One for those colleagues who never seem to be on billable work 😅

Think about your best manager…what traits do / did they possess? What made them shine as leaders?

What are good house warming gifts to give to your clients?

I wish more of you would realize it’s okay to say no to the client sometimes. You don’t ALWAYS have to kill your team to meet a client’s unreasonable and unnecessary timeline. Client isn’t going to leave the firm if you push back occasionally.

Ok I recently moved from Seattle to Auckland for work, and everything's been great except for one thing. I feel really rude and stupid even complaining about this but I'm not used to talking to and making small talk with so many strangers daily. In Seattle you maybe say hello to the person you buy your paper from and here I'm getting into discussions with people while I wait for a red light. Everyone is so nice but I'm exhausted! What's a polite way to say I can't talk right now?

Hello! I've been struggling the last few weeks because someone on my team has been taking credit for my work. This coworker is really good with buzzwords and getting the attention of upper management. I'm feeling discouraged - what should I do?

Some clients talk so disrespectful as if they can beat you in a 1 on 1 fight.

What do you do when your partner says they're going to cover drafting/filing something and then they don't do it.....? I don't want to come off as rude in emailing my partner about it, but I simply do not have any time to take care of it and they said not to worry because they were going to do it.

Recently lateraled as a public defender in HCOL area to ID in LCOL area for $$$. I’ve been at the job a little over a month. My concerns are that I’m getting very little guidance or mentorship, and I’m worried about not hitting billable hours (2000 requirement but I am just over 80 for the first month). I am only in charge of a ~5 cases atm and struggle with figuring out the next steps, etc. I’ve met all my deadlines that have come up. Thoughts or advice?

What are your average billable hours? Month / year? What type of practice are you in? Are you on the Cravath scale? What associate year?

Literally just had a performance discussion with a jr staff person yesterday. Today I get a deliverable that is shit and oh he needs to fly out early today. #fml

Hi fishes,I am serving notice period and I have commited three companies to join the organisation after my np ends how to say no to two other organization's? What is the best ways😅

One of my coworkers has withheld information that's important to my research because of a personal conflict we had. Should I speak to management or is it his right?

When you pass other accounting staff in the hallway and they look down like a beaten dog...

How do you manage a group of consultants who refuse to listen to you?

My hosts from last night didn’t finish their cut work and there was still a mess when I opened for gift card sales. My manager is blaming me for their mess.

Shopping for a decent watch as a gift for my new gig. My wife suggests to look around in the office esp what brands managers and leaders wear and not to buy more than that. Thoughts??

Had a steamy dream about my manager last night and now I can't look at him the same.

Would you feel comfortable telling HR that your service line’s culture sucks and name the individuals who cause it? Or is a better approach saying it’s the leadership in general creating a negative and toxic culture? How effective are these conversations really? Trying to assess if there’s any point in bringing this up. Obviously HR works for the company and an employee sharing their thoughts on the unsupportive, cold leaders could bite me in the long run.

What are legitimate options in careers for a tax manager coming from a midsize PA firm and 7 years of experience? I am feeling totally burned out of PA going to have 2,000 billable hours by EOY. Would really appreciate all suggestions!

It’s hard to trust the partners/leadership when they want us to return to office as being better when we increase offshoring? Also, the pressure on billable hours when all that really matters is how much our fixed labor costs vs. how much we can bill (which is usually fixed fee or at least a range) and the fixed labor costs of offshoring is significantly cheaper so the hours don’t matter. Am I mistaken by this viewpoint?

Just booked a trip to Denver from 12/18 to 12/24. Anyone else want to connect for a few laps? I have IKON, happy to ski whatever, prefer not to wait too long on a pow day.

Anyone at Mammoth today? DM me if you want to ski a few runs.

Anyone interested in taking a 2 day ice climbing clinic in Ouray Colorado in late March?

Next time I’m in a meeting where someone says traditional advertising is dying I’m going to pull up Facebook and Google’s TV ads and Twitter and Spotify’s OOH plastered everywhere. (cont)

How much does a second year assurance senior make in Dallas?

I get so excited when I see that six pack of microbrew in my fridge on a Friday.

People with SOs, have the past few months been overall positive or negative for your relationship? How so?

IP associate search in NYC — A+ firm looking for jr/midlevel with chemistry or biochem background. DM me.

I am a senior and thinking about leaving RSM to apply to KPMG, any thoughts? Anyone working in tax at KPMG in any of the NY metro offices that care to share their experience?

Why do I have a feeling an alarming number of people in this bowl donated to build a wall aka Steve Bannon’s pocket🤣

Just accepted a remote new grad offer in Indianapolis for $89k base $102k TC. Is this a lot for a new grad in the Midwest or is it just average

About 3 months ago I moved to a new team within my company. The new role came with a higher pay structure and a senior title. My company is currently giving out performance and salary evaluations for next year, and although I had a great evaluation, I received no salary adjustment because I was just “promoted”. While I’m happy with my new team, I can’t get over the fact that I’m not receiving any sort of salary adjustment. It just feels like I’m getting ripped off. Thoughts?

Over the past five years, I’ve built this niche of ideation/strategy discovery new digital business ideas and turning that idea into a working product. once the product is launched, I help with the commercialization aspect.

during the MVP, I usually lay out the initial specs and write user stories with assistance from a BA.

it’s not a typical product management role- curious if others do this? I usually work in innovation/incubation groups.

Seems like Tokyo is a hot topic here. Gonna add another question regarding that—has anyone here worked as a copywriter in Tokyo? Any insight on agencies/companies that hire English-only copywriters?

Finding it super difficult to lateral out of a non-brand IB. Any advice for me?

Hi fishes, I’m a working professional with YOE of 3 years. I have scored good in my PG, senior secondary and high school, however my CGPA in UG is just 6.2

How hard is it to get shortlisted for MAANG, Microsoft and other companies alike?

Have you ever worked on a government research project? Can you share anything about your experience? Curious if it’s something I might be interested in pursuing

Constructive answers only- the current PMD hiring by Big4s, is it reflective of long term sustained demand? Have an opportunity to come in as a new partner, but curious if it is the rite long term decision …thoughts!

Hi sharks, i have 40 months experience and looking for Frontend developer roles. Current ctc : 8.4 LPA and im IMMEDIATE joiner. My teck stack is : Angular, Javascript, Html5,Css3,Rest Apis, Jquery,Rxjs, typescript . Any openings or referrals would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Can managers take a leave of absence?

How do you manage a group of consultants who refuse to listen to you?

Bain 🐠, I am doing the pre-screening online assessment, do you have any exemple of what the MCQ will consist of? Is it like GMAT?

How do you best reach out to someone you haven’t talked to in a little bit (> 1 yr) for a referral? Is it rude the first message I send is with a resume? I’m scared the posting will be taken down soon.

How many things can happen that have happened that make you miss your flight?

We stopped using the words “powwow” and “tribal knowledge”. And this is how we solve real problems. You’re welcome.

Best website to find PowerPoint icons that aren’t already on the Deloitte PPT toolbar?

Will we get corporate medical coverage for mri diagnosis for an accident, but no need to get admitted??

How many of you have come from the industry into consulting? Got an offer to move to a product company considering pros and cons. Any suggestions?

Again PwC drops the ball with cohort raises which they said would match competition.
Will be looking elsewhere.. anyone at Deloitte or Accenture if you'd refer please post burner.

Sick of this firm

If people must feign support to avoid consequence, your movement has become a mafia.

@D, how much you should contribute in 401k in order to save in income tax? My salary is $126k/year and Married and Two kids. Plus $15K in bonus for this year.

I am in my late 20s with a job I like in the big4 but I just don’t know what I want to do 10 years down the line. All I know is that I want to do an emba and pave way for passive income. People who’ve been there and done that. How did you go about setting long term goals and a roadmap for it? For additional context I am on a work visa so the uncertainty is another factor affecting my goal-setting process.

I’m losing my ingrained love for Thursdays...sigh

Why do people who are consulting always drink. I mean everyday or other ?
What about the people who think drinking is not worth doing it repeatedly.?

My dad always told me that it was more important to be respected by everyone rather than liked. 1 year into consulting and thinking that 80% of success is making sure the right people like you.

My mom is on me for a Christmas list. I have no clue what I want / don’t need anything. What do I need as a 23/M??