Local vacation ideas? I have 3 yo who needs to stay entertained.

I am open to driving a few hours.

Due to receive an offer for big4 but have a holiday booked (would take up 7 working days) a few weeks after the anticipated start date. Should I cancel the holiday or look to push back my start date?

Is the EY 16 week maternity pay 100% of the salary ? I was reading the FAQs and could not find anything that said 100 % of pag provided in the 16 weeks of eligible time off.

Curious about non-US attorneys: are you working the crazy hour weeks most of us in the US do? Or are your weeks closer to 40 hours? I hear a lot about the working hour caps, vacation requirements, etc in Europe/Canada. Curious if that flows into legal practice... or if it gets ignored. To clarify—I’m talking about BigLaw. I’m sure there are smaller firms with reasonable hours, the same exists in the US.

Are there any fun holiday pop-up bars this weekend? I would love a reason to wear my ugly sweater!!

Anyone in Vancouver want a Programmer Analyst role doing data conversion from Oracle into WD? UBC is a great employer that pays well for Vancouver / Canada and the work is remote, though you have to be in Canada. 4 weeks vacation and benefits start on day 1

I hit rock bottom (I mean it) and in 6 weeks I managed a vacation, landed a new job, found a great guy, and landed a bomb apartment. Everything can change at the drop of a hat - keep your chin up.

Time to spill... holiday office party stories, let's hear 'em. (Tales of Christmas parties past also welcome.)

Hi all, I’m gonna join pwc ac Bangalore next month. I need your help In knowing the holiday calendar or holidays available in last week of December I.e in between Dec 25th to Dec 31st. To plan my vacation. Please help

Hi,

How good or bad is a salary of 75k( including the holiday pay) + 20% variable in Amsterdam ?
30% ruling works for me.
I am 28 and have 5 years of experience.

Hi all

Just confirming, we have 4Th and 5Th October as Location holiday right?

After my third interview, the HR manager said they will be in touch with me for the last round of interviews with VP. They were waiting for her to come back from a vacation. They never reached and it has been 2 weeks! I would like to send a follow-up email. What do you think and what should I say?

What is your policy on a rehire and how you handle accrual rates for PTO, do you start over? Do you have a window like if they return within 6 months it stays with original hire date? Do you handle this differently when it is a layoff? I tried to find best practices in this but not finding anything.

Hello Fishes, there are few questions hitting to my mind about PWC AC, can you please help me clear this.

1. Benefits included and when does my eligibility start at PWC

2. Other perks(telecommuting perks and stock options) at PWC

3. vacation time and sick leave at PWC

4. Bonus compensation (Yearly / Mid year Bonus, Joining Bonus)

Thanks!!

So who is offering to host the holiday party?

I will be joining Bosch on Dec 12. And I heard there will be year end vacation in December. Will that vacation be provided for new joiners also?

EY 🐠 - potentially starting with the firm soon, and my partner is due to have our first in April. Given the 1 year service requirement for leave, would I have the option to take PTO during birth and use parental leave after my 1 year of service? Appreciate any guidance here

Been itching for a trip. Want to do something solo, drop the locations for best solo destinations. I have 22 PTO days so want to start exploring

Any recommendations for when to leave the firm and how much PTO to take/how much to cash out? I’ve heard from people that a break between work and school is smart, but would love some advice!

I ran into my ex a couple days ago and it’s just all screwed with my head. We are kinda talking and he invited me to his company holiday party to be his +1.

And then he’s been ignoring me.

How much does Kearney pay for manager with 10 years experience?

Hi Bainees,
I am going through the interviews for a Practice Manager role within PPK. Can someone please enlighten me with the growth path? I mean, path in the practice management roles

Hi,
I have recently received an offer from Infosys for SAPBWHANA associate consultant profile. Can someone please throw the light on growth prospects as I don’t have SAP background. YOE- 2.5 years, MBA

Boss: I need you to stop challenging me on every decision.

Me: I don’t want us to have a confrontational relationship and I think we can agree something needs to change. When you make stupid decisions, that affects my business and it makes me feel like you’re not up to the job. That makes it harder for my team to do our jobs. I think to be an authentic leader I need to be radically candid with you and point our your mistakes. So are you willing to work with me on this?

Mostly to vent, but wonder if anyone else has had to deal with this…my team consists of a partner, shareholder, 3 associates, myself and a legal assistant. We have a busy docket, 70 active litigation files. For over a year I have been dealing with inexperienced legal assistants, mostly coming from other areas of law. The partner relies heavily on me to clean up the messes, fix the mistakes, etc., and HR is on me for doing too much admin, i.e., non-billable work.

So does anyone know if tomorrow will be a recognized federal holiday? If it is I can’t bill hours… so no work…

Will it be completely mandatory to go to office or will it depend on the team from January onwards. I am willing to extend my WFH, so can I talk to my project manager because most of the team work from all different location. Any suggestions!

I guess it’s starting, was just pulled off a proj due to “limited resources”. Hearing there’s a hiring freeze across the industry. I’ve only been employed for a year, are we all about to get laid off?

The question is healthcare a right or a privilege? What do agency folk think?

I’m a black AD, does anybody have advice on how to deal with a hostile / potentially racist work environment?

If there’s any instructors/board members for Creative Circus here, your students would get more feedback if we were able to leave comments on your portfolio review site as opposed to setting up calls.

Kylie in the “WAP” video: as useful as any of my ECDs in a meeting.

Hello, I've been working as a Healthcare Consultant for over 4 years now & I am currently a Consulting Manager near the Philadelphia area seeking an opportunity in NYC. Anyone know anything avail?

TDUMP is going to deploy the army on protesters. UNBELIEVABLE. Military state is what his response.

I’m moving and need to get a new mattress, single guy, mid 20s, sleep on my stomach, doesn’t have any pain but I loveeee sleeping and will pay for a nice, comfortable mattress. Thanks

Hi guys
Please help me to choose the best company to join in terms of job security and work life balance.

1. TCS - 16L( with varaible) -- senior consultant role
2. HCL -- 19.6( with 18L fixed) --- Test lead role
3. Wipro-- 19.6( fixed) -- Senior QA role

Total exp -- 8.9 years
Skill-- Testing

How do you go about networking outside of your organization (with hopes of landing a job offer somewhere)?

What are some of the common exit options for the manager level? Looking for TC to be close to or over $200K. I know it’s heavy tech in the US, but what does that translate to here?

Thoughts on this offer? $145K base + 10% bonus + $5K signing => TC year 1: $165K. No stock. No RRSP matching. Role is SM BizOps (IC role). Industry is Insurance. Is it too low?

What’s considered as a good salary in Toronto/Vancouver?

Think I've got to move soon, considering getting a 2 bdrm apartment so I can use one of the rooms as an office.

Anyone know any good buildings close ish to downtown but still on the west side?

Hi, is anyone available to provide a referral for management onsulting roles at Accenture, Deloitte, EY, and PwC ?

Hello,
OD/OCM practitioner (C) here currently with USI, looking to connect with leads from Deloitte Canada. Have about 6YOE, DE implementations/tech adoptions. Niche would be Finance and payroll processes (strong exp. in Finance transformation projects). Also, an AWS cloud practitioner and can take up cloud transformations projects. Versed with SAP SF, SAP S/4HANA, Fiori, Oracle JDE and Google cloud (few modules). Anyone willing to connect/provide referral, tryna understand the process.

Ladies in the group, can you please suggest a place in DT toronto for a hair cut that does a great job but is not heavy on the pocket. Would appreciate if you could share the price range as well! Thankyou.

When do you think downtown will be up and running again? I’m leaving the city indefinitely, curious when everyone thinks we will have to be back in a meaningful way.

Left a company recently and they cut my notice short. Left with an outstanding balance from a work expense on the corporate card, is there any liability on me if the balance hasn’t been paid off?

Hi Fishes! I hope y’all are having a great weekend. I did my undergraduate with Rotman, 2 YOE in Commercial/Corporate Banking after graduation, and working in Capital Market Team in B4 Consulting as an Experienced Associate. Now in order to break into MBB, I hope to plan ahead and I am working on case interviews. Meanwhile would really hope to get some guidance and suggestions here from current MBBers, or anyone who went from B4 to MBB, anyone is willing to have a ☕️ chat with me? TIA!!!

In terms of culture and work life balance within consulting how does the big 4 compare against each other?

What are some of the best consulting firms for digital strategy roles? Looking for a change and was wondering which of the T1/T2 firms have digital practices in Canada. I have applied to ATK and McK. BCG is working to establish their presence in Canada but their team is focused on establishing top down. Bain doesn’t have digital focus. Can anyone shed some light on other T2 firms?

Looking to buy a condo or townhouse in downtown or midtown. Confused which option may be better. I am concerned of sudden loss of equity if market crashes; which one is a safer option. Any good realtor recommendations feel free to share or DM me HHI ~500k Max down payment 225k

Anyone from Kearney’s ATI practice open to discuss and maybe provide a referral? Senior Consultant at another T2 firm here, focused on automotive and mobility.

Anytime in procurement willing to refer? Gf is looking for a job.

Rate my offer for a business valuations/litigation & legal disputes support associate role at a boutique firm in Toronto:

- $90k + ~7.5% annual performance bonus
- $5k in clawback reimbursement
- will pay all professional fees throughout term of employment (CPA & CBV)

My background:
- SA1 in assurance
- Master of Accounting
- passed CFE, qualify in about half a year
- enrolled in CBV program of studies
- 24 yrs old