I’m so grumpy about new campus hires. Sometimes I’m judgmental (your hobby is “working on your golf swing,” really?). Sometimes I’m just exhausted by the worried earnestness. Sometimes I’m amazed that they seem to have zero useful skills, yet they’ll be making 150k easily in the not too distant future.

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I kind of love the energy new hires have. Makes me think about how I had so much hope, happiness and energy to crank when I was new. Now after 5.5 years in the profession, I feel like a grumpy old man and I’m only 30.

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Same here.

I’m excited by our new campus hires. I always volunteer to interview them. Just love seeing the raw energy and excitement. It’s great being able to see them come in and provide guidance/mentor-ship as they come up through the organization.

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OP did you come out of college with the ability to file tax returns, perform an audit, or give consulting guidance? Our whole model is mentorship. I’m not sure what you expect.

Do you want our new hires to come already beaten down, defeated, and miserable?

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Thank you. It’s so annoying when people forget what it’s like to be young and new in a career. Let people enjoy their moment and live in their own little world and busk on that for a bit. Life’s already hard as it is. They’ll pick things up just like the rest of us did. If the golf swing is their only concern, it’s okay!

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Well you do work for Deloitte. Slytherin does attract a certain type of individual.

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Yeah that but they won’t do the teacher like she did

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Ok boomer

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Man I wish. I could just retire smugly and derive pleasure from being rude to waiters

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I would like to be making 150k easily in the near future

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Both, I learned the platform and consulting on the job as an analyst in 2016, and also did a lot of self study, got the certifications… you know the drill.

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OP - What’s an OK hobby to have?

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Everything is problematic except the consulting memes bowl

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As a campus new hire, I was gritty as hell trying to get things done to the best of my ability.

Instead of bitching about the new hires, find a good one to develop. They might be your SC one day.

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Lol let the old person confess their sins without judgement, jeeze

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One day I’m going to be in a retirement home for my very specific age group and we’ll just spend all day reminiscing about Napster and that brief window when Lindsey Lohan was super hot

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I got the same way when I joined about the senior folks who’s “hobbies” were all international travel, wine / spirits collecting, or distance running.

Very impressive bunch of wealthy WASPs

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I was just referring to my specific senior staff when I joined, lol. Obviously not all distance runners are WASPs

This is why I have a fear that eveyone hates me

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Haha they don’t, I’m being mostly facetious.

I do spend time working on my golf swing though

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Hahaa 💯 agree

Lmaoo.. I feel you but dont kill their spirit just yet.

Maybe you should shut up.

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