I work at a large big-box sporting goods store. A customer brought in a cornhole set to return and claimed it was defective. When I asked how it was defective he explained that when you throw the bean bags, they slide right off the board. Like, my guy, that's not defective, you're just bad at it! 😂

I work from home a majority of the time, is it ethical to bring the monitor they ordered for me home if I give it back when I quit (obviously)?

Fishbowlers. I got a bad performance review. I need to knock my next one out of the park. Open to any suggestions. S1 in month 6 of starting. I need to get quicker and be able to be a ‘lead senior’. How can I make a manager and directors life easier?

Anyone went for L1 blanket visa interview in India recently? Experience? Also, it seems L1 blanket is handled only in Chennai but consulate website says only Delhi is open and handling L1 as well not clear if that is only individual or blanket as well. Any insights? TIA

What groups are you all in?

So I’m charging jobs due to unforeseen situations to another company as a assistant manager and I wanted to know is it unprofessional to turn down a job after you already accepted the offer to take another companies offer if the pay is better by $5000-?

Any suggestions for middle school student planners to help students stay organized and remember to complete assignments? Is best to purchase a planner or organize a binder?

What are the benefits they provide if we have to work from office at Bangalore.

Citiustech is not going to give my salary. HR said you didn't serve notice. hence you will not going to get your FNF.

Left organization in a month after joining.
Any thoughts sharks. What to do now?

Is office going to open and be compulsory to attend from Jan?

Had anyone gone from a med tech (MT/MLS) to LIS? What the pay more or less? I was offered a position with their second offer being 7k less than I make now. How can I negotiate more even if it’s a “change of career”..

If we join in September, are we eligible for coming appraisal / year end review?

Hi All, I had joined Accenture in the month of apr 2022.. as of today my productivity i can see in portal is 97%. In the month of November how much percentage in my total var pay, i can expect to be given to me... Please share ... Ur thoughts #Accenture Accenture Accenture India @

If anyone is looking for a referral at Deloitte consulting - dm me. We are hiring in many different practices.

"People just want it to work" is a thing clients have said about the product the company I work for makes. It's true. And it's all over. I usually think it's because Agile's method is what everyone thinks works but so much stuff across all tech areas seems to be released broken and then never fixed or fixed way too slowly. Anyone else feel this way? Has Agile worked for you and your clients?

What is the average promotion cycle in KPMG audit in the US for experienced M (recruited from outside to the US) to SM?

How difficult is it to switch from civil engineering to electrical engineering?

Do MBB firms usually give temporary accommodation to look for a place for people relocating from outside?

“The copy needs more modern slang young millennials can relate to. It isn’t jiggy enough right now."

"I don’t like morning people. Or morning. Or people”

Words of Wisdom

I made an announcement during our team meeting that I'll be taking another job offer. My petty boss said, "Well now that we have a little more budget, the rest of you will be getting raises!"

“I feel like I’m the stupidest person here”
“You are not stupid. You literally work at one of the top consulting firms in the world”
“I literally got a 6% in one exam during undergrad”
“Well damn I guess you are stupid”

“Fuck it I’m going to PDF this bitch"

What type of background check do HF/PE/VC forms so these days? Employment, education and felonies are a given (I think) but is fingerprinting and drug testing still in the mix? How about credit score?

"She's like 30, but doesn't look super old"

How you came into the company will define your path. That’s why you’ll never be successful switching departments.

This is twice now in back to back weeks my boss has asked me where the disconnect was in our communications because I didn’t deliver on what “was asked”, even though I know damn well what was asked and what was done were the same thing. I’m not sure if he’s changing the meaning or isn’t communicating what he’s envisioning or what but it’s embarrassing to be called out like that, and to have people think you’re the dumb 23 year old.

“Chatroulette, but for apartment peepholes."

"Can you make it feel more like blueberries taste?" ACCOUNT TO CREATIVE

HR: I still didn’t get approval from finance on the freelance req. not answering email.
Me: FL’r already in the building. you sit in next office can you just talk to them?
HR: ok. I guess.

“The shaft is not always welcome, but but hole always is.”

"There's no whining in baseball!", said very seriously and earnestly ..... to the office dog.

OH: (RE: required meeting attendance)

"Ok, fine. I will say yes now but fair warning I may fake my own death beforehand."

“This report is like a bikini. What it is showing is interesting; what is beneathbthe cover is crucial.”

“There are so many layers of Daddy. Book coming soon. How to get one, how to be one, how to keep one!”

First time working as a senior and Manager doesn’t review or have time for many questions. Deff trying my best but very hard to be efficient when it’s takes time for me to understand everything (planning). anybody in the same situation?

I was in a meeting, and there was a new attendee, a fellow Asian guy.

Senior member: “Hi [new attendee’s name], where are you from?”

New attendee: “from [city and state]”

Senior member: “No, where are you reeeeaaaallllyyy from?”

**awkward silence**

New attendee: “from God”

Well… 🫣

If you are an immigrant and people ask you where you are from, how do you usually respond?