It is Friday. Most of us are in ConSulting. We are not Cons who are Sulking (Consulking) Enjoy your beverage of choice and enjoy the ride. Happy Friday 🙌

My boyfriend recently asked me what do I miss the most about India? I had to think before replying food. Tbh I really don’t miss a lot except maybe the festivals

I need recommendations for a nice restaurant in MH that for a large party 20 for a bday dinner. Nice ambiance, good food, good service for a milestone birthday.

Would love some new suggestions for sweet but strong wines. Doesn’t matter if it’s red or white.

Is OpenText necessary for Bill Print/Correspondence? Or can I integrate Kubra directly with S4HANA?

Anyone interested in 2 WILLOW tickets tonight at The Novo? $50/per ticket pleas DM me!

Just got a pair of Bose quietcomfort noise-cancelling headphones. Maybe the best purchase of my adult life. #gamechanger

Best Italian restaurant for restaurant week?

Anyone have a favorite healthy recipe? Realized that I eat terribly even when I’m home in my own kitchen...

Anyone watch the new episode tonight? No spoilers but I loved it, Gregory and Janine are my new Leslie & Ben/ Jim & Pam. Also I can’t get enough of Mr. Johnson 😂😂

Peter Dinklage breathed fire for Doritos. Targaryen confirmed

Book recommendations? I’ve been reading atomic habits, and have moved onto Traders guns and money.

I was recently in Spain and my Spanish is native as well as my English, but I had the opportunity to attend the musical of the Lion King. I had already seen it in English and wanted to try it in Spanish, and although it is the same music the language change felt like total madness. Is this normal?

Thoughts on cigar smoking?

Golf talk. I know I have to try them out in person, but any suggestions for a intermediate set of women’s golf irons?

How did you get better at cooking? I'm a guy - never mastered the skill - but can recognize that only making pasta is probably not ideal.

Can’t wait for BFA 8.1 patch 🙌🏼

What’s everyone’s go-to coffee place?

What is the hierarchy at Pune. What does a VP do and what are these A,B,C grades? Can a salary of 75 lacs be offered at a VP level?

Curious, does anyone have perspective to share about CloudGaia? Good, bad, something else, etc?

A $1T valuation is fine, but Tim Cook should be fired for the value loss that came from actually producing products, being famously boring and not losing his mind on social media.

Hi Team,

I joined Mindtree on 8th Feb and not got project and I was waiting for last 2 and half month. So, i gave interview outside (tech mahindra) and got selected. Almost 30-35% they said they will give and i am negotiating on it.

My main concern was shift and i have some health issues and unable to continue in night shift in Mindtree and tech mahindra its purely EMEA shift and per project team update.

Shall i switch to tech Mahindra?

I just found out a new colleague was brought on at 20% higher salary than my current salary. (Have been w/ firm 1.5 years) She doesn’t have a 4-year degree (working on it). How do I bring this inequity up and ask to be compensated equally? I have years more experience and My work is more complex - she is basically a receptionist. Any suggestions would be helpful!

Best YouTube channel to learn Salesforce?

Hey all, I’m the founder of Stories Company, a creative agency focused on design for internal/B2B work at Fortune 1000s. Currently hiring a senior designer or AD. 85K-125K. Thanks so much!

Does anyone at Atlassian (or who knows someone at Atlassian) have news on the hiring slowdown? Any updates on which business units / orgs / positions the company will continue hiring for? Or if it is actually going to be a hiring *freeze*? I did a final round interview with Atlassian that went well and I'm hoping to hear back soon...

I'm looking for referrals for SAP BASIS. 3 YoE and serving notice period.

Please DM. Thanks in advance.

Telco PMs, how do you call that type of project in which you manage the End-To-End deployment? I mean from planning the electric connections for a servers rack, engineering the network, the cabling and devices installation, setting up the link (and everything in between)?

English is not my first language and I'm having trouble coming up with what we call "Llave en Mano" in Spanish... or is it just End-To-End? My mind is fried and is only Wednesday.

Thanks!

If I got married on a Sunday, could I use the flowers from the wedding the night before? (Anything they were going to leave behind like hanging installations) Seems like a waste for that decor to be trashed and an opportunity to pay it forward. Has anyone done this?

What's the best form of compensation to ask for and why?

My employers' CEO just announced that they just received $7 million from investors. He wants to use that money to offer incentives to employees that hussle and drive more revenue for the company. We're not sure what those incentives look like yet, but here are some post-announcement rumors from my co-workers:

Cash bonuses, raises, profit-sharing, company equity, 401k match, etc.

Praying no one brings up the election in our team meeting today.

Is anyone able to expand on the bonus structure at NetSuite, specifically as an ERP implementation consultant? I heard bonuses are quarterly, but I am curious about the typical percentages or amount.

Best company to work for in the Triangle - NC area? Preferably with high diversity.

Hello fishes, is it a red flag when I'm the ONLY one on my team who's happy with the management, meaning my boss and my boss's boss? Other than the two bosses, we have 6.

Hi all, how many of the big 4 accept 3 months notice period?

Who are the top consulting firms for competitive strategy?

Hello! I’m going to BSchool in August. Any recommendations on books / websites / videos to be more prepared for management consulting interviews?

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

Best books on business/ negotiation/ leadership you have ever read (and use practically)!?

Hot take: you don’t need to give feedback every two days. And if you do, you should ask for feedback too.

If I get laid off, I have a previous colleague that started a cybersecurity company. I would love to get involved on the business side of it. Any pointers on skills that are attractive in this realm for a startup? Would be mostly (if not all) federal defense contracting clients. I’m currently in Deloitte’s cyber risk practice but my background and passion is in accounting and finance, and business operations. Graduated in 2017 so still early career.

I’m curious about of what do you do on a daily basis as a technology consultant. Can someone please share with me what this job entails?

Is it too late to buy the FAANG stocks? Still feel that Amazon and Google are undervalued.

Planning to do a PRM or FRM qual. How useful is it to move from Big 4 Risk and reg consulting to industry? Finding it hard to get anything other than non-PM roles

What is your favorite books on leadership/professional development and why?

Looking for some great recommendations! Thanks in advance!

Are virtual interviews better than in-person?

What are the best consulting firms for pricing (consumer goods focused)?

What are your expenses/time horror stories? Has anyone gotten fired in relation to expenses? Compensation withheld?

Anyone have any recommendations for home office ergonomic desk chairs?

What is the best consultancy for Media and Entertainment work? Considering a move…

Does anyone know if things like jury duty or bereavement leave count against your utilization? I've heard it doesn't count the same way holidays and PTO do, but not sure how that is possible.