Okay ladies, what is the bag situation? Do women actually use briefcases or work totes? If so, any recs? (I’m thinking Beis work tote vibes.) Starting my first job at a firm in Sept. TIA!

I have a partner who routinely ignores emails or responds to them several weeks later. He has to approve every single document sent to the client or the court, which means you have a physically go to his office to ask him to review something. Half of the time you go to meet with him in person, he’s either on a call or otherwise busy. I find that this basically creates more work and makes meeting deadlines extremely difficult. Is this normal?

What is your biggest challenge as a plus size professional ... wardrobing? Air travel? Perception/image? Energy/stamina? Outright discrimination?

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

I’m not from an English speaking country but I am watching a tv show and businessmen walk into a room and instead of greeting eachother, everyone says each person’s first name in lieu of hi, however in my experience working in the states, I haven’t seen anyone do this, it’s always hi or good afternoon or some other greeting first THEN they say their first name. is it also appropriate to omit the greeting?

What should I reasonably expect from a junior?

I manage a junior developer that's been with the company for about 18 months. I end up providing them of TON of support. I need to give them extremely detailed instructions or they fail. For bugs, I need to point them to a specific function that's causing the bug. For new features, I'm basically writing their method signatures and defining their test cases.

I've tried asking them to do more on their own, but when I do, they fail spectacularly.

How do you 100% utilized folks try to network with other folks in at the firm if you’re always at client site? Trying to get some face time with them

Asked acct lead whether to include client contact's boss on a 3rd follow up to client contact who's super delayed on getting us materials for deliverable. He then proceeds to tell me...

Do you give the office manager (who does assist you with admin tasks from time to time) a christmas present (aka cash)? I have an admin assistant so that's an obvious yes but I don't know how to handle the office manager or receptionist!

A couple of team members have rephrased what I just said during meetings. What’s a good way to acknowledge it and ask them why they are repeating what I’ve just said?

How do you deal with clients who act like they know more than you even though they don't?

Have you ever yelled at your coworker in public?

Ever had a crush on a manager? I just signed a new job offer and am worried I’m starting to develop a crush on my new manager from talking to him every week. Hoping it blows through before I start my new job in a month. I think I could also be confusing admiration/respect for romantic feelings. Curious if anyone’s dealt with this ?

Had a panic attack at work and had to leave bc I felt like I was going to puke at my desk... I feel like a disappointment to my team, since I couldn’t go to the client site. First bad day in a while):

Partner is pissed at me & judging everything because we disagreed on a deliverable. I was at fault at not giving what was needed even though we disagreed. I respect them, how to fix the relationship?

I've been almost 3 years in my previous company and never have I ever tasted any raise from them. I got transferred to different accounts and LOB it was so exhausting and finally when I decided to leave and send my resignation my Supervisor be like "you know you should be thankful of your job" To be honest the job was very stressful and supervisor at some point is somehow toxic but thankful I get to take my leave.

Just wrapped up a deal with a regular client (although the client’s deal teams vary). I’m a Junior and did a lot of the emailing back and forth with the client and with the other side. Is it appropriate for me to add the client deal team members on LinkedIn? What about the lawyers on the other side?

If you don’t have a CD above you and you are doing the work, do you just send it off or do you ask other creatives for their take? Seems weird to just do work and present it without a gut check from somewhere.

Today no one came into our restaurant and my boss started crying. Do I... comfort them? Leave them be?

Heard from me:

“Oh, junior person, you have edits to the monthly activity report 3 days after your deadline to review the report, and after I sent it to the client? How lovely for you."

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 am wanting to start investing in real estate in the new year… I’m using this month to read up on it and familiarize myself with it. I am a true beginner and wanted to ask for any tips, tricks, advice, books, videos, magazines, podcasts, etc to start? Please let me know!

What’s the normal pay increase from SWE 1 to SWE 2. Not a FAANG company, but Fortune 500.

Can we open New Salary bank account in Optum for lateral? Or its mandatory to provide last company's salary account details and continue with same bank?

Hi, I am immediate joiner in java, spring boot, microservicws and aws. Last company: concentrix. Previously worked at Citicorp, Fiserv, TCS and Accenture
Exp: 6 yrs. Looking for only remote opportunity. No offers as if now. LWD : 9/11/2022.

Is Hollywood out of creativity nowadays? Every film seems to be similar to a pre-existing one and don't even get me started on all the remakes.

What are your thoughts about a transfer from the US to London? Is this something EY will allow? I am a Manager in Data and Analytics, a SMR in Adobe Analytics. Do you have many Adobe Analytics projects?

Hi Fishes,
I joined my current organization 3 months back.
Didnt allocated any project yet.

Now i am looking for a change:
Can someone refer me:
YOE :8.9
Location: Bangalore
Notice period: 30days
DOB : 01/06/1991
skills: java, spring boot, hibernate.

Thanks in advance

Hello peeps,

I am from Deloitte (Hyderabad) and I am planning a trip to Coorg, Ooty and munnar from 23rd December to 1st january(flexible).

If anyone is interested and wants to tag along then text me on instagram Id - sharahulkumar

To avoid disappointment on the trip, we can have a conversation prior so that we can check if we vibe together or not.

See ya.

How long does it takes for you to feel confident on what you are doing at FDD? Essentially I am not trying to stay at FDD forever but want to make sure that I learn all the necessary skills before I go.

Who invented the Hybrid work culture.
It should either WFH or WFO
What is your thoughts on this?

CohnReznick hiring for cyber/tech risk/privacy team. Looking for seniors and managers. Anyone interested?

Is anyone willing to share tips on avoiding burnout and setting boundaries with their executives? I have six people on my desk and am finding it difficult to stay motivated and continue giving everyone the same level of support.

Boss2 (American): “Why can’t I just do THIS?”
Boss1 (American): “Because it just complicates things! Why do you have to go and throw a spanner in the wheel?!”
Boss3 (British): “Spanner in the wheel?? You’re mixing up your metaphors. It’s spanner in the works.”
Boss2: “What’s a spanner?”
Boss3: “In ENGland where we speak ENGlish, it’s the item you mistakenly refer to as a wrench.”
Boss2: “So – a wrench in the works?”
Boss3: “Yes, it’s a tool that screws everything up …like you.”

Hello, I’m looking to relocate from Germany and in search of finance and Internal Audit roles in the UK. I have 3+ years experience in Audit/Risk, a masters degree in Finance and ACCA part qualified. Will appreciate any leads on visa sponsored roles. Thank you!

Any houston folks here?

My job is looking for a technical service manager that would primarily Interface with Skin care customer on a technical level. Based in NJ on site. Experience in the cosmetics industry is a plus. Message me if interested so I may refer you

If you are a experienced CAD drafter with experience in environmental remediation, we’re hiring. I’d be happy to discuss the opportunity