So EY gives up to 16 weeks parental leave now... If you have a kid at the beginning of busy season do you still get promoted?

@siemens
2 weeks annual shutdown leaves are deducted from employee's paid leaves or those are additional free leaves given

@Cloudflare - What is the maternity + parental/bonding leave like? How long, fully paid, max time one can take, etc. TIA!

Does having corporate NPS account make any difference? Ultimately we get 50k additional deduction only ,right? So between an employee giving a voluntary contri of 50k to an individual nps account and another whose employer's contri 50k to corporate account will give the same benefits, isn't this understanding correct?

Last year when Covid broke, I received a couple of interview calls but ignored them as I felt the organization kept me at work when other companies cut short their HR staff so I should be with them even if with no appraisal. But now, I was living in the fool's paradise when I am told to leave with no job offers in hand, car and home loan, dependent parents, expecting jobless spouse with a 3-year old kid.

Hey everyone. I am not an ADHD consultant, but mom to a 6 year old who is very likely ADHD (we will be starting the diagnosis process soon). I wanted to hear from anyone who was also diagnosed as a young kid on any advice you have for me? Knowing what you do now, would you recommend meds for a 6 year old (if it comes to that)? What other solutions/therapies can I use with my kid? Please, any advice is welcome!

Hi everyone! I am working with my HR to improve our maternity/paternity leave policy. Currently I only get 2 weeks fully paid and then an additional 8-12 weeks at 60% pay (short term disability). I need some examples of companies with less than 100 employees and what your maternity/paternity policy is. Please include company name! Thanks!!!

Hi Fam!
Any suggestions on what medical insurance we can buy for parents traveling to the US? I’m looking for reasonably priced ones that offer good coverage! My mum would need a better plan than my dad, since she recently underwent surgery! Also, is insurance better from US or Indian companies? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Hi, anyone works at the fresenius? Especially as a dietitian position? What do you think about the company? Like benefits, insurance (I have to follow up with specialist), raise, work responsibilities, etc...? Thank you!

Hi Fishes,

I want to set up a small business in Rajasthan (remote area) for my father, I don’t want him to leave home and stay with family.

Can you please give some ideas on what can be setup for consistent long term profit and also setup cost is not that high.
Thanks in advance.

You’re either not valuable to your company and/or your job isnt that important if you’re able to take PTO and not at least send some e-mails.

Hi, I’m pregnant and interested in lateraling in LA after my maternity leave. Would anyone know if any of these firms are supportive of new mothers and/or have a substantial representation of female partners? I’m in a specialty group in corporate. Latham, Gibson Dunn, White & Case, Mayer Brown, Troutman Pepper, and MoFo

Does Oracle Cover Dental Insurance? What's the coverage and limits?

If I decline health insurance at IBM, do I get a cash payment? I have an offer from another firm that gives me $5k... does IBM give anything?

(Wife has free health insurance via her city job)

How is Google from a pregnancy/maternity support standpoint? Considering applying for a role, but likely will aim to have a child within the next year. Would they be accommodating? Do people usually come back from maternity leave into the same role or a different role?

Recieved a verbal offer from Deliotte and a written offer from a teaming partner firm. Told Deloitte and asked for the offer in writing. Felt like it was a dont put baby in the corner moment..(cont)

Thinking about a cheaper watch for vacations, working outside, general beater. I only have nice dress watches so I don't ever wear them to the pool/beach/etc.

Probably automatic, less than 1k, reasonably waterproof. Currently looking at Seiko divers but curious what people's favorites are.

If WFH stays after vaccine(maybe split 50/50 with office and WFH) do you think that will have some major impacts on our economy?  our economy is based off of people spending money not saving. I think of all the lunch, coffee, happy hour, dry cleaning etc spending we used to do.

How to handle your own procrastination? Any tips/advice?

Just moved to Dallas, looking for a new firm. Any have a particularly big tech/real estate practice?

Joined EY-US in July and want to intracompany transfer to London office at 1 year anniversary with the firm. Any suggestions on logistics and how/when I should get the process started?

We are getting the letters on 12th September (Monday). Got to know from reliable sources in HR. Just 1 day guys, let's go!!!

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looking to switch companies and wondering what i should be asking for. have been in the industry as a producer for almost 4 years, and in tv production as an assistant for 3 prior to that. in nyc!

What are the bands at sigma healthcare

Learning my next firm is investing in it's employees learning to use data analytics (Python, SQL, etc.) and data visualization in IT audit and internal audit.

Wow, EY is so behind.

Joined ZS 7 months ago but never interacted with PD coach yet. Is it important?

I just left a very toxic work place.
The crazy thing is they were just named the best local municipality to work for. It's upsetting. They advertise a "culture" but don'tapply it. It felt like a used car sales pitch, I was sold a dream but given junk. I am constantly replaying moments. I have read so many books and everything leads to they were the problem. How do I recover from this?

Does your brand use the Oxford comma?

Just took a look at the Riveron. So white and so male dominated. But what do you expect. It is a TX based firm.

Any insight into DLA transactional RE in LA?

Our company is considering offering 401K employer match. We are about 200 employees venture backed company. We have about 60% participation mostly the non HCEs and only some key employees contribute. We always pass top heavy test and wpassed the 2019 ADP/ACP test. We are aggressively hiring and project there will be increase in participation, particularly if we offer the match. Given this information would it make sense to continue with a traditional 401k plan or go with safe Harbor plan?

I am struggling to spend the time to study for the PHR. I have everything I need, but I feel exhausted from the work week every weekend. I’m looking to take it in August.. help? What do I do?

Some of these recruiting salary offers are offensive.

Are you very serious and wish you were less serious or vice versa?

The partner in charge of my office had a nearly hour long conversation Tuesday with our new hire, behind closed doors. I didn’t hear yelling, but the bits I heard weren’t good. Will he be fired?

Any helpful advice for FAR. I'm taking it next week

So after reading at least one comment beating KPMG up every 2-3 days on here, I’ve finally decided to ask: Can someone please objectively articulate why KPMG is not in the same league as the other B4?

What nuggets of wisdom do you fishes have for someone who is thinking of getting a CPA/CFA or CFP deep into my career (have a different qualification). What is the most straightforward way (self-financed, since I have another qualification)? These would compliment my work as an actuary.

I have 100 hrs of PTO, if I quit, will they pay it out?

If I move to industry, how much vacation, sick days, and parental leave as a father should I expect as a senior auditor?

Anyone used Alteryx before and have tips for new users?

Has anyone here gone from EY FAAS to PwC CMAAS? How was the transition?

I don’t understand how people keep posting about the bench and being unassigned. I’m in advisory(not audit) and my entire LoS is trending 90%+ utilization

Which work-paper is "your baby"

So I'm not a top performer. Definitley not the smartest guy at big 4. But some of the questions I get from very experienced seniors are just so basic.

What is the salary range for senior managers in Seattle area?

Am I spelling my name right? Formatting tips appreciated. PwC OP, B.S, M.S., CPA, CFA (level 1 candidate), CMA, CFE, CISA, GOD

How do i see my utilization?

Are there any gym membership or fitness discounts for Deloitte employees?

Thoughts of transfer pricing?

Any Stanford MBA alumni here? Please share your thoughts on the program. Is it possible to work and to do MBA at the same time? Also, did the program really boost your leadership skills? Thank you.

When you are updating your resume, do you name the clients you have been on? Or keep it to the industries.