I ended up getting a good rating but my feedback was I need to watch my utilization. I was at 94% and the goal is 90%???

EY and Guidehouse federal fish, how does using PTO factor into your utilization score? Does it count against you like at Deloitte or do those hours get removed from the denominator before calculation?

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

Hello, I am looking to make a career change that starts at a minimum 75K salary. The economy is tough right now and I can no longer afford to stay in my current role. I have a bachelors degree in Sociology with experience in managed care, utilization management, & clinical admin.. Does anyone have any suggestions for a possible higher paying career that I would be qualified for based on my background?

I wish admin utilized Tier 1 supports with teachers. Smiles, appreciations and acknowledging ones efforts would do a great deal to boost morale and climate. I just don’t understand what that is so hard to do.

Hadn’t noticed this sub before, and most of the threads are old so thought I’d ask a follow up - how has everyone been handling parenting with public accounting? I’ve got a toddler and my wife is an accountant (industry), and we only have a few immediate family in the country- but they have health concerns. Busy season was rough, things are looking better now as things return to normal. Still working crazy hours if you count the daycare duties on top of utilization targets.

What are ways to deal with high latency mricroservice in a given region. Given that it's Cpu utilization is not exhausted.. So no vertical scaling ???

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?

3 Day PTO starts now...my buddy's bachelor party. Forget you, utilization.

Any utilization review nurses working at an insurance company able to share if your company requires work on weekend/holidays? If so, what work do you do on weekend/holidays snd do you work s full day on those days?

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

Hi! I’m doing some research on employee benefits (medical insurance, 401k, HSA/FSA, commuter benefits) and was hoping to connect with People specialists or HR professionals in the comp & benefits space. I’m trying to better understand any pain points or challenges you might face with utilization/enrollment. Anyone interested in connecting? Thank you!

How is utilization calculated? What happens if we are on the bench?

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 quitting my job tomorrow morning. I don’t have a new job lined up. I’m scared, but also excited? I’ve felt under utilized for months, and haven’t had a promotion after two years. I never take risks like this, but life is too short. Is this a bad choice?

Has anyone gone into YE with lower than the target utilization? I have about 2 months worth of PTO and trainings this year but want to know how a low utilization will affect my YE rating

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!

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

In your firm, does taking PTO negatively affect your utilization rate? It does at D so I’m curious to see how other firms handle this

What is loan staffing project and non loan staffe project? Pros n cons for both?

Hi, i am holding canada open work permit and planning to move to Canada in mid September. I am looking for job.
Skills - Java, microservices, springboot, designing solutions, low level design and high level design, Kafka, REST APIs, SQL.
It would be really helpful if someone can refer me.

What does a senior cyber consultant make at EY or other b4 firms Chicago if that makes a difference

My mom visited India for 2 months and got stuck there due to COVID. Can she apply for unemployment while she’s in India? Her company has reduced of hours due to COVID also. Please advice. Appreciate it

Looking for casual 1-1 sex. Male 32 here any female interested can DM.
No suggestions No judgment needed.
Thanks

I have a interview with Zoho tomorrow for APM role and they asked me to give a product demo for their ServiceDesk software. I have no prior experience and I have no idea how to do it. If anyone knows what to do, please help 🤒

Thank you!!

I am a Finance Professional having 8+ years of Corporate Experience. I am working in an IT Mid. Size MNC and looking for a change because of no increment. Can anyone please help me with some leads.

I am getting an offer of 20LPA (fixed pay) from Mindtree at C3 level. My YoE is 7years.

Should I negotiate on this?

What should I be expecting from Mindtree at my experience level?

I have $30 remaining in my technology subsidy. Can I use it to pay part of a purchase of an earphone set worth $200

Hi Fishes! I am searching for an opportunity in Financial Planning and Analysis role (Finance) with 7.7 years of experience. Any leads ? Appreciations in advance !!

I'm trying to build a website for my real estate company but I've never done this before! Can anyone share some resources that will help out with the design and all?

Thinking of starting my own real estate company in MO. Does anyone know what the market out there is like?

Fellow PwC folks, did you see the new bonus model? Why is there such a huge discrepancy between Strategy and Tech Consulting?

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.

So I’m only contributing to 401k enough to get employer match, and I’m saving an additional ~20% and putting 90% of that into my vanguard mutual funds. Reasoning is that I don’t want to lock away all that money maxing out 401k. Have 3 months expenses liquid in a savings account. Is this really dumb? Essentially trading tax for the option of actually using my money.

What book have you read that was helpful for your career and/or that you would recommend? Could be a technical book, management, etc. For me, it’s a book I read a few years ago: The Phoenix Project. I never thought I would read and like a novel about DevOps but I recommend it to all my managers.

I love it when you are given the illusion of choice 😂

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.

What are the best consulting companies in the US focused on Sustainability, either Strategy or Ops?

So, what happens if you miss your utilization/billable hour target by like 70-150 hours? Tons of "impactful" PRD work

Ratings on three projects - 3,2,2. Utilization - 90%... Proposal hours - 15... Firm activities - 43 hrs... I then get a YE rating of 4 😕 ... How worried I should be regarding the layoffs???

Anyone work or know someone at E*Trade? Curious to hear about their culture and benefits

How do I check my actual utilization (not the effective one). Mybusiness only tells me the effective utilization

How is every fucker priority? And the non priority people...please stand in your own peasant line, do we ever crowd your way?

Any good book recommendations for new Managers in consulting ?

Assuming this causes a recession like in 2008, and many people get laid off, how long to take to find another similar paying job? I’m currently a strat manager in FS. Scared for job.

Best and worst industries you've consulted in? Been reading Michael Porter

How much money is in your checking account? Me first: a lowly $3k.

I'm almost at the point of an offer, and also just started a 6 month long engagement since my utilization was taking a hit. How do you fish recommend dealing with the situation once the offer comes?

My RL didn’t have a formal mid year pre CRT review with me. He just pinged me and said: I’ll represent you. Utilization = 75% and average snapshots. Am I at risk?

FYI Today and tomorrow you can view Perseid Meteor Shower. Those in Philly or NY should go to Cherry Springs State park to view spectacular night skies and thank me later.