Straight amateur hour here at DTW 🙃

Wishing PDX had a bigger ad scene so I can relocate 😩 I love this city

Hi everyone. It’s promotions season for my team 🙌🏼 and trying to work with HR to field the market for comp rates. Any guidance on senior CSM roles today, comp + bonus at a company size of 60 people? Role is based in San Francisco. Thanks in advance!

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

Hi there, I am looking for companies/referrals hiring AE roles right now. I have 4 years full sales cycle experience and have been a top rep at my HR Tech company located in San Diego. Looking for a hybrid role in San Diego or remote position. Anything would be helpful, thanks in advance!

Are you a PA in the San Francisco Bay Area? If so, what is your specialty and salary?

What’s an appropriate comp package for an institutional investment management company in San Francisco? Interviewing for an associate director role and trying to understand salary.

Do you pay your credit cards in full every month?

I ask because I’ve let my credit spending get a bit lax since moving and adopting a puppy recently, so I haven’t been paying them off in full every month like I used to (though still well above the minimum payment, and keeping utilization at 30% or under). It got me thinking about how many people adhere to this advice.

Oh boy, they just paged “Mary and Joseph” in LGA C....

Am I more likely to get Audis/ Mercs or BMWs at Enterprise/ National or Hertz at San Diego airport?

Just curious are there any EAs in the Las Vegas, NV area and what are your salaries?

Hello people of San Diego! Would love to hear how y’all are affording to live here comfortably. Please state your company, position, TC, YOE, and do you have a side hustle? I’ll start - I’m an advisor in Wealth Management with TC of $70k, 3 YOE and no side hustle. Among other things, rent just jumped from $2500 to $3700 for 2 bedroom and areas were looking at. I’d like to “make it” here but if it means switching career to make money I’d like to get an idea to make the right job change.

PM with 7 yrs experience with implementing DC migrations, cyber security and storage solutions. Looking to switch to inbound marketing or product management that has work life balance. Hiring in BOS?

Congrats to W+K on winning Visa creative strategy (thanks AdWeek for the news 👀)! I saw they are leading the account out of PDX office. Anyone in the know if they’ll be hiring not just for the new win but in general?

How is FTI san francisco?

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

Has anyone used LAS Links? What can I expect?

Best Luxury Apartments in Buckhead or near Chastain? Looking for 24/hr concierge, security, and under $2500. Open to other areas as well (just not DT ATL).

My work doesn’t require us to be licensed in a particular state (i am licensed in my home country) - International Arbitration. What are the obvious benefits of getting licensed in New York?

Hello. I currently work in-house as a Legal Operations Manager. I am working on a project to expand our network of law firms.

Any recommendations of boutique law firms in CA that have experience in commercial litigation for retail/fashion/apparel/home companies? Specifically consumer class action, unfair business practices, false advertising/17200, data privacy.

Thanks for your recommendations.

Anyone heard of Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck? Thoughts?

Hello Fishes,

Got an email today to close Tata Mutual Funds as it's restricted entity. Basically I am from Advisory team and not from Audit or Tax department.

Do i really need to close the Tata Mutual fund?

Was there ever a time you wanted to give up being a real estate agent?

Hi Fishes,

Looking for a Business Analyst (Presales Consulting) role with 3.5 years of experience. Please let me know if you are aware of any such opportunities.

Hi SpEd Teachers, is anyone else facing EXTREME staff shortages as a result of state funding? We are not able to meet my students' IEP requirements (not even close) due to not enough paraprofessionals and the district flat out refusing to hire more. I've lost 70+ hrs/week of para hours over the past few years and my students are really suffering. This leaves our district open to lawsuits, but the real problem is the state's education budget. What can we do?? This isn't going to fix itself.

Do you work on any home engineering projects in your free time? If so, what are you working on at the moment?

So... I have questions for change/org effectiveness practitioners who have successfully leveraged their experiences to acquire high paying, high level roles in industry. How did you do it? What was your path? What would you recommend to others so they can make the most of their careers? I’ve included my reasoning for this Q, below!

Hi fishes, My timings are from 12 to 9 and HR is asking us to come thrice a week and also spend more than 4 to 5 hrs in office and then go home and continue from there. This will create a huge problem if they start calling daily. Anyone else facing this issue? Can anything be done for this? Since i have joined this organization everything seems weird here.

Gen questions for consultants who moved to MM PE, how is the work culture (cutthroat, competitive), stress (insane at closings), & ability to “unplug” on vaca/wknds at your firm?

Constantly thinking why I chose US to study and have worked here for several years. Visa is such an issue for long term career move. Might have choose Canada or Australia...

When sending a cold email to a recruiter, should you include a reason why you’re interested in the agency? Or keep it short and sweet with your book, resume and what you’re looking for?

Is it expected to write hand written thank you notes after an interview or is an email sufficient?

Does anyone else balk a little bit when applying for jobs and the recruiter or job description mentions a lot of blog writing and other content like that?

After asking for docs , how much days it will take in cognizant for further process ?
Please let me know

I was contacted by Careernet for Booking holdings Job requirement. I was told to attend an event at conrad Bengaluru. I am not sure if companies arrange such events before hiring. Could Anyone please share any such experience. Thanks in advance..

Hello fishes,

Recently gave an assessment for an L3 role....sometime has passed but I have not received any communication from Amazon. Can anyone help with this?

Are there any good movies or novels that show skill development - like follow through? Self-management? Money management? I read a lot of self help books so I know a lot of the theory, and books peppered with examples help, but I feel like most 1 paragraph examples don’t five justice to how hard it may be to change a behavior.

Deloitte superday (type of thing) tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Any tips for dealing with social anxiety at work? My anxiety for meeting new people/imposter syndrome has definitely impacted my communication skills and networking and I'm starting to get worried that if I don't do anything now I'll never get over it.

Is the chase freedom flex a better deal now than CSR? Worth downgrading? I already redeemed all my points through pay yourself back

Shall I disclose reason for leaving a firm during my initial call with a recruiter from said firm, if I was laid off? Are they privy to that information. Ironically being recruited by that same firm

Any Bain folk willing to connect?

Bain & Company

Any book recommendations on handling office politics?

Layoffs at Walmart corporate 😬😬

Have you found using a standing desk increase your productivity? How else do you increase your productivity? I am so distracted all the time

Facebook interview tips / advice? What type of questions do they ask?

Curious is anybody seeing layoffs in consulting? How busy are your cyber practices?

Anyone have any recommendations for an office chair that’s super comfortable for someone that doesn’t sit like a normal human? I always sit either cross legged, knees up, etc.

Any idea why EY is not on the list of Vault 50 top consulting firms but it is on the prestigious list?

For a Midwest city like detroit, how long does it take the ground to thaw for a digging project?

Best consulting firms for the retail and CPG industries?

Which top consulting firms, if any, will pay for your MBA?

What’s the Goldman Sachs Tech help desk phone number?