My boss reports to the CEO, we recently had someone in our team left abruptly. My boss is on a trip and the CEO has asked me about this person and wants to talk to me in detail. He says he doesnt hv much detail. I dont know if i should be quiet honest or just by time until my boss returns.

How would you recommend tackling a middle manager bad mouthing to team members and seniors despite having left the job? I worked as a consultant at a globally reputed firm but with a terrible, mind draining team culture — now the middle manager is bad mouthing and of course not communicating her inability to manage her own time, leading to work calls at 10 pm in night and abusive language at work.

Invited to a recruiting/networking session for an analyst level role at a Bain Capital. Excuse my naivete, but is business professional (full suit) the expectation here? Unfortunately my only well fitting suit was torn recently so trying to see if I can get away with another outfit

Wife sent me unsolicited nudes while I was at work today (I know, she's a keeper) but my director was standing behind me when i opened the text. Talk about awkward.

I’ve been working for a small investment firm for about a year and am having some issues with my boss. We have a weekly check-in but he’s ALWAYS 2-3 hours late, or skips the meeting altogether without warning. He also never replies to any of the emails I send. I already spoke with him about these issues, but things haven’t really changed. I really like the work I do but I’m starting to feel frustrated about the situation. Any advice? Or anyone else in a similar situation?

Dear Nappily Ever After,
No one has an office, much less an assistant. Creative and account are different jobs with their own dress codes. But dumb, off brief ideas by white creatives do win.

Do ZS Associates Indian BOA/DAA freshers wear suits in their first 2 years or shirts?

If buy the partners you work with regularly a holiday gift, how much do you spend? Usually I get baked goods or food items which you can’t tell the actual amount spent on. This year, though, I’d like to support local restaurants by encouraging people to order takeout—hence, giving gift cards.

How much is appropriate for a restaurant gift card from an associate to a partner?

Attending a company holiday party where they're doing a white elephant gift exchange. I barely know anyone except through emails and IMs given that most of us WFH. Fun but office appropriate gift ideas $30 or under?

What are effective ways to ensure your team feels content within the workplace? There is a rise of many people feeling undervalued and not cared for as an employee. I would like to change that. No matter the job, no one should feel less than.

My company hosts happy hours but I don't drink. Is it rude to just skip them?

When do you think associates are usually let go in small practice groups that are currently being overwhelmed with work? Is it when it starts to slows down or when they already have a candidate to replace you? Just trying to figure out how long I have after annoying a partner 😂.

Happy Halloween! Who says Financial Professionals are not creative? Share what you dressed up as for work today?

I think there should be more males caretakers in this world. Some of my clients just feel more comfortable with a guy and it's kind of sad how often they say I'm the only male they could find.

As a manager, how do you expect your employee to deal with a diffcult customer?

How does one deal with a manager who always thinks negative of people and never has anything nice to say about anyone? When I first met her she was really cool. Promoted me,and then became a completely different person.

Is there any not very expensive black tie gown shops near Toronto downtown? New to the city and office party has black tie dress code!

off-topic:
in office have you seen any girl wear nosepin?

How do you handle rude clinicians in the workplace? I always have an attending talking down to me.

Pretty tired of smart women undermining each other, especially seniors doing it to juniors. Why the hell is the first instinct to attack&destroy? Not into kumbayas but more into having my peer's back.

How do you deal with making mistakes at work? I’ve been doing good work lately but there’s one partner who thinks I’m mistake prone and I just made a mistake on something he asked me to do, but I corrected it quickly. However, there is public record of my mistake.

Recommendations for am impromptu 8 day road trip from Dallas area early may? Parents + 3 year old in tow; enjoy nature, scenery, good food, anything with history. New to area so literally haven’t explored anything yet (but want to avoid Austin San Antonio trip)

What is your close ratio with walk ins/call ins?

Whoo boy, I bet you’re all wondering what local ads are playing on the Canadian feed.

Hi All,

I'm facing error as "employee ID is not available in BGSW user list" while registering in associate arena app.

Please let me know how to fix this error.

Thanks in Advance.

Has anyone quit with an offer in hand, but without background check or drug tests being 100% complete?

Mate, I am one of the best securities traders you can find in the country, contact me today for a deal.

Listen, 80% of my clients have already closed this half with over £600,000 in the green with an average deposit of £125,000 and a minimum of £250!

That's a better margin than most small business owners make in a year.

CONTACT DETAILS can be found when you click my name to open my profile.

The great resignation is now over be prepared for the great downsizing

I have got an offer from the Tanzu observability team. Wanted to know the wlb and the team culture, pretty nervous as the offer letter mentions working more than 40 hours and on weekends as well without any compoffs . Please help me with this info. Thanks !

Going to shrm next week and looks like they've needed up their tech expo/enterprise solutions component. Going to leave company names/summaries here. Is anyone else going?

Need some advice. Ive been with my GF for 3.5 months now. I’ve caught my GF in multiple lies regarding her sexual/relationship history. When caught, her first reaction is anger at me for asking about her past too much, etc. but eventually she becomes quite sorry and apologetic. She says I shouldn’t care about her past, but I feel that it is important, and I communicate my questions as soon as they come up. I really like her, and I know I could be less curious, but the lying hurts. Thoughts?

What’s up DC?

I’m another auditor trying to switch to TAS - looking to eventually pivot to strategy roles. Any suggestions on a vertical?

Olive Garden was replaced by a Barnes & Noble in my neighborhood Supermarket… I’m unwell by this utter disrespect

Currently in Atlanta, GA. Looking for management role in wealth management, corporate and institutional solutions, business strategy and consulting. I have an MBA from non-target school, about 5 years in management from financial services, business strategy and development and I’m looking for a great company with salary range around $150k or above. A referral would be highly appreciated!!

Has anyone looked into the National Branch Financial Advisor. Any thoughts?

Need some guidance. Here is my situation:
1. Just transferred to big 4 FDD as snr from big4 audit (~a month ago, with no deal yet under my belt)
2. Studying for fmva certification
3. 1+ year plan is to take the GMAT & apply to ivy league mba program. Planning to break into IB and then PE later.
4. Got approach recently by a recruiter from Houlihan Lokey (HL) for an associate position in the Midwest. Comp range 120k -130k. I make about 100k now.
- Is the move going to be worth it? what'd you do

I have a dual citizenship (recently got my US citizenship). What are the odds I could ever get a clearance to work in federal branches (i.e., NSA, Cyber Command, etc.)? And what would be the career best path towards those areas?