On the bench, should I book a last minute trip to Las Vegas for the weekend?

Male:

Cannot find a solid backpack (gotta lug 3 laptops) that looks professional and tough enough for frequent plane travel.

Does anyone have any recommendations for me?

Once we are on bench in Morgan Stanley client, Will they assign any other project in synechron?or we will be on bench for longer days?in syenchron.....Is there anyone working on Morgan Stanley client and got released once project got over?

With another Boeing 737 crashing, would it be wise to invest in Boeing Puts?

Best resort in Bahamas? High pref for all inclusive

Got a verbal offer today. waiting on paperwork to come. Cannot wait to get out. Playing a timing game between signing offer letter and getting off the bench. Shine down on me staffing gods

Anyone else not getting points / nights for recent Marriott stays? Account activity isn’t working in the app

In your mass farewell email, do you mention where you’re going?

Has anyone done their H1B renewal in Canada? What was the process like and how long did it take to get your passport back?

Just got my offer accepted for a house in San Jose. Shopping for interest rate now:
Should I got for
7ARM - 4.25% interest rate
30 fixed - 4.75 % interest rate

Banker is recommending 7ARM but wanted to get general opinion as well.

Thoughts?

I have an offer and want to negotiate

1. London base salary but I have to absorb all the expenses (train + stay)
I am thinking to negotiate to

2. home base salary and have my expenses paid for

I know that's depends on the amount I have to travel (and potentially stay) but at the moment this is unknown. Past 8 months was just twice a month + 2 nights stay.

The only thing I know is it won't be every week, the return trian ticket is about £80-100, depends I could plan ahead.

Looking for a luxury 1bd apartment (stainless steel appliances, nice pool, etc.) for less than 1.5K. Is this realistic? I was looking at Gables Water Street & Crest at Las Colinas ( both are in Las Colinas area but also considering Uptown and Frisco). Any suggestions?

So who else is at Hilton Orlando this week?

Hello Fishes,

I joined CG on 27th July, the first project require me to work on documentation not related to my tech(networking) this I said no and went on bench.
The second project/client they tagged asking me to wrok on FTP L1 Monitoring and t-shoot.
Again this is not relevant to my exp(6 years in Network).

How to get released from this? the upper line is not in touch with me not they responding with update

What options do i have, what if I abscond?

Will they give me exp letter?

Do they actually enforce the 2 hour parking limit at golden gardens park? So I know whether to rush back to my car lmao

My sister just moved to Dallas and is looking for work. She's a blue collar worker and has previous experience in meat processing plants and house cleaning. Besides Indeed, what other websites can she use to find a job? Any DFW local job postings? TIA Any leads are appreciated.

Help!! My bestfriend is doing two months abroad and was trying to fly into turkey when they told her she couldn't because her passport expired within three months.

She went to the US Embassay in Athens knowing she had a month left of traveling, and gave her an emergency passport and punched holes in her exsisting one. Now no country will let her in with her emergency passport.

Can her mom get her a passport in the US and ship it to her? Is there anyway around this?

Thank you!!

Can anyone describe the overall competitive landscape of strategy consulting firms in SEA region?

Key West advice. Looking for a 3-4 day stay in February. Hoping to add this as an extension to an already planned trip so don’t want to spend to much money. Everything seems so pricey for not great value. Any recs on stays / best activities, let me know!

Anyone know what Bain in KSA is like? If I go as senior hire what will it be like?

Doctor rec’s? I was in DC before and I used to go to Whitman Walker, an LGBT focused primary care clinic, clean, efficient and friendly, and they understood the LGBT needs, like PrEP, very well, which is mainly what I need from my PCP. Is there such a thing in NYC?

Hi Fishes,

Anyone from IBM. I need referral in IBM for below position.
Middleware - Service Delivery Specialist. Please ping me if anyone from IBM

Hello Fishes, motive of this bowl to share opportunities / share your exp with each other and not to just like posts. Please share with everyone who is into analytics so we can help each other.

I realized I've been a dummy for getting a job at a creative agency and not working on my portfolio. Most of the projects I've taken on, I've done so as a way to support others without taking much credit for it. Now, a better opportunity came along and I don't have anything to show for my talent as a designer. ALWAYS take credit for what you do, even if it's not your project to begin with.

Have you ever seen a client fired in mid-production?

Whats the salary for a senior compliance officer in miami at an investment firm?

Hi y’all! Anyone know the salary for a Research Study Coordinator in the Chicago area? Thanks ahead of time!

Healthcare consulting practice. Deloitte vs Accenture vs other players. Thoughts on who has the best practice overall?

And any insight/who has the best practice in the provider space specifically?

Can anyone speak to the analytics team within HIA at PwC? Good capability, culture, and people overall? Considering a move.

About to start a side hustle writing smut for Amazon, who's got some story prompts for me?

Looking for similar programs to GFBM. Any great workshops or programs that are helpful for young strategists

How's the job market for a social strategist/content manager in FL?

If job posting pay was $36.66 hourly (no range) what would be an acceptable offer and counter offer?

Did anyone else make the move from Vancouver? What do you think?

Accepted a new job at competing Big 4 but got a message from a recruiter from MBB. How do I respond to the recruiter? Is it worth it to take the call and be honest with them?

After a year using my home office setup, especially the 27 inch monitor, how can I ever go back to the traveling life with tiny laptop screen? 😔

Anyone ever feel that people are just out to get you. And waiting for you to just mess up?

What are your best WFH places in the US for cheap (no rental car needed preferred)? I used to stay at cheap Marriotts in Europe (5-10K per night) while at Accenture but now Deloitte won’t allow working outside of the country.

Anyone has fun with horoscopes? If so what do resources do you use?

Do you sleep with your work laptop beside you or are you normal?

Any good books or recommendations on sales? Sales tactics trips and tricks?

Does anyone have recommendations on a computer monitor under $150? (Also, dumb question I’m sure, but is it important to have built in speakers?)

Best consulting companies in the social sector?

My team just sold a next phase of work to the client (small team, so I’m main person to deliver the work), but I just got a written offer for a dream job. I’m definitely going to accept the offer, but feeling guilty since this phase was just sold (the client knows me and has said positive things about my work). I guess just looking for reassurance, since I’m dreading letting them know.

Anyone in Accenture Technology Strategy willing to chat? TIA

Deloitte peeps. Just saw a posting for Investment Management & Real Estate Sr. Consulting role. How are the state of things. Are they actually hiring or keeping the pipeline warm?

Entering my 15th week unstaffed for the year. Does Deloitte do layoffs for low utilization? Mine is around 60%

Is the opportunity cost of living in a “luxury” apartment worth it? Say $1500/month. For context, 100k salary living in Chicago and really not sure what my budget should be. No debt or other major expenses.

Which Canadian B school MBB or other top consulting firms regularly recruit from?

Wasn’t a great networker to begin with, and now that I’m not in the office, things are even tougher. Any tips for networking in our “new normal”? (I cringe at the term too)

Help needed guys, given my situation below, what should I do?
1) Already have an offer and accepted;
2) Now get a second offer with 20k more than 1)
3) Interview process with FAANG and if accepted, will get 40k more than 2)
Should I now decline 1) and accept 2), and in case I got an offer from FAANG, then decline 2) immediately? Is it like really bad?

Hot take: prestige is for suckers.