old, not the other way around. I feel so blessed I can help him. 🙏🏽

Who are a few of your favorite artist accounts? I really like @albimakingart and @alpay_efe on Instagram

What is an IBM principal title equivalent to at a big4?

3/31 check in! Whatchu up to today? 🧐

Hi All,

The real estate lateral hiring market remains hot across the US. If you are considering making a move or just wanting to understand the market opportunities in your city, please do reach out over PM.

Kind regards,

A specialist real estate legal headhunter happy to help.

What are the top firms for RE in Seattle?

Anyone feel frustrated at times with the super aggressive sales personalities we deal with? My AE is always pushing on every ask no matter how minuscule it is. My vp is super anal about anything we do. I understand these guys pull in huge commissions and bonuses that’s why they are so motivated. However what I personally feel is they just nag us until we do the job according to their spec. Just venting……anyone else feel the same?

Deloitte folks - trying to make senior manager this year at DD, got more than $5+ for the last couple of years and have excellent relationship with my client for the last 2 years. Contributed enough

Does Delta offer complimentary meals on cross country (ATL - LAX) flights? Or is it like a first class only kind of thing? Are the choices any good?

Overheard: “We’re paid a ton to crush it at work, get wasted, wake up, work out, and crush work again, but while hungover. We’re basically like pro athletes”
#whichfirmsaidit? #harderthanharvard 🙄🙄

All this talk about quitting your day job, gaining freedom, start ups, etc. Does anyone actually know someone who quit consulting and was able to make it on their own?

Do consulting firms ever do mass layoffs right before they pay out bonuses in order to avoid paying them out? Is this a common procedure?

My manager basically gave me an unlimited budget to get whatever certifications I want. My career profile is similar to a Solution Architect- what should I get? I am thinking about Okta (I do some SAML work), Domo, ITIL, Six Sigma, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Six Sigma, anything else? I have AWS Cloud Practitioner already. I am hoping to pivot to Product Management or Data Science.

If your role is being closed/being laid off (not due to performance issues) just firm downsizing, do you tell the companies you are interviewing? How to phrase it?

New project has many SSIS files that I will have to get my hands dirty with. I have always manually written ETL procedures. Any tips working with SSIS first time? Looks powerful but chunky to get into

I know it's on here somewhere but I'm looking for a women's backpack that's not Tumi. I have a back injury and it's doctor recommended. I hate backpacks so I want something cute yet functional.

Has Deloitte gotten laid off yet?

When you check into the Westin and they say welcome home and you know that's weird but it's kind of soothing

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.

Starting with Deloitte Consulting soon - anything I need to know that will otherwise take me weeks/months to discover and isn't otherwise divulged?

How hard is it to get distinctive achievement for a second year analyst looking to move to consultant?

Confronted client today about partner forcing us to travel while client site has travel restrictions. As a result is team is remote next week. Counting down days till I get rolled off/fired now lol

Best consulting firms to work for that will allow 100% remote work indefinitely regardless of what clients do?

So as we all look at next year's travel strategies, let's open the age-old debate:

Direct flights on the home city's dominant airline or layovers on a competitor that might give you more upgrades?

For people in consulting - do you often read books about project management and motivation? Would appreciate your recommendations (preferably the ones with more than one thought for the whole brick of text 🤨).

Have a BCG interview coming up, but also current project is at an all time work high...any suggestions on how to juggle the two? obvs don’t want to just piss off my current responsibilities