I’m wondering if anyone else is struggling with a complete lack of guidance in their firm. I’m a tax associate and have been here for a year, but I feel like I’ve been left to figure absolutely everything out on my own. I can barely even build relationships with senior staff because they are all too busy to care. I don’t want to come off as needy but could really use some mentorship. What should I do?

Hi Dance Teachers! What have been your favorite “get to know you activities” over zoom on the first few days of school?

Hi

I got an offer from accenture 8lpa fixed 1.68 variable n the position is level 11.
Now i have better offers from pwc n kpmg
10lpa fixed.
Will accenture increase their offer. They wer not even ready to go till 8.5 last time. But now i have other offers in hand. Is it possible to go back and ask for improved offer n position even though i have accepted the old 8lpa offer from accenture 1 month back.

Any tips on negotiating rent increase? I got a 20% increase and it’s more than I am willing to pay. What are effective ways to negotiate?

What’s an average salary for a mid-level post producer in LA /NYC? Does anyone know of a post house looking to hire a kick ass, scrappy post producer? Thinking about switching over from agency side🙃

Hey people. I have a question regarding bonus payment!
If in case the bonus letters are going to be out on lets say 5th November and I resign on the 6th. Will i get bonus?

Just wondering, any Ismailis out here?

Need referrals. Please Help!

Looking for software development roles in good product based companies.
BTW i can't DM anyone here :(

On the market for a car that can fit two car seats and a grandma comfortably but still fit in my tiny city driveway. Any ideas?

How does your company manage (track) all of the documents related to a merger you are working on? Are you using a matter management software, a spreadsheet, shared file, etc? Keeping up with the moving pieces is killing me with just a spreadsheet.

PHEV (specifically, RAV4 Prime) yay/nay?

Expected use case:
Family car
Low mileage (<10-11k / yr)
4-5 days a week expecting less 30 miles per day
Weekends 100-200 miles altogether (occasionally)
Rare road trip use (1x or 2x / yr; <300 miles one way)
Have garage (to charge at home)

Chief Concern: "Best of both worlds" in engineering can mean compromises and complications, which can mean non-resilient/unreliable. But I'm no gearhead, so not sure if I'm making massive incorrect assumptions.

For CSP/CSR, does the person getting referred get anything other than the public offer?

Anyone working at a MM IB firm in Washington DC? Looking for some insight. Thanks!

ITT: List the things you DON’T miss about being in the office. I’ll start: someone coming by your office to tell you they just sent you an e-mail with their work product.

Any recommended study material for CIPP and/or CIPM (still debating the two)?

ADP is hiring ABAP HR Consultants with 3 to 6 years of experience. If anyone is interested, DM me.
Worklocation: Hyderabad

How do you know if you applied for a position to low? What I mean is got accepted for a position as a senior associate but if all firms are desperate for staff should I have applied for experienced senior associate? I have two years of experience of public accounting and two years outside practice.

Just accepted an offer. Would you recommend holding off on telling anyone on my team until I give notice? I just want to give them as much advance notice as possible so they can plan ahead

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?

Which Big4 has the best TAS practice? I know they’re pretty much all the same but I have competing offers and not sure what to choose.

What are your thoughts of getting CIA instead of CPA? Does it look bad/looked down upon?

Just found out that our CEO's son is joining PwC instead of EY 😆

Where can I take Accounting ethics class online in CA?

Does anyone ever use their overtime meal to buy something else when at Walmart or Supertarget?

Highest number of billable hours you have seen in a year?

Does anyone have any good books or podcasts about how to develop leadership/ managing skills?

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

I got rejected for an interview from Big 4 NY Audit, even had referrals from Manager + level people. 3 years w/ audit senior at mid size firm, 2 years fed tax at big 4, and 1.5 years Internal Audit healthcare. Currently self employed for a year to work on investing. Do I literally need a partner level referral to get back into Audit? I thought there was an accountant shortage.

Is offer match a good idea?

Where can you go after big4 that u won’t need your CPA? Is that even possible?

Curious what others think about this: a friend of mine has a couple of months of leave this fall to study for the CPA exam (they’ll be paid a reduced salary during their leave), but they mentioned they have no intention of studying for the exam, and instead plan to use that time to look for another job. This rubs me the wrong way, but wanted to hear what others think…

Deloitte FL/PR is turning into a joke.. if firm morale wasn't already suffering from layoffs, they increase minimum hours through December while half the offices are unassigned. Abandon ship.

Has anyone else had both markers dry out during a CPA exam? It's happened to me both times I've taken it.

Gotta love leadership emails saying remember to take care of yourself! And teams are working 12+ hour days

Question for auditors:

What level of assurance would a public company audit provide around proof of reserves of Coinbase (or any publicly listed digital asset exchange business)?

i.e. if I have BTC (nothing else) sitting there, can am I assured they have 1:1 reserves to what my wallet balance is?

-a (long ago) former auditor