Is there a middle ground between workaholic consulting and feeling way under utilized in industry?

Promoted to SSE with 25% hike and VP as 9% . I had received ACE award in Q3 . I have also maintained utilization report 100% still I got less VP. Can I ask manager to revisit the component

In the last PDM town hall, they said they were going to lower utilization targets for those that work on projects with capped hours. For those people, have you seen your utilization target lowered? I haven’t seen shit change for me.

When they say utilization doesn't count for the month of May/June what exactly does that entail? I'm assuming being on the bench for those months will still show on personal utilization reports...

Anyone leave Deloitte for Booz Allen? Thoughts or experiences? Utilization and compliance are absolutely doing my head in.

What is the target utilization for a Senior 2? Or number of chargeable hours goal? Is this ever hard to meet?

What other performance factors are considered for PDM besides utilization?

I wish admin utilized Tier 1 supports with teachers. Smiles, appreciations and acknowledging ones efforts would do a great deal to boost morale and climate. I just don’t understand what that is so hard to do.

Hadn’t noticed this sub before, and most of the threads are old so thought I’d ask a follow up - how has everyone been handling parenting with public accounting? I’ve got a toddler and my wife is an accountant (industry), and we only have a few immediate family in the country- but they have health concerns. Busy season was rough, things are looking better now as things return to normal. Still working crazy hours if you count the daycare duties on top of utilization targets.

Got offer from BCG for ECT. Read numerous comments about ECT being not attractive compared to Generalist track. Also heard challenges about billability/utilization. Any views/ guidance appreciated!
I am not super keen to become a partner (selling) and main reason to join will be working with different clients, smart talented people and a good brand. End goal (at the moment atleast) is to stay for few years and return to the industry. 15 YOE

Anyone else want to see the Zoom servers utilization superimposed on top of the COVID infection rate? Assuming they are eerily similar.

I just found out that people bill more than 8 hours in a day to help with utilization (ie. submitting 8.5 or 9 hours as a standard day). Is this common practice?

What are the consequences for not hitting your utilization target?

Ratings on three projects - 3,2,2. Utilization - 90%... Proposal hours - 15... Firm activities - 43 hrs... I then get a YE rating of 4 😕 ... How worried I should be regarding the layoffs???

EY and Guidehouse federal fish, how does using PTO factor into your utilization score? Does it count against you like at Deloitte or do those hours get removed from the denominator before calculation?

A colleague mentioned to me that they bill self study instead of pto. If I’m utilized at 100%+ and staffed on a client and take 3 days off wed-Sunday, they say bill self study and save pto. Advice?

How do you 100% utilized folks try to network with other folks in at the firm if you’re always at client site? Trying to get some face time with them

3 Day PTO starts now...my buddy's bachelor party. Forget you, utilization.

Wooohoo just landed a data project! Woohoo data! Data runs the world! Hello super high utilization! Hello cushy bonus! 🙌🏽

I am curious how other inclusion teachers are being utilized when the school is doing remote learning. I find that I am sitting in the zoom class and have very little opportunity to contribute. I am having discussions with my teachers on ways that I can better support them and the students when remote.

About to finish my first year. I’m a specialist. Only going to hit 65% of my hours (took a 4 week vacation cause of wedding/hm).

I never say no to work and i have fantastic reviews, and the head of my practice (with whom I work a lot for) has great things to say about me.

I’ve been fully utilized starting ~June, but first few months were slow. Am i fine?!

Google phone screen for ops roles any insight fellow 🐠 🐠?

My direct report is fresh out of college. Tons of talent but is showing to be pretty cocky. They are overconfident about their place in the ecosystem of the office, ask inappropriate questions, CONTD

Can someone please refer me to KPMG?

Hi All,

I'm searching for job with WFH 🏠. I have Java microservices experience of 5 yrs. Also the notice period is 3 months.

But I'm not able to find much opportunities. Please let me know if you know any companies or refer me in.

Thank you in advance!

Any good book recommendations that helped give you the confidence and tactics required for a transition to leadership role? Newly promoted SM looking for inspirational reads.

Where are some good neighborhoods to live in Chicago? What salary range is comfortable to get by on? Received an offer and required to relocate.

Fishes,
Does UST has office in Kolkata? Pls let me know if anyone working in Kolkata or doing WFH. Need to discuss accordingly in HR round.

What are good options for flat 1bhk , ok for sharing (male ) budget 10 - 15 k , depending upon distance upto 3 km

Office location - sap labs epip Whitefield

Looking for proper facilities like water etc, luxury not required but no problem if found with good price. SAP

Just starting in cloud work, what certs would you recommend to start the learning process? AWS, Microsoft, Comptia etc…TIA!

What % utilisation is considered good?
I know it depends on firm to firm, but in general?
Also, is it wise to put in CV or say in interviews about your utilization if its good?

What do folks think about the Uber credit card? I already have CSR and citi double cash. Worth getting it?

What is your credit limit on CCR? We're going through some life changes (wedding, rings, travel, etc.) and was recently surprised to find my credit limit is only $30K even after being a solid customer. What are the ways I can get an increase in the credit limit?

Best sign up bonus right now that is not the CSP and the Amex platinum?

$210k TC in Bay Area (Consulting) or new offer: $220k TC in Austin (FAANG)?

Looking for Java, Springboot Developers. Kindly DM if you looking out for change if having experience in these Skill-set.

Location is not a constrainst as hiring PAN-INDIA.

Flexible work culture with Prominent WFH.

P.S: Currently hiring very aggressively, can offer better CTC as per the market standards.

What you didn't know about engineering...

How difficult is it to go from bizops at FAANG to MBB without prior consulting experience?

Hello! I'm a Manager II (Automation) in PwC and looking for exit opportunities on West Coast. What kind of roles should I target? I would like to go to a product company, rather than consulting.

IBM - Official cloud and AI partner of the US open.. for all other BS, we are here.. #greendot

Got an email today from a recruiter at Google about an Associate Account Strategist position. It’s not what I’m looking for in my next step but would be happy to refer to someone. DM if interested

Google phone screen for ops roles any insight fellow 🐠 🐠?

What’s the draw of product marketing? I see a lot of my MBA classmates going into these roles but don’t really get the appeal

What are some social impact start-ups ? Planning to exit consulting.

Life / Career Advice: I applied to medical school since my MCAT score was set to expire, ended up getting into 1 program. I also have an opp to join a well funded/well established Healthtech Startup (6 figure salary w/ equity + benefits) as a BD professional. I enjoy the business side of things and am unsure if I would end up practicing Medicine (medicine is also a long arduous path). At the same time, having an MD holds a lot of clout/authority in HC. Any thoughts on what I should do?

How much notice did you give your company before leaving?

Anyone have success leaving their firm after a year out of undergrad? If so, did you come into your new role at an entry level position?

I want to exit to MBB but if that’s not a possibility what are the next best consulting firms? Looking for at least midsize firms (non-boutiques).

Would you accept sr cloud architect role at 185k + bonus + vested stocks (locked 4 years) from MS when you are already making 205k +50k vested bonus(locked 3 years)in current organization ?

When people refer to e-commerce exits they are typically referring to platforms like amazon. If I’m more interested in working for an e-commerce store/seller rather than a platform is there a better term for this so I can research better?

What are the pros and cons for working at your consulting firm? (salary, benefits, culture, growth opportunities, international projects , etc). Trying to figure out where I might want to go next.

Looking to exit into the Airline industry. Currently a manager at a boutique firm, focusing on procurement and supply chain. Any advice?

Getting an offer to do change management at a credit asset manager making ($200k+). But am also looking at M&A teams because I’d like the pace and a switch to learning a new skill. Advice?

Looking to make a move out of Big 4. Anyone willing to refer for hopefully a bonus?

Have you ever interviewed with Maersk? Had 5 interviews and now the recruiter is ghosting me. A rejection email would be better, to be honest… I am very disappointed.