I was just offered a job with the state government. It’s a pay cut of about $60-80k (and a much lower ceiling) but it means I’d be working 40 hours a week, wouldn’t have to stress about billables or bringing in clients, and would actually get to enjoy my time off again. I might even start to enjoy litigation again and I’d actually be helping the public instead of defending corporations. But am I crazy for giving up that much money?

Do folks send their current and former clients holiday cards? Thinking of doing it to keep relationships.

Do any media agencies offer unlimited PTO? Seems like only new aged social or creative agencies have that option.

Uncle D trying to pull a fast one with these vacation hour rules....

Has anyone bought a vacation rental in Orlando? Any tips? Looking at reunion, windsors, champions gate. It’s all a little overwhelming. I’d plan to rent it out part of the time on vrbo and stay there maybe a month a year.

Can you be terminated because of taking too much time off for medical leave?

Tax question for any Accenture people who were part of the layoffs in August...did you see anything weird with state withholding on your W2? I relocated from VA to NJ in early 2020 and my state withholding switched to NJ when I moved. However (and I never noticed this at the time), all of my earnings, including severance, paid out PTO, and COBRA true up, are shown as taxable income in both states. My tax accountant is scratching his head.

Partners - Do you ever take vacations? I have been at my current firm for about 1.5 years, and in that entire time the partner in my group hasn't been out of the office a single time. Is that normal? I can't tell if it's standard for big law partners to not take time off, if the dynamics for my group may be different (only 1 partner in the entire group), or it the partner I work with is just a masochist.

To all the 🐠 who serve/d our country and their families - thank you for this holiday weekend. 🇺🇸

😲 Cathy just emailed all of Deloitte with a Holiday Video -- and the corny soundtrack music 🎶 features a guy who just keeps repeating "PremiumBeat dot com" every 10 sec as an audio watermark 😆

I want a vacation 🙃

Does your firm have traditional PTO or “unlimited paid time-off”? If the latter, do you and your colleagues take vacation? My friend who specializes inHR/organizational management said even though the intentions may be good in offering “unlimited” PTO, in practice most firms and companies always see a significant decline in people taking vacation because they no longer feel entitled to their PTO. Is there a way to take advantage of the policy within reason (5-10 days/year) or is it a total scam?

How do i take time off while actively engaged on a project? We are so swamped but i desperately need this time away

Desperate to go on a vacation this year. Do you think cruises will be available around August/ September?

Have you ever asked for PTO and been denied by a manager /SM?

I had my Amazon loop last week on Thursday. Today (Friday) would be 5 business days since Monday was a holiday. Recruiter said yesterday that a result is imminent. It's now almost 5pm pacific and no update. Is it bad news for sure now? Should I email recruiter again?

How crazy or tame do holiday parties get? First time going to one for any job I've been in. Any stories would be great too

Just emailed a director level client in Europe and got an OOO response saying “holiday, back on the 6th” they really understand WLB there

Resume gap after MBB. I want to take time off to spend with family and relax - more than is my allotted “search time”. Will this be seen as a red flag when I search again later?

Best Caribbean vacation spot with a 2 year old in February?

If you’re laid off, what happens to your clients? Stay with the firm? Client’s choice?

My team at sweetgreen has 2 Senior Technical Program Managers roles to fill in LA + OC. Base + bonus negotiable but could be high $100s to low $200s. Equity is on top of that. DM me for a referral!

How valuable is it to keep Deloitte's 401k plan after quitting the job? Has anyone compared it with other IRA's? I am quite satisfied with the return on the 401k but considering rolling all my funds to one IRA is better for managing, I am debating whether I should abandon Uncle D's 401k plan. Can someone advise me?

People that have worked at both big 4 and regional firms what did you like better and why?

Do folks send their current and former clients holiday cards? Thinking of doing it to keep relationships.

Big4 and MBB fishes, I’m looking for CFO / Controllership advisory/consulting next role (F&A transf., Digital ops, TOM, etc). Whats the practice/group within your companies that works on this?

I am trying to start wearing real clothes to work from home. Even jeans. Anything except stretchy pants. Figured it would help me not eat so much. Now I just feel like a stuffed sausage.

Anyone ever started at a big 4 as an undergrad campus hire, then moved to McK or BCG after 2-4 years, without going back to school?

Exploring opportunities at EY FSO Assurance after my one year stint in Tax. I'm hoping to get some insight into the (WAM) and Banking & Capital Markets (BCM) sectors. Could people working in either please provide some insight into your experience: (pros & cons, work life balance, exit opportunities, etc)

Anyone work / heard of experiences working at Bloomberg? Thinking about applying for a position there.

Ever consider living in Northwest Indiana? Taxes are cheaper (state income, property), rent is lower, and commute isn't bad either taking South Shoreline to get to the city and the Coach USA to ORD.

Anybody have experience with United status match? Have Platinum with American now, but trying to decide if worth it to wait until I have Exec Plat (~mid-December to see if it'll convert to 1K or not.

If you knew someone was going to be laid off but also knew that person was about to sign on a house, would you tell them?

My boyfriend is on unemployment. I’m getting seriously irritated by him playing video games from noon to 4am while I WFH. He’s also being perpetually happy and I need advice on how not to kill him.

Any recommendations for top hotel in Niagara Falls (Canadian side). Want to be close to the falls, but my mom has bad knees so can’t walk up any of the big hills. TIA

Truth or myth: Interviewing for MBB is harder in NY?

Is anyone freaking out about the new H1B rules?

Why do some firms say “on the bench” and others say “on the beach”?

I wonder what the hourly billable rate of this fire drill is... 🤔

Has anyone been a victim of Zoom Bombing yet? This is when kids get together and share the zoom codes of their classes so they can interrupt them.