Partners - how “hard” is it really to be fired as a Partner? For those that were actually fired as a Partner, what was the circumstances they said was the reason?

Thoughts on Veteran status and the ongoing corporate layoffs?

Which agencies in San Francisco are weathering the storm the best? I haven’t seen much about layoffs or furloughs. It seems like the bigger agencies in NY have been hit harder.

There have been surprising news with layoffs lately. Has anyone here been affected by the layoffs at Twitter or META?

Laid off by Deloitte. 7 years of experience in strategy and operations consulting. Need help with companies that sponsor

O&M Creative: more shuffling still to come? And by shuffling, I mean layoffs too.

Hi Team,

Few days back I had a post stating that I would be joining one of the consultancy by end of this month, my question was will my joining date be impacted due to the current tech layoff. Is there a way that the new employer can monitor the post and take necessary action?

Thinking about advertising publicly on LinkedIn that I’m looking for a new job.

What are the chances I would be fired?

Did someone get fired in the new manager training in Orlando after getting drunk?

Was recently laid off by EY, can anyone here from industry can refer? I am from Tax and would like try out industry opportunities. Any help is appreciated.

If you were an Uber employee that got laid off, how have you been faring?

With so much uncertainty in the economy and waves of layoffs that have hit tech especially hard... do we think there's really such a thing as a recession-proof job anymore if you're not an "essential worker"?

Not sure if if this would be helpful to those furloughed, laid off due to C19, but here is an open source document of agencies currently interviewing. Please edit, add as needed.https://docs.

History of BCG layoffs anyone?

Most staff/sr assoc would make 80% of salary for the next 4 months if fired & yet firms are considering pay cuts.

Like at this point just fire me idk what kool aid some of you are drinking

Have an offer to start at Deloitte in July in Org Transformation consulting. If it doesn’t get pushed out because of the virus, is it a good time to switch firms in July? Concerned that layoffs may be imminent if I am so new to the firm. I will be coming in at the Consultant level if that matters.

Is there mass layoffs happening in the industry right now? Is the rumour true? Are we back in a recession?

Is it just me or do 90% of the jobs being laid off by big tech sound made up? Many job descriptions with multiple bullet points that all kinda revolve around the same idea. One of my buddies works for a big IT company and literally just sits on meetings all day. No one really contributing to anything other than agreeing to whatever the speaker is saying. Are these kind of jobs finally being exposed? Six figure employees getting paid to sit and bounce ideas off each other?

Blue shield of CA fired 375 people. Any other insurance companies having massive layoffs?

After you are stealth laid off, other than job search, what do you do? I assume they won’t give you work and even if they do, you can politely decline? How do you feel about you are not progressing anymore and seeing other people progressing in their career? I have no intention to make partner, but still feel a bit stuck not doing that much.

If Arya Stark from GOT worked in advertising, she would be a strategist...

What is your 5 year plan?

Best S&P 500 index funds and ETF’s? Currently have a chunk in VOO

Thinking about a move to Charlotte but my husband wants to spend some time there first. Anyone know of a rental for a month or so this winter? (Or want to home swap to spend some time in Colorado this winter)

Due to heavy rainfall most of the roads are blocked and flooded..Is JPMC allowing for WFH in Bangalore?

Where are the dark skinned male professionals in Chicago? Where do yall hangout? .. dark skinned SINGLE men 🤪

Hi fishes

I am planning to start investing in a smallcase. I am considering paid managers. Any suggestions on manger and smallcase will be really helpful

Is it true for Assoc 602 level who hasn't completed one year, can't have S. My managers(functional and local) gave this reason for my OOO?

My functional manager personally messaged me later and said his recommendation is SOS but they cannot work past through the rules of less than 1year

Does anyone here work for Corporate Value Associates?

If so, could I please get in touch via DM?

Shukran

How can attorneys obtain business in the cyber breach response practice? I am an associate working at a well respected firm in the incident response realm and nearly all of our work comes through insurance carriers. I have no clue how I would go about finding my own clients. Any advise from others in this practice?

I am so tired of it all. I’ve barely eaten in the last 3 days and had to take a painkiller last night to fall asleep. I’m so overworked and I constantly feel like a piece of sh*t. I don’t even have the energy to move right now and feel like I will faint any minute.

CS Go anyone?

SYW is either dead or caps out at $80

Can Grindr be used as a dating app?

My therapist just told me I'm depressed..do you ever feel like they tell you things you hear a lot or could have figured out on your own? Like take care of yourself, it's ok to feel such and such, etc. I'm still newer to therapy so wondering if that's the common experience? Do you ever have moments where you're like wow that actually is eye opening and I wouldn't have gotten that from reading self help books and websites etc?

With so much uncertainty in the economy and waves of layoffs that have hit tech especially hard... do we think there's really such a thing as a recession-proof job anymore if you're not an "essential worker"?

Folks, if you come across any good deals on Hiking, Biking, Running, Camping gear, please post!

What is a look back analysis?

Is it possible to find projects starting at the beginning of January? Looking for projects now but concerned there won't be many available meaning I'll likely get extended on my current project 😔

Good consulting books? Not talking case prep but a fun read about the industry and what it takes to succeed, etc. Thank you!

Just accepted a job at big 4, I have 1 YOE experience as a data scientist, plan is to stay for 2 years then go to MBB or masters…thoughts?

Starting to get more involved in the project sales process - any recommendations for books or resources to develop skills in this area?

Any idea on Mckinsey solutions ?

SM asked us to shifted client billing hours to non-chargeable code... Will significantly impact utilization... Sucks

Looking to buy a house in Seattle. Will start search in a month or so. I know it's a competitive market and some people even say it might be a bubble. Any advice?

Brooklyn 🐠: Accident in the BQE this morning! Might want to leave a bit earlier or detour via Jackie Robinson

Anyone used first home line of credit to put down payment for second home?

Bahamas.. Nassau or Eleuthera Island? Have any of you guys been recently? What are must dos? Any hotel recommendations?

I always tell myself that I'm only going to go out one night in the weekend. And then this one night turns into two 🙃

Do you feel like your MBA prepared you for the consulting interviews? Like after the MBA, did you understand how to size up a market and so on?

Serious question: Sheraton cancelled my reservation and I was stranded for a night last night. Called CS and my useless ambassador and they cant help and “sorry”. How do I escalate this?

Anyone else notice that bullying and retaliation seem to be kind of common in consulting? Be honest!

what does the bonus range look like for a new band 4 at bank of america?

Honest question: how many hours do you work a week, what type of consulting do you do, and what is your position? Thinking of switching from big 4 consulting to MBB but seeking this feedback.

Going from government consulting to commercial healthcare... thoughts?

Any suggestions for anger management books?

Might sound basic, idk what I'm doing. If my home office is in one state but i work for a client in another state for part of the year, should I file taxes as working and living in separate states ?

Have the Big 4 raised their initial post-MBA salaries to somewhat match the recent MBB offer changes?