Sigh. SM refers to me as a “good girl”. I’m a 29 year old woman. I’d love to hear one of my male colleagues called a “good boy”.

When emailing someone for an interview for the first time do you address them by Mr/Mrs last name or by their first name?

Working with another agency on a project and think I'd rather work there. Protocol for reaching out to someone to pick their brain? Email? LinkedIn message?

How do I be a decent manager to a coworker who's upset I've been promoted twice in two years and they haven't? We started out as coworkers, became decent friends after a few good moments, but went back to simply coworkers after they flubbed a few projects and I had to step in to clean up. I'm non-confrontational but year-end reviews are right around the corner and I'm worried about having to act professional to someone who I got too close with and who now hates me.

I am so sick and fed up with some of the older clients at my job. I know it's my responsibility to take care of them, but they're just so sexist sometimes.

What do you do if your manager hates you but you feel you are doing a good job?

Is it in poor taste to reach out to a professor at a school I already interviewed for but am waiting on a decision from? He used to be a partner at my current firm and we have similar backgrounds so thought it would be helpful to discuss a few things with him

Anyone witness slackers who got into companies you have no idea how? Had a coworker who does jack chit at work besides chatting on Facebook yet lands at a faang company? I guess if he brings the same work ethic he will be spit out for sure. Or maybe he just had no interest in doing project work.

Dealing with asshole client who tried to bully me into changing our recommendations, and spineless partner who is back pedaling now given client reaction, despite pre-aligning on our view. People suck

A coworker at non-work HH said something antisemtic to me. Do I talk to him about it or should I tell my manager and HR? I'm nervous about retaliation because I've experienced it before when reporting something to HR.

How do you deal with a senior member of the team that doesn’t value your input? I’d love to be more involved but I feel like I’m not given a chance to

KPMG: where is your strongest group, geographically? One of my clients is using you for internal audit assist, and they managed to majorly fuck up multiple areas in the weeks before we filed.

What do you do for winter shoes and commuting?

I walk a total ~20 mins in between train/bus stations and then getting from the stop in the loop to the office.

What do I do come wintertime for boots? Do you wear them while you're in the office? Or do you bring dress shoes with you to change in to? I wear a suit to work, so what boots would be good for winter but also look decent with a suit? This is my first winter in Chicago (a socal transplant)

What's the most elegant way to handle someone your level subtly insulting you in front of team?

My boss in my creative agency threatened to fire me because I, a male, came into work with my nails painted. HR is having a very complicated day today as I found out I could take legal action if he does fire me since we don't have an established dress code that has any guidelines against male nail polish wearing.

Day of remote interviews at a tech co for in-house. 5 YOE. Planning on wearing a suit. Tie or no tie?

As a junior, how do you deal with the anxiety that the advice you provide to a partner based on your research (that is being sent to client without much supervision) could be wrong or incomplete?

I attended a Kindergarten Readiness meeting and a preschool director who has been open for most of the pandemic said that her staff wears smocks or aprons to protect themselves. We are going back full time in less than a month. I am not sure if I should buy an apron. Does anyone know any research about this?

What did you all think of that case where a woman who told her team she was taking a day off to take care of her mental health who had a supportive boss and everyone cheered them?

I have a few interviews lined-up and wondering if it’s unprofessional to wear my nose ring on an interview? What are your thoughts?

Found out today my toxic manager bad mouthed me to an HR rep in a different division. This correlated with his bad management and abusive behavior. Luckily the new manager I’ll soon be working with dismissed it. Her words of wisdom “reflect on what you could have done differently, you can only control your actions”. How does that resonate for you? Have you had similar experiences?

Anyone have any good book recommendations around building passive income sources/building wealth?

Random, but the Season 2 season finale of Alias is still one of my top favorite end of season bomb shells.

I'm currently interviewing for Director of Digital Marketing and Demand Gen roles. I have all the competencies required and can demonstrate all the skills through examples from my experience.

The issue I keep getting stuck at is my lack of people management experience. I have some people management from early roles, led project teams, agencies, and currently mentor people in the company. However the feedback is always lack of people mgmt exp.

Any tips on getting how to flip the narrative?

Did anyone recieved 30 day notification of your scheduled return to office mail
Today or before ?

Do permanent WFH companies has job security.? If yes to which extent.?

Been getting some interesting ads in Georgia. Got a letter about how Jon Ossoff is going to destroy Georgia’s economy and attacking him and his character. This was generated by David Perdue.

Ossoffs response? Bring up all the ridiculousness Perdue has done and how he’s left Georgia in a worse position. Didn’t say Ossoffs name once, just said get rid of Perdue.

Republicans go low, democrats play smart.

Right now I’m a data analyst with TSQL/PLSQL/MySQL experience. I have experience writing complex queries/views/stored procedures/etc. I have intermediate excel skills and have dabbled in Power BI. I also taught myself PowerAutomate and now am automating my weekly/monthly tasks. My question is what will make me more marketable as a data analyst? Will getting my certificate in PowerBI help? What is a good ETL tool to learn?

What is the most effective way to handle reputation management online? I've been hired by a company that doesn't have the best track record but they are rebranding themselves in a big way

Any single female fish is this bowl enjoy dating men In their late 30s

MacBook Pro or PC? If PC, any good recommendations?

I work with someone who always makes subtle digs at my code. Like they’ll say good job… and then they’ll say there’s space to refactor/improve code quality and we can handle that later. I get that you can always improve code but it’s so irritating. Any advice?

I currently have 12 years of experience.
I am looking out for Tech lead / Engineering manager role in Pune.
Tech stack is Java, Microservices, spring boot
How much should I expect?

Anyone heard of or had experience with Siegfried Group?

Do a lot of seniors in the advisory groups work weekends? I am coming from a group that has busy seasons sometimes we don't get a day off for a few weeks before the deadline. 80-100 hour weeks for me.

Can someone tell me about the water taxi from williamsburg to the city? Feasible to make it to the office (1-2 x / week)? Winter?

People in NYC who drive Teslas: Where are you charging it? I see them everywhere and parked on the street. Do you all have garages to park and charge them?

Wanting to get out of fed space. I am a data scientist with 5YOE. What are good companies to look for in DC area that’d hire someone with gov consulting experience?

Hey fish: what are some of your favorite business/self-help books?

Thoughts on EW MBA from Booth/Kellogg/Haas. Currently SC at Deloitte and want to transition to tier 1 consulting firms

If Accenture is successful in implementing a 80% regional model, will this be a future model for all of consulting under a cost savings basis for clients as travel can be up to 30% of total costs?

iPhone 6s, iOS 11. Restarted phone, battery jumped from 19% to 45% and now rapidly declining. What the..?

Trying to decide between an offer at Deloitte and a counter-offer at Booz. Deloitte has the name recognition and better benefits but I have a really supportive team at Booz and good work-life balance. Any insight is appreciated! I would be starting at Deloitte as a Consultant in GPS. Currently a Senior Consultant at Booz.

Do you have to return the sign on bonus if you get laid off, sign on period (2 years) has not yet passed. I would also like to know the firm's severance policy.

Any suggestions for relocating to a suburb close to Chicago downtown with a decent apartment rent + parking, access to the city and airport ?

Anyone successfully onboarded/trained someone remotely? Any advice? (My small firm still having a few interns this summer and I’m training them, trying to plan ahead to ensure they’re successful)

So how many will blame the Russians for hacking the Super Bowl result?

Does anyone know a good anti-frizz serum/oil/conditioner? Trying to wear my hair natural - have frizzy wavy/curly hair. Thanks!

What is the appropriate COL adjustment for comp. of $100K in Dallas when moving to NY or Chicago? COL adjustment calculators seem to give crazy numbers. Will need a 2br Apt/no roommates(if that helps)

How much do partners at big 4 make on average? How bout MBB?

Is ATK considered the same tier as Monitor/S&/Parthenon?

Any suggestions for an efficient washer and dryer?

anyone here who is in Salesforce projects? product seems to go out of hand, now hard to know what’s available, what it can do and not. classic to Lightning seems to have a steep learning curve.

Best advice for new analysts or graduates?

Dang. Recently been seeing so many of my colleagues get sweet offers to go elsewhere. Def feeing envious. Good to know this firm and consulting in general can take you places..

I'm desperate you guys. Is a burner email something you create manually or does FB create it for you?

What time frame throughout the year do companies recruit and hire the most? Feel like since October hit I’ve seen a downward trend in recruiters reaching out to me.

Anyone ever sleep walk and get locked out of your hotel room in your underwear? Probably totally normal, right? Asking for a friend.