My partner wants to give a gift to all members of the team (70+) on a successful go-live. Any ideas?! I was thinking headphones but looking for other ideas. Due to size of the team, gifts can’t be customized unfortunately.

I have a meeting tomorrow to sit down and network with an MD mentor. Anyone have any good conversation topics/ questions? Trying not to appear green and naive...

I'm thinking of directly emailing the founder of a small startup I'd really love to work at. Does this scream "overconfident millennial"? I've never felt this strongly about a company before.

I think I’m about to get my first experience of getting in trouble with a partner for work that I actually already sent for review and followed up on multiple times (and brought up during calls). Stay tuned… 😑

Giving notice tomorrow. Accepted another offer. Nervous to tell my boss because I know I’ll be leaving them screwed but I’m miserable. Love my team. The client is stupid and the work is soul crushingly uncreative. But still feel guilty :(

Do we need follow any dress code when working from office?

Formal/Smart Casuals/Kuch bhi ??

Advice for attacking the data room and putting together my first sell-side disclosure schedules? (Baby M&A att’y 2 months in). I have an associate mentor who encourages me to flag items I don’t understand and will walk through them with me, but at this point, the only thing I understand is that I don’t even know what I don’t know and what I do know that I don’t know is basically everything.

What do you think when associates/senior associates misspeak on a concept during a meeting or interview?

I’ve learned something new on each project, and I’m afraid of coming off as an idiot so I rarely contribute to conversations; only after I have done research on the topic and have prepared do I speak/give ideas

Two years out of college do you still leave clubs and older internships ( maybe your junior summer) If they are relevant and show leadership depth

If you are being asked off the biz (because your work suck) by the client, would you want to know the truth or would you rather your boss make up an excuse?

Need advice & perspectives: I got a verbal review from my manager saying he couldn’t see me as senior cuz I didn’t follow the design doc format he mandates from all designers. While I have been the only designer who does almost everything from design, UI asset creation, wiring up UI in Unity (I am in mobile gaming).
Also the product I’m on has been in MVP stage, things move extremely fast and design decisions changed constantly. He’s not on my team.
Am I crazy for thinking him a bad manager?

I’m a firm believer that a manager should develop a positive relationship with employees, but I don’t want that to be an invitation to disrespect my authority. How do you know where to draw the line to make this distinction clear?

“At dinner John (client) said I have nice legs, grabbed my thigh, put his arm around me & invited me to his hotel. Seems inappropriate.” Boss: “Well we won’t be taking him to dinner again this year”🤯

I’m kind of stuck what to do. The principal at my school is very intimidating, confrontational, and not pleasant to work for. I love teaching but feel like I have to walk on egg shells around him.

When your seniors aren’t motivated and pulling their weight, it shows and demotivates you. It’s a domino effect. How do you handle these situations? The senior pushes every single thing down and it’s clear to everyone this person could care less. Makes me not care and not want to do anything either…

What is the advice on what feedback to leave for a peer who really sucks at everything y'all have worked together on? It's about the time where everyone on my team requests feedback from each other and I'm nervous for it coming up. My manager knows that everything I've worked w her on I end up doing 90% of the work when it's meant to be split so it is a known issue. We're both at level 3 so are genuinely peers. She seems like a nice person but i have 0 positive work feedback tbh

Just spent some time in Chicago for work and I love it. What is the main type of PR done there (media or other)? How is work culture, meeting people, dating scene? I’m in NY now

Re naming names. Lots of people in media & publications are naming & shaming, and calling out workplace environments toxic for people of color. I went through some shit at my prior workplace and after a lot of reflection it’s become clear to me it was race based. I’m working through what actions I can take to address this - any thoughts?

My coworker brought a puppy to work, who bit my hand. I ended up losing my temper and yelling at them. Now everyone is mad at me for blowing up at work, even though this is something I shouldn't have had to deal with in the first place!

A director in another unit wants to meet me to “continue a conversation we started last year”. He is referring to the time I had asked him if there were openings on his team. That was over a year ago. I am not too happy where I am right now ( I stayed where I was). I also don’t know if he really has an opportunity or if this is just some corporate circle jerk where my current director is trying to “smoke me out”. I don’t speak poorly of my team/work. How would you approach this conversation?

Hi Fishes, I am ready to resign from my current organisation and I was wondering if I need to discuss this with my reporting manager first. I have never talked to my reporting manager , do I need to discuss with him before I resign or I should just do it in the portal directly.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 or iPhone X/XS? Like the S Pen for writing but would also like to be able to send texts from iPad without keeping the phone on (I.e. iMessage). Currently have an iPhone

I started my career in my hometown, a city with about 135k people. After 4 years was at the point where I buy a house or move to a bigger city (600k people), I went with the ‘big’ city option. I lived there for about 18 months then the pandemic hit. Since then I still have my apartment in the new city but have been staying with my family in my hometown 95% of the time. I realized I have no reason other than work to be in the new city. Now I’m considering moving back to my hometown. Cont..

Is salary credited for KGS today or will it be tomorw

Advice for attacking the data room and putting together my first sell-side disclosure schedules? (Baby M&A att’y 2 months in). I have an associate mentor who encourages me to flag items I don’t understand and will walk through them with me, but at this point, the only thing I understand is that I don’t even know what I don’t know and what I do know that I don’t know is basically everything.

Does anyone know what the onboarding process is like at K&L Gates? I start in a few weeks and I'm curious.

Any idea what would the main topic for today's webcast. I believe split is getting delayed and timelines are extended

For the foodies out there, post pics of your creations during quarantine! :)

Manager told to provide onsite by next year if drop resignation since 1 year not completed not eligible for onsite now, is it good option to drop?

Looking for an entry level remote tech position. Honestly not picky, current TC is 111k anything close to that would be appreciated.

How do you shave/trim your beard without dropping the hair in the sink or on the floor? 🙏

Hi fishes i received offer from legato but cognizant now revised notice period to 90 days will it be possible to get the change in joining date from legato side?

What's the minimum days/ years that one should have worked in order to receive the gratuity at Nagarro?
Do we get the amount in full that was deducted or do they give a fixed amount?

Anyone else hear about PwC’s M&A tax reorganization?

Just signed an offer, putting my two weeks in tomorrow. Anyone have tips in making some “I’m leaving” conversations less...awkward?

Renting out a covered parking spot in Southie, W Broadway, close to Lincoln. DM if interested

My SO recently lateraled to another consultancy and has been really stressed, working late and feeling dejected. Ideas on what I can do to help / provide moral support?

What books should I read about being a great manager?

Just as I'm leaving from work to a planned roadtrip with friends this weekend, I get hit with an email from a partner requesting a draft of a deck by Sunday 5 pm. Wwyd? I'm still a new consultant btw

Ekaterina is back 😍😏💅🏻

Looking for a new carry on, what are some good ones? Just found a hole in my samsonite

When this is over we need to rethink our concept of who is “essential” because in all honestly most of us are not - but our grocery workers and delivery people are.

Any good dad jokes?

Is it possible for someone to make a jump from Exp. Associate at PwC to Senior Consultant at other Big 4?

If my boss asks me for a straight forward task, I complete that task and always try to go above and beyond by adding in additional analysis, etc. it usually takes me an extra hour.

A mathematician starts with a problem and creates a solution. A consultant starts by offering a 'solution' and creates a problem. Yay or nay?

Fiancé is at Kearney. He constantly is worried about lay offs and losing his job and thinks leadership is hiding how bad this is. What can I say to him/is it actually so horrible there?

Anyone have info on MBB/Strategy& supply chain consulting? Group size, actively hiring, common backgrounds (MBA/certifications required/helpful?), project types, & interview prep tips? Looking to enter as an experienced hire. Currently a procurement financial analyst and just passed my CSCP certification. Ex-big4.

Thanks!

Didn’t eat lunch or dinner. Would you judge me if I ordered two different snack boxes on my flight?

Do we still need suits?

Gained that covid weight - now trying to figure out if thats still a thing and I may need to get a new one. I mean it is kind of weird sitting in a home office/spare bedroom on zoom or w.e. in a full suit and tie to me.. What do yall 🐟 think?

Top consulting firms in the Aerospace / Aviation,l or Defense / Intelligence spaces? Looking for business or tech strategy jobs here

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

Does anybody have good electric standing desk recommendations? Ideally in the $200-300 range.

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

Need suggestions for home office chair with high back and/or neck support. Feels like holding my head up all day is causing all my pain. 400-600 range please. Love Herman Miller but can never imagine dropping $1500 for a chair…

Anyone use Onenote and have best practices to share? My notes are a mess and I’m trying to get organized.