I’m switching from a small firm to AWM at PwC. I start next year as an A1. Any suggestions on how I should prepare or what I should study before I begin?

When you lose your laptop charger... whyyyyy is there always 30 sec of battery lacking to shoot that one document...!

Just read the sad news of the death of 1st AD John Nolan. (See wheresspot for thread) While I hope be didn't contract Covid on either of the 2 sets mentioned prior to his illness and death, if it comes back that he did, we need to have a long hard chat about what went wrong. Condolences to his family. Truly horrible news.

Is there any fish who is willing to refer me to @stax

A customer brought me a Christmas gift today. So sweet. What's the nicest thing a customer has ever done for you?

Hello
in my offer I can see one of the component as flexible allowances. Do we get everything in that or do we have deductions.


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For those of you who love your mattress and get amazing sleep every night - recommendations?

Anyone know of any work from home pharmacy jobs?

Not related to consulting but anyone has experience with ratehub / canwise financial as lender for the house mortgage? They seem to offer better discount on Prime rate compared to the big 5 banks.

Any from Google Cloud looking for Customer Engineers? I passed my onsite, but currently recruiter mentioned there is not headcount to fit me in. Happy to be squeezed in anywhere at this point.

Justifying the Sheraton's painful bed to yourself because the Four Seasons don't recognize your loyalty

Which in-house/brand side places in MN have decent creative opportunities?

TBWA NY recruiter?

What is the lateral hire process like?

Does anyone here know much about the tax department at Liberty Mutual? Been talking with Liberty Biberty and can't get a great sense of how much WLB there is and benefits. Would appreciate any insight, TIA!

Hi fishes,
I have attended l2 meeting 2 weeks ago. Waiting for results. Now another job vacancy posted, if I'm able to get reference and apply for the posting. Will I be called again even if I apply with same mail account. Because still I didn't get rejection mail for 1st interview.

I am an email marketing specialist. I am approaching my one year at my new job. I have been going above & beyond. I have been recognized by my boss that I have been doing great as well. I have been implementing new strategies, completing all assignments on time, and I do the most in all of our meetings, interviews and business events. How much can I ask for a raise?

How do i see my utilization?

If you put in your 2-week notice and they cut you off that same day for going to a competitor, would you still get paid for the remaining 2 week period? (Assuming it's the start of the period)

Does it sadden you to see coworkers leaving your firm? If so, how do you cope with it?

What is the longest you have seen someone with less than 50% utilization stay in a firm?

Raises are between 7 and 15%. For just about everyone at every level at every company, depending on performance of you and your service line. You can all shut the hell up now.

I keep seeing people say this is the new normal. But it really isn't, this is a temporary normal.

Is the CA standard in the UK for all accountants the way the CPA is in the US?

Can anyone please share deloittes salary raises? From staff to sm levels?

Anyone know why accounting firms have to keep growing? What is the downside to staying the same size and just improving processes and efficiency?

PwC Townhall - too long didn't watch, what's the cliff notes ?

Y'all leaving upper deckers in the toilet stalls need re-examine your life. How can it be so tricky to hit a12inch hole while sitting down? Bathroom is out of commission thanks to a serial squatter.

If minimum wage is increased to $15 dollars, what else do you think will be affected? Do you think other salaries will increase, do you think there will be a jump in prices, or will there be no changes besides less people in poverty?

Me: Hi, can I please get a report of (insert report name here)?
Individual: *sends screenshot*
Me: This is great! Can you please send to me the report?
Individual: *sends screenshot of another report*
Me: You know what, never mind! *copies and pastes screenshots into word document and adds to the audit file* Done!

What’s the difference between ED and partners? How does one become an ED vs partner?

People in cmaas, how’s the WLB recently? Are you still working 50+ weekly?

Is it bad if I already find myself disliking my job 1 month in? Did anyone feel this way at first and then grow to like what they do?

Started a new role in FAAS/CMAAS/AAS last year and won’t hit my charge hour goal even with prorating for the portion of the year I was employed. Any idea how this will impact my performance feedback?