ORD is so much less stressful on Fridays... Oh, and it's Friday. 😎

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?

What’s the going hourly rate for freelance consulting on Brand Positioning work in San Francisco?

GSP San Fran or Leo Chicago?

I have solid experience in technical program management, any recommendations on companies in San Diego that are looking for program mangers or general technical leadership

Hi Fishes,
I am working as a Sr Manager/Team Lead in service based industry since 10yrs, my total experience in leadership is 6 years. I want to shift my focus into product based companies. Any guidance/tips for me? Also dm if you know about any product manager roles in your sea.

Have SIL's coming in mid Aug and I live in San Diego and I am in search of nice contemporary patio furniture. (Siblings In Laws)

For experienced accounting professionals considering a transition into a career with solid work/life balance, a fast-growing biotech company near San Francisco is hiring for a SOX Compliance Manager and Senior Accountant/Manager roles.

Generous benefits, fun company culture, and VERY favorable stock options. Message me if interested, and I will try to screen you for an interview!

What's a good base salary to live comfortably in the San Jose area for a single person? Thinking about interviewing/moving out there from East coast but seeing the rents is giving me sticker shock.

I have an impromptu review tomorrow and am hoping to negotiate a higher salary as my role has been expanded since hired, and we have lost a designer with no intention of hiring anyone to fill the position. Hoping to get some comparable salaries to see where I stand and what to ask for.

Sr Graphic Designer
10 years experience
With the company for 3.5 years (6 months full-time and 3 years as a freelance designer)
Salary is currently $75,000
10% yearly bonus
I’m in KC. Company is in San Diego.

Anyone work at Instrument’s PDX office? Just applied for the Senior Strategist position. Have both UX and Brand experience. What’s it like to work there? Looking to move back to the PNW!

Are Uber/Lyft drivers reluctant to drive from DC (Logan) to BWI?

What’s an average S2 salary in FDD for high COL’s like NYC, SF, LAX and Chicago?

Product Manager in SLC average? Well established tech company

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

Any female fish in Downtown SFO, want to grab a drink and bite? 30M here

Hi,

Can someone please let me know how is the annual appraisal and growth in SLC?

I have gone through lot of posts in Glassdoor where existing employees are not happy with increments and slow growth.

Hi all, I have been in social services for about 2.5 years now. Initially as a Case Manager and now a Care Coordinator. I currently make $25/hour while living in San Diego, CA. Does this pay seem fair to where I live/the job description?

Hi everyone, I’m an architectural designer (from Europe) with 1.5 yrs experience. I’m working for a practice in San Francisco, full-time from the office, getting 25 an hour. It is so expensive to live here, I am struggling to make things work. Is this a normal salary for someone of my experience or should I ask for a raise? I don’t want to be greedy but it’s so expensive out here… Thank you 🌈

Transitioning from Central Coast, CA to Las Vegas.

"There's no whining in baseball!", said very seriously and earnestly ..... to the office dog.

Overheard at Tampa Airport: Final boarding call for Spirit Airlines flight to Atlantic City.

What's the best story you can imagine on that flight? 🤣😭

Hello fishes, Do you have suggestions on Diversity & Inclusion activities that can be done virtually with a group? I found few ideas in google but would love to hear about any experiences and suggestions.

Hows the work and work/life balance at full-service agencies vs a media agency. I'm a media planner coming from a full-service agency and I'm wondering if it will be a step backward going to a media focused agency.

I am an incoming Associate at Strategy& Dubai office. I am a bit worried right now and wanted to know whether Strategy& will be honouring the full time offers? Is the firm doing well?

Can someone advise on what would be better standard Chartered or deloitte India or EY my domain is payments Business Analyst? Priorities are of future career growth and profile weight and advantages...

Has anyone here ever been fired for being rude to a customer?

Is a person who is promoted to Manager in September eligible for L1-A visa in October, if he or she has worked for little more than a year in another country?

What does tronc (formerly Chicago Tribune Publishing) do, exactly? What’s the role of an ad copywriter there? They are vague on both the job posting and their website—but I’m also getting desperate.

Senior directors: What’s your salary, location and YOE?

Will the lawsuit against DMA force the victims to come forward? It’s the only way DMA will not end up in serious trouble. I’ll bet that Ted Royer and the rest of the DMA targets will follow.

I am currently working in Accenture and have close to 11 years of experience in Service Desk, Continuous Improvement, Automation for Service management, Problem management. I am a big fan of SAP and its work culture. I have ITIL certification along with Azure Fundamentals. I am trying hard to get a job as a associate manager or manager role in SAP. I am currently handling a large team and i am a supervisor. Is there any way any one can advise or assist.

What does a 30% travel requirement mean in a job description? How often do they expect the candidate to travel ?

Traveling to NYC soon and I wanted to know what restaurants are worth visiting... I feel like I have high standards working in the hospitality business!

I wanted to prepare myself for an interview to be a store associate at Gucci, Any tips and what are the sample interview questions I might get? Thank you

Currently being recruited for Alvarez & Marsal (Dubai or Riyadh). I’ve checked with my irl network and no one has worked with them before. Anyone here working with or for them who wouldn’t mind answering a few questions related to my proposed function; Strategy & Implementation?

Is there a North American new comer hangout/get together in Riyadh?

Can anyone refer me at your company for remote PM roles? I don’t think I can go back to working in the office - even hybrid.

What do people think are the actual top factors for getting into good business schools? How much do “stats” like undergrad GPA actually matter?

A partner that I somewhat work with (is not my main report so doesn’t know the full scope of my work) just volunteered me for a proposal and told the team I have capacity. Lol first of all is that normal, I got no heads up. Im not drowning in work but I wouldn’t really say im free…

Anyone work in Ops at a hedgefund? Are middle / BO roles there worth the transition from consulting?

Thoughts on product roles in consulting? Went from B4 strategy role to Product role at C1 and wondering how I can best leverage the product experience back in consulting (goal is to grow income/role as fast as possible)

Worked on a really detailed analysis for a senior person, not my boss, not my team, not my org., spent a week putting together a 10/10 deck - not even a thank you.

What industry exits are there for workforce consultants (look at labor costs/cost centers and implement workforce plan/RIF)?

Post-Covid, I just cannot seem to find the inspiration to network at a conference such as the AWS DC summit. I initially wanted to get facetime with vendors to check out potential job openings.

But it just feels like a large circle jerk where no productive work gets done. And besides all keynote addresses are recorded and available online anyway.

Wondering if anyone out there feels differently or has had better experiences from these events? #aws

Wealth of experience working in the Bay Area with pre ipo clients going through funding/ working on pitch books etc.

My hometown has a growing tech scene but little funding. Was thinking of parlaying these experiences and starting a bit of a consulting operations to connect the two

Anyone with insight on how I might go about doing this? Would love to chat!

Is Accenture > BIG4?

I got an email from a Cybersecurity Advisory Partner with the subject "Catch-up". Last week we all rolled-off from project abruptly b/c the client terminated the contract. Am I getting laid off?

Tour favorite secret order at in'n'out burgers?

Any really impactful books that have helped you career-wise? Not necessarily consulting focused. In need of guidance and a new book so figured I'd kill two birds with one stone or whatever.

Beside toastmasters, what are other ways to improve communication and public speaking skills? Books, podcasts...?

What are some publications, books, podcasts, online classes etc that can help me prepare for my first year in consulting? Have 5 years of experience in finance and making the jump to consulting.

Watched the first episode of the Terminal List on prime last night. I was totally blown away and 10/10 would recommend. Can’t wait to watch episode 2!

Deloitte 🐟：when's the cutover week for YE utilization calculation?

Looking for advice fish fam. Deloitte vs EY-P. Same level - Manager/Director. EY-P pays $50k more for base and maybe $10 to $20k more as bonus. Currently at Deloitte. Is the extra $60-$70k worth giving up my network? Plan to stay in Consulting and hope to make SM/SD. I have a family and my wife is a homemaker. So money does matter. Would have left easily for an $80k bump. Wouldn’t leave for $30k or less. Don’t know what to do with $60k. Pulling my hair out here. HELP Please!!!