It's that time to review utilization again! I absolutely love the math that takes place here:

2080 Available work hours in a year at 40 hour work week
144 hours of PTO (18x 8 hour days)
1936
104 hours for 13 paid holidays (published on ToD)
1832
40 hours mandatory CED
1792

Target utilization - 90% of 2080 hours - 1872 (published figure for SS, SC, C,A,PD)

hmmm...

(and yes, I've heard at AHMs that it's based on a 45-hour work week, just making a point here)

If I book a stay in a Marriott property through a third party website for a lower rate than what’s on the Marriott app, can I still get points and elite benefits on the reservation?

Where is everybody putting their money right now?

I am already close to maxing my 401K, maxed my IRA, and purchased $10k in I-Bond. The remainder of my investing goes into a taxable brokerage account.

Anything else out there I should be considering in this terrible market? I know the I-Bond is the only thing that’s going to make money this year. 😔

Everyone complains about high healthcare costs in the US. I understand that it’s a complex problem including drug prices, insurances etc. But no one talks about the high physician salaries. Why do surgeons make near a million in the US while they make $250K in Canada?

The artificial supply limitation should end.

Does Fujitsu Consulting India provide any Diwali bonus or any kind of gifts?

Looking at full-time and application asks for expected salary and then expected total compensation as a number. How should I figure out the second? Health insurance, bonuses, life insurance, equity, PTO? I studied art, not math.

For those who work 100% remote with their company, what health insurance provider does your company offer? (ie. UHC, Aetna, BCBS, etc)

anyone else feels stuck at current job, but not able to apply due to upcoming paid maternity leave benefits that you don't want to miss out on? currently still in first trimester !

Hi How's the bonus payout in crisil for Mumbai?

If someone can help with the benefits in comparison with other companies

What is the maternity leave policy of PWC and for how many children it is available?

Probably asked before many times, but couldn’t find the thread....what’s a good health insurance for older visiting parents?

I have cleared all rounds for Director position for Bangalore location and am awaiting offer. How much should I expect ? Are there any relocation benefits as I will be moving from Pune

When is the right time to buy a second home (primary investment/ secondary vacation home)?

Do people who take parental leave multiple times as associates get pushed pack on their track to partnership? For example, at a firm with a 8 year track, would a person who took two leaves of six months each have to wait 9 years to make partner?

EY leave department hasn’t been the most helpful with the exact details around maternity leave - so just wondering for any EY mamas - how do we initiate getting the two weeks before due date off? Just a doctors note or ??? Thank you!!

This is my first holiday season in Charlotte, is the tree lighting festival worth attending? Does anyone know what to expect?

Hi buddies,

Hope you all doing good. How many sick leaves were provided by cgi?? And is there any specific limit of taking sick leave with respect to financial year? Kindly clarify!

What are the various employee benefits that lilly offers?

We stay until 8 or 9 everyday and then at the end of every week my manager tells me to book only 40 hours. It sucks ass and now I have to explain to my counselor why my utilization is so pedestrian...

Hi Fishes ,

having three offer confused to decide .
having 7.8 years of exp in informatica ,sql
CTC-15.15
IBM - 18.5 fixed
Capgemini -20 fixed
UBS- 21 fixed but location for capgemini and UBS is pune
I want to stay in gurgaon.
Please help me on this

Its weird that EY is calling themselves providing exceptional experiences, but keep sending Return to Office email on Friday and ruin our mood. What leadership is gonna achieve by sacrificing employee flexibilities and spoiling their happiness, it can ultimately lead to resignation and loss of great talents.

What are your tips on convincing a fellow employee not to switch agencies? I really don't want to compete with them

My work product is becoming worse and partners are noticing/commenting. I just hate the practice area so much that every time I am asked to do something I just get it done as quickly as possible and can’t be bothered to put in effort. I think I need to quit so I’m not fired for bad performance with a horrible reputation. Am I nuts and should I just wait til they let me go?

Google Ads Sales vs. F500 tech rotational program. Honest opinions

Do you find that what you find attractive physically has dramatically changed over the years? Everything from body type to facial features I swoon over is so totally different

What do you do when you feel the goalpost has been/is being moved re: billable requirements? Like there's a spoken vs unspoken? I chose this job based on billables vs salary and what I'm being told I'm expected to do now is 20-30% (at least) > than what was initially agreed upon. Given my other life responsibilities, this is creating a huge strain & I feel like this is slowly getting harder & harder on my spouse & kids. I'm grateful to have lots of good work but not sure how to course correct.

Considering I can work anywhere, thoughts on buying an RV and just living a travel life?

I have an interview coming up for BCG but due to some personal reasons might need to push it a few weeks. What’s the likelihood the firm will be OK with pushing / is it even worth asking?

Is the ‘women in advertising’ bowl gone? It seems to have disappeared for me. Someone in the nyc bowl also just posted another women’s only bowl seems to be gone.

One of my relatives just asked me if turmeric will defend against Covid...noooooo

I’d trade my mountain view for “what are you watching on Netflix” by the coffee machine

Know it’s a long shot but any McKinsey or MBB folks willing to case practice with me?
Specifically the quantitative part…did not do very well in my recent coaching session on the quant question.

Hello recruiters! How do you feel about people reaching out to you directly on LinkedIn?

I am a 15+ yr digital marketing/comms guy trying to be proactive about my next job without being weird. There are a few companies I would LOVE to work for and frankly just want to tell them.

I’ll post a draft note of what I was thinking in the comments so you get a sense of how I would approach this.

thanks in advance for any advice.

My team oversees internal comms and we’re in the process of signing on BananaTag.

Any fishies out there that can share what level of reporting + KPIs you’re providing leadership?

We plan to use it for exec comms and department-level leadership (HR, IT, etc.).

We’ve historically done mass communication through Outlook, so this will be our first time getting insight into staff e-mail + Teams performance.