I heard someone say recently that it is more of "who you work with" that can influence your happiness more than "what you do." I think I agree... luckily I enjoy what I do (to an extent), and having friendly, chill people around me makes it so much better!

Love the discussions on here especially w the perspective that anonymity gives us the opportunity to voice extreme positions and polarizing disagreements that may not have been said in normal settings

So apparently accenture is making people who are on the bench enroll into a mandatory customer service role even if you’re 100% utilized. Friend took 3 weeks of PTO and has been on the bench for a few days and he is being forced. Worst part? It’s Tues-Saturday.

How common is it to land a high paying role in tech from an unrelated industry if you have the experience? Is it easier to crack into from the inside?

Have you ever interviewed with Maersk? Had 5 interviews and now the recruiter is ghosting me. A rejection email would be better, to be honest… I am very disappointed.

Had my sapphire preferred for 4 years. Can I downgrade to a freedom today and re-apply for a sapphire after a couple weeks to get a new bonus?

Hey guys,

I have an interview at Microsoft next week for the role of SharePoint consultant. What should my preparation be like?

Happy Halloween, my fellow Tech Pros! I love this Holiday, anyone come up with a creative costume to wear at work?

AIR is hosting our next Straight Talk panel discussions on Monday 3/15 on zoom.

Topic: Producers & Reps: Pain Points & Pleasure Points … where we dive into what works, what doesn’t, what makes the best rep & producer relationship and how can we be better partners for/ with one another.

Seeking freelance or staff producers interested in being a panelist. Kindly DM. Thank you!

Are hackathons still relevant after college for profile building?

How do people in the IA profession motivate themselves? Personally, I love the fact that we are exposed to different business processes (rather than a specific number or subject matter), also I actually like the fact we are a bit more creative than the typical “in our less than humble opinion we think this number is not too incorrect” approach adopted by our external counterparts.

How long before joining do we get on boarding mail?

What About Us? Teacher Learning During COVID-19 webinar
When: May 28 from 3-4pm ET
Where: Socially distant in a spot of your choosing
How to register:https://t.co/sRcnkdeiQf?amp=1

To take advantage of the next big economic downturn, should I set up a Robinhood or Charles Schwab account?

Anyone have experience taking the GCP Machine Learning exam?

Finance Transformation - how do big 4 + Accenture stack up against each other?

Would you recommend leaving for a role at Oliver Wyman? Thanks

Pretty sure work is giving me a bedsore...

Does anyone have Organization Design case study experience?? I’m hoping to get some insight to help prep for my Consultant interview in some days with Deloitte.

Any book recommendations on excel modeling for real world business applications?

Are AWS phone screen interviews done via video calls? Do I need to be mindful of where I am taking the call from? Or is it usually a chime audio call?

Family luddites ask about my work and immediately behave annoyed when I start to answer.

Is it ever actually a problem for engineers in other parts of the world that US measurements are done in the imperial system?

How does a sole engineer at a company go about getting management to actually care how production machines run? I’m the only mechanical engineer at my company dealing with a half dozen cranky production managers who think that I can “work my magic” on a machine. It’s not magic, just ignorance about the machine actually works. How to I get a manager to stop caring about the end product long enough for me to actually teach them about their own machine?

I recently visited for the first time the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the stadium of the world-famous Real Madrid team, and despite being a physical engineer, I can not help but recognize that civil engineers are magicians, my congratulations to them.

If I start a full-time position as a Product Engineer, what salary should I expect within the Metro-Detroit Area?

I'm new to the field. Everyone seems extremely stressed and overworked. Am I seeing the worst of it, or is that the norm?

I'm feeling overwhelmed by my workload, but I don't want to ask for help because I fear looking like I'm unqualified to do the job. What should I do?

Is it worth pursuing a management position coming from being an engineer? What is your opinion on trying to go this route?

What's the best way to approach a manager about a performance review? I've been at my company for 2 years, and I want to make sure I'm doing everything right.

Do you work on any home engineering projects in your free time? If so, what are you working on at the moment?

Hey Industrial Engineers, do you know of a free simulation program I can use to simulate the material flow where I can input cycle times and OE% data to calculate supermarkets or inventory between processes?

Thomas J. Watson (IBM) said "the way to succeed is to double your failure rate" and that's always stuck with me

What you didn't know about engineering...

Hello, who can help me?
I am interested in knowing how much an oilfield engineer earns. I currently have a job offer from a medium-sized company, but as a recent graduate, I don't know if the pay is adequate.

What’s your current goal as an engineer? I’d love to one day work as part of a Formula 1 design team

I am a field engineer II. I have 12 years of experience and I also have a master's degree. I am currently studying for a doctorate. Do you think I am up to the task of providing services as a consultant while I obtain my doctorate degree?

As a chemical engineer, I have a lot of job opportunities, but as a recent graduate, I have had a hard time getting my first job. After my internship, I have only had 3 interviews. Does anyone know about any job bank for chemical engineers?

I am looking for the weekend jobs in the production department. I have done graduation in mechanical Engineering and my majors were lean manufacturing and statistics quality control. I am looking forward for these job. Everyone wants experienced employee. Right now I am working in custom machining workshop.

What engineering fields have the most opportunity for someone who wants to travel as part of their job?

My brother recently graduated high school and wants to work for a year or two before he starts his undergrad. What sort of jobs should he be looking for that could help his resume in the future? He eventually wants to pursue engineering