I see so many self-centered, ego-driven personalities around me and it makes me wonder if that's what success demands of a person. I want to keep striving for more, but I also don't want to ultimately become a person I dislike. How do you keep yourself humble? Is this kind of thinking a hindrance?

Advice: how to manage a reapplication as a R3 applicant who was waitlisted and finally dinged last week. I want to apply R1 to the same school (feel like this shows commitment) and I have an improved GRE score but otherwise not much in my profile has materially changed since it’s only been 3-4 months since I last applied... I will have 1 different recommender and 1 of 2 essays will be revamped. How else should I approach this? Anything I’m missing?

Every scene in Winterfell could've been resolved if the omnipotent cripple did something

Does anyone have any color on Bain Capital's WFH policy? Also, is the firm friendly towards analysts/associates exiting to HFs, or do analysts/associates recruit for those roles in secrecy? If anyone has any insight from another MF, that would be appreciated.

What paths are there for a veterinarian who doesn’t want to perform surgery?

David & Goliath - Yay or Nay, creatively?

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I judge the company I work every time they misspell my name even though I’ve corrected it over and over again. It tells me they don’t care and don’t want to make the effort. It’s in my email, my email signature, on my profile, etc. How hard is it to look it up and spell it correctly?!

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Has anyone here worked for Absolutelabs( startup on retail consulting based out of UK ).Need some reviews

Besides salary, bonus and equity, what other perks/benefits have you negotiated for when going in-house?

Guys need referral for quantiphi for data engineer.

Hi, I have FE technical interview with @IBM this Friday. Can anyone please suggest how to prepare? YOE 4

Giving away 100+ of my spare DIYs. Anything on the front beaches is fair game. Also seeing a couple shooting stars very intermittently. Come on over H78TF

What’s the titling structure for creative at your agency? Any different than jr, mid, sr, acd, cd, gcd, ecd, cco?

Hi all,

This is a tough question but one that many of us need an answer to, as I’ve seen a number of posts about the subject... Given all of the client budget cuts and (continued...)

If I'm a cpa, is there any other cert that's worth it?

Anyone in the clinical lab space want to connect and briefly discuss potential ways we could collaborate

I do things (late nights/weekends) that I don't think my managers/partner knows about since everything is running well - directly correlated with elected hours spent. Is it weird to bring this up?

Help I'm a consultant that helps clients redesign partner compensation. I am collecting viewpoints on how accounting firms may differentiate Partner/Principal cash and equity comp with performance, desired culture and the firm's strategic priorities. Want to interview as many partners/principals across accounting firms to collect a range of best practice examples - I am not paying my participants but will do a share-back of what I'm learning...Just looking for 30 minutes to pick your brain!

Is it true new partners at PwC are making 550-600k? Are there big differences in Partner Comp between Big Four?

Hi Partners, any of you working on growth strategy combined with analytics and service design? I think that there are great opportunities on the intersection. Looking to define my niche.

Is it true life expectancy for partners is pretty low?

What support can a partner offer a manager on connecting with an exit opportunity into industry that suits their skill set and interests?

Dear partners/principals...
1) which big-4 do you believe has a better retirement model? the unfunded retirement benefits package that pays out after retirement?
2) is it worth switching from one big-4 to another big-4 and having to re-build everything so to speak, if both roles are relatively same but comp is 20% higher? and also possibly joining a bigger practice area...

Looking for inputs and insights into developing Executive Presence as an immigrant female. Any books, tutorials, live classes etc. that has helped anyone and willing to share? Also looking to hear what in your experience has been the reason that impedes the exec presence someone could potentially bring in a senior leadership setting. How does that differ for a M vs. F candidate?

What advice would you have wished your young selves to know?

I work my best when I am busy and have upcoming deadlines. It’s either procrastination or just short of it, but I never miss a deadline and clients/partners are consistently happy with my work. I have tried forever to change this but have failed every time. Will this ever change or does this only get reinforced as you move up and keep getting more responsibility? How do you get the proverbial shit done?

MD at an accounting & advisory firm in consumer and retail supply chain - strategy, integrations, planning, digital. Manage a team of 30. Exploring a lateral move to MBB. Is this feasible? What are some pros and cons?

At what age did you sell your first project?

What is the equivalent of a Sr MD in Accenture in IBM ? A Band C or higher ?

Wife and kid are going to be out of town for the next 2 weeks. Instead of wasting time, I’d like to do something productive. What would you do if you have say 3+ hours a day. Maybe self help, wealth creation type books, work out daily, take care of some things around the house.

I’m currently a 5th year senior manager at EY - and the path to PP seems to be an uphill battle with very limited slots available in next few years- primarily because we hired many DAPs last year. With my desire to make partner, I’m considering to make the move to ACN- what level can I reasonably come in at? I know there are many factors but curious of everyone’s perspectives.

Did you become a Partner as a second career (aka industry hire Partner)? How has your experience been? Would you recommend it?

Question for some of the senior partners on this bowl: do you mind sharing what does the the top end of partner comp look like? Is it like 2-3M annually? And how many years it took you to get there after becoming partner?

Partners, what's something you know now that you wish you knew when you were a Sr. Manager?

Is the partner life worth the struggle? How many of you had serious doubts at the senior manager / principal level but pushed through? How happy are the ones that bailed?