Laid off by Deloitte last Friday, hired by Google on Monday. Sometimes, layoffs are good. 😎

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You beast, I hope you updated your LinkedIn and added your old partners

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Take me with you 🤑

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Same thing happened to me. I got laid off the same day I started interviewing for other jobs. I start my new job on Monday! Best of luck to you on your new journey. It was definitely for the best for me.

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I didn’t disclose ey4

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Take me?

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Take me too??

Getting paid to leave and quickly being paid to join is fantastic. I made an extra 50% from bonuses a few years ago. And got a months vacation to boot.

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What type of role and what type of / years I'd experience before? I'm also trying to go there

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Congratulations ñ

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Eff D

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!!!!! That’s awesome

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Oh gd if you’re an EM you probably quadrupled your sad Deloitte comp lol. Congrats!!

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Good catch

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Former Deloitte-r here. Thought I hated consulting, turns out I just hated Deloitte. GL on your next journey!

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Same here. Waiting for final round interviews for another consultative function in another org. I may run through the D(ouche) office turning backflips when I get my next offer, no matter who its from.

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Can you share location??

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Bay Area

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Brilliant mate.. cheers a big eff you dirty Deloitte

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Were you interviewing before you got laid off?

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5 mos? What were you applying for?!

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Fook D, congrats!

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Congrats!

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Yeah. Take a break. Find something else.

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Were you already interviewing with them?

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Yes

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Congrats. You will be so much better off out of the consulting game. Enjoy.

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Badass 🕶

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Congrats but why did Deloitte laid you!!

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Project delivery management track
Where we put people we want to underpay and single use . They get 40hr weeks but they are second class at Deloitte

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