Projects constantly falling through (not sold) right before I’m due to start is making me want to quit as I’m not growing. Think it’s time to switch to industry? 1 month of bench after 1.5 years here

Anyone on bench reporting to airoli office?

It’s the discipline - the secret behind 100’s of Indian American companies is now automated and reduced to 1 hr a day job: 1. Post content, trainings to attract a candidate to your Bench 2. Share bench to other recruiters and clients 3. Connect with chat and close contract

Iam 5 month pregnant , thinking to get release from project due to health issue and taking maternity leave from april 1st, at this situation can I be in bench for 3 months and go in maternity leave ? Will this affect my job in Accenture? Will the organization allow to be in bench for 3 months? If iam in bench during maternity leave will i get variable pay

What will happen if one puts down paper during bench period/ on the process of assignation to another project at HCL? Do they need to serve 3 moths of notice period or can they be released early?

One of my friend having 14.5lpa offer from accenture & 19lpa offer from cognizant. From job security point of view which is better?

As cognizant has 35 days bench policy.

How is Nitor Infotech? Projects, WLB, job security. Do they have bench policy?

Anyone else on the bench during busy season?

Doubt. Do people on bench get retained when they put in their papers?
(USI)

Wanted to ask Freshies joined in August this month, are you still on bench??

Someone pls let me know about the bench policy in Capgemini? How long can you be on bench I'm Capgemini?

Hi Fishes,

I Received Eclerx offer for Morgan Stanley client for Mainframe technology, Can someone suggest is it good decision to join eclerx? What is bench policy ? Are they having mainframe projects?

Hello Fishes,

I got the offer from LTI with 14 lpa for bench and Hoonartek with 16 lpa for project.

Can anyone help me and suggest which is best?. Btw my tech is Aws DevOps

Those in government and public sector or defence, are you noticing a slow down/more bench or is now more busy than ever?

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?

Anyone have any advice breaking into LIS work? I’m looking into getting away from the bench with stable hours. If you have any other suggestions let me know. I’ve looked into clinical research, but half the time they want a nursing degree.

Anyone knows how is Emirates NMD client in Synechron, And do we need to give client interview after joining?

Me wife and 9, 6, 4 year old boys looking for a great trip during the holidays. I know we are late to book. Looking for something warm. We are Hilton diamond and m/spg gold elite

Is anyone else trying to break into that AE role sooner rather than later? Either externally or internally

Not a lawyer specific question, but since many of us have crazy student loan debt thought I’d ask here. Why on earth isn’t there a conversation around the predatory interest rates on student loans? I feel like it would be so easy for the federal government to slash those rates, then people would actually pay back their loans, and it would be so much better for so many. We are instead having exclusively conversations about loan forgiveness but why no love for reduction in interest?

Thoughts on investing retirement accounts in a highly leveraged index fund? Would like to be more aggressive than a standard S&P 500 index fund but don’t want to pick out individual stocks. Good or bad idea?

I have been reading posts from newer associates about bad things partners have done or said to them and I think it could be fun for some of us more senior lawyers in the bowl to tell stories of mean things partners did or said to us when we were new associates. Hopefully it stays mostly light and not horrible things.

Has anyone transitioned from Tax to RM? Could you share your experience and pros/cons of the change? Really want to get out of client facing/billable work, but I like my firm. Thank you!

What are 6 figure salaries in commercial insurance?

How do you gals become more eloquent. I feel like I stIll stutter or say um.

Lease ending by May 31st. Looking for a new place with a roommate in LincolnPark or lake view. Let me know if anyone is interested. Male,30.

Has anyone on h1b visa joined Google recently - Did you receive a RFE? How much time did it take to resolve the RFE?

Thanks for your help!

Anyone working within AML or compliance? I am finishing my internship soon within OLG as an AML specialist and looking for any tips for where to go from here.

Looking to get a permanent position with AML using my experience or any other pathway

Whats the process to pay home loan before tenure completion? Is it good idea to do so?

Do people have relationship check-ins with significant others? How soon is too soon to mention the future? (Context: 31F, dating 5 months exclusively, BF likely moving for job in 8 months).

Any reviews about diploma in machiine learning from IIIT Bangalore -Upgrad? Is it worth 3LPA..

Formerly at Ogilvy: What do I do when I don’t trust my HR manager, for any type of conflict?

Any firms actively hiring candidates for public sector cloud? I have years of consulting experience serving civilian federal agencies (public trust), AWS-SAA and CSM certified. Looking for opportunities in PS cloud as a cloud consultant/solutions architect. Would love an internal referral and/or a chance to learn more about the opportunities. Can provide resume upon request. Anyone who has anything, please DM me! Thanks 🙏🏼

Changed hotels mid-trip. The second hotel is more expensive. First hotel was far and pretty gross (blood stains on carpet, broken shower, etc.) Will this be an issue to expense?

How are staff selected for layoffs?

Guys do you get to pay back a sign-on bonus if the reason for separation is not from the employee (e.g. severance)

This career is my life.

Book recommendations for organizational structure/restructuring?

SO thinks the best time to move to tech will be during a recession. Reasoning being more RSUs when tech stocks are taking a beating. They are in cloud and believe cloud migration, dig. strategy projects won't be impacted as in layoffs.

Anyone else believe the same or see a hole in their argument?

How far in advance do you book your travel?

Hi! I’ve never worked in M&A consulting. Could some of you who work in the space share what types of engagements you’ve been on and the type of work you do on a day-to-day basis?

How much does a Deloitte Government Piblic Service mid to high-level consultant make in terms of base salary and then total compensation?

What’s something you don’t understand?

For those that invested in real estate rentals, how did you systematically approach finding a good property? Realized most of my stock investments was just gambling and I don’t want to gamble on a RE investment. Read a few books but none of them go into how to actually find a good deal/city.

I got laid off with no warning. Reason given was my utilization was low at 81.8%. No performance problems. Would it be inappropriate for me to apply back to PwC to the teams I discussed rolling onto?

Did any of you ever repay your bonus after leaving the firm you work at? Do you do a check or they withhold pay?

What $$ amount would you want/need in order to leave a firm gig with benefits to be an independent contractor?

Offers from Strategy& (Enterprise Growth, SA3) and EYP (TRS, Director). Strategy& comp is a bit lower for first year, but likely better after that with the bonus structure. Anyone have thoughts on WLB and quality of people/teams? Who should I go with?

Does EY reimburse business periodicals that are related to your line of work? Would it fall under the “education” bucket that can be approved as long as you get PPED approval if it is less then $250?

Do you tip the hotel cleaners everyday or just on the last day? How much do you tip? Do you expense the tip? Cash or credit card?

Best home office chair? Best way to purchase for good price?

Since you guys travel all the time, question: I’m going to be flying United this week. I’m bringing 1 carry on duffel bag, and a suit in a dry cleaner bag. Can I also bring a laptop bag with me?