Thanks for checking out the game dev bowl! To kick things off- where are you in your journey? Just getting started? Pro? Long time veteran?

Laid off at PwC. It was more of a relief than anything. Anyone have any knowledge on openings at smaller (but not necessarily boutique) firms? Human Capital / Change Management related field.

Fishes, Help me to choose a workplace for me. Nagarro - 8lpa (7.25 fixed )
Quantiphi - 10.5lpa ( 9.5 fixed )
Awaiting offer from Deloitte. ( How much can I ask ? )
Yoe : 3
Skills : Automation Testing.
Please comment on Job Security, Growth,wlb, benefits and other things .
Tata Consultancy
Deloitte
Nagarro
Quantiphi

Why too many people leaving FIS ?

New York folks:
Are you aware of the CPA exam credit extension to 2021 for NY CPA candidates impacted by COVID19? It’s on a person-by-person basis and you need to request the extension. Has anyone tried doing this yet? Can anyone shine more light on this? The extension would really help me, but I’m not sure what more to tell them in my email than the fact that I couldn’t sit for the exams this Spring/Summer due to test centers closing in NYC.

I just took a leadership role in industry after 5 years in advisory (industry hire). Partners, any tips for the transition? What have you seen your clients do well/poorly during big career moves?

What carrer shifts could CSMs make?

I made the unusual transition from SDR To CSM. Considering switching roles or going to full on account management roles.

Thoughts?

I am A2 in PwC AC Bangalore in Management consulting - I want to shift to US office due to some reasons. Can anyone please elaborate the intercompany transfer / internal rotation process? Like where to apply? what are the requirements?

DBS Bank vs Bank of America (BA Continuum India Pvt. Ltd.) Agile Business Analyst role,

Which one to join?

Culture, Learning and Growth(Knowledge +Financial) wise?
Offered CTC is approximately the same

Ex-consultant now in marketing. Used to be an avid follower here and got great insights on companies when trying to exit consulting so thought I’d try here for advice. Outside of FAANG, what are good large CA-based tech companies that provide good pay, WLB, and culture? DD has great people and WLB, but pay is low and you’re not given the tools and resources to succeed + truly make an impact. Google and Apple are ideal but need backups. Like is Salesforce still good? A company along those lines.

I am 7yoe as TechnoFuntional Consultant working with SAP ABAP and SAP SD. I started as ABAP extensively working with SD, so certified in SD. Is there a demand for this type of skill? What role should I look for?
Any inputs are helpful.

Is it true that less than 20% of engineers are women, even when there are so many programs specifically focused on getting females into STEM fields? It seems like it should be more evenly distributed

I start my journey of being more technical today. I am giving myself 2 yrs. I started a role doing IT controls, Identity and Access Management work. I have prior experience in UAT, business process controls (A-123). I am planning on passing the Security plus and CISSP certs within 2 yrs. Have a TS clearance. Any advice or reality check is welcome.
I will like to do cyber work in the Intelligence Community.

When should I worry about the legal structure and finance of the company?

Is there a cheat sheet to how to startup, till exit?

Please provide valuable inputs.

How do I pivot from a broker to any job in tech?

Hi, I want to learn how to build ETL pipelines with Pyspark and Azure. As right now i have experience in feature engineering only with SQL and Pyspark.

Can anyone suggest anything online from where i can learn and do hands on?@

Hi guys, have an offer around 6.5k SGD fixed from a big 4 in Singapore. Current fixed 13 lakhs. No rent as of now as living with parents. Is Singapore good from the perspective of growth ? How hard will it be to move to a country like Singapore? Please assist

How early in someone’s career do you generally identify if a homegrown person is partner material or not? M and up or earlier?

hi all, hope all is well

i left deloitte risk advisory due to personal reasons in sep 2021 (time off since july 2021) as the work got a bit much and my situation at home was complex.

i applied for a snr consultant role in consulting (strategy & ops, indus. redesign & innov.) and saw my app. got shortlisted. this role looks more suited for me and im super interested in it, more so than my prev. exp at D but you never know haha. whats the process like/how likely will i progress?

My girlfriend, 29, is looking to move out of teaching. She is willing to get certifications or designations but has no business background. Any suggestions for career change? Either positions or ways to get into the business world would be great!

Hello all,

I have started my career as manual tester and have 1YOE. Im thinking to move on automation testing and I'm learning automation using tools such as katalon studio and functionize.
Can you please suggest me to whether I need to continue my learning based on tools or selenium would be better?

Thanks in advance

Has anyone burned some bridges yet? Just curious 😏

Anyone open to planning a weekend? I’m DC based and have very few ski friends, so I end up flying out to UT or CO alone

Looking to sneak 2 days in first weekend of December with my wife. What would be the preference if you had to pick between Abasin or Loveland?

Big ol longshot but I'm going to keystone alone 1/12-27. Would love a ski buddy or someone to split an Airbnb with bc this shit is $$$ by yourself. Will trade MSFT referrals

MAL 🐠: do you get to do creative work for apple? or just beautiful product shots?

Why do recruiters never tell you which agency they want to talk to you about until they get you on the phone? I don’t want to waste anyone’s time and it would be helpful to know this info from the initial outreach. My experience with this only applies to healthcare, but would imagine it’s the same in consumer as well. Anyone?

Anyone plays pickleball/spikeball around downtown or Washington / memorial park area? Recently played these 2 sports and they are hella fun and want to play more! Up for Tennis too!

Anyone want to be my +1 to a screening of Avatar 2: The Way of Water? 12/15 @ 6pm Progress Ridge?

Curious to know what salary Social Media Managers are making in the NYC area. Interviewing for management roles and here comes the dreaded convos for desired compensation.

Official live-chat thread for Happily Ever After S5E8 Hell Hath No Fury. Comment here while you watch!

Does anyone have a good term paper topic for seniors? It needs to be persuasive/argumentative in nature.

I’m 30, should I consider joining S& Middle East as Senior Associate in attempt to make Manager and leave? Is it too exhausting? Will I burn out before I get there? And how long to Manager?

Well I recently told a guy I have been seeing I have HSV-2. We have not yet been physical but it’s been heading that direction. Man I hate this part - waiting to see what his response will be after he researches and talks to his doctor. I’m on daily meds which help reduce transmission risk. You’d think that since HSV-2 affects 20% of Americans and likely a higher % of gay men, there would be less taboo but it’s hardly ever talked about. Anyone else in my shoes? Or had it disclosed to them?

Would you say that GPA is a fairly efficient screen for aptitude in IB or other finance related fields? I get why it would be initially, but surely it should only influence recruitment for so long.

Starting a new job as a Merchandising Coordinator for a large food/sales company soon… no experience in merchandising, just customer service. Any advice???

Hii looking for job as accountant in gurgaon location in one have any reference please help me with this. I have 5 years of experience in same field.

Hello, first post here. Outside sales, merchant services/card processing. I’m primarily a welder but I work 4 10-hour shifts typically then I try sales the last three days. I’ve done it long enough to where I’m confident and comfortable going to new businesses, establishing some rapport with business owners. But it seems like a lot of businesses see this as a waste of time, even adding services and cutting costs. I guess either I’m looking for advice or considering not doing this anymore.

Anyone know of any marketing rolls in gaming studios? I'm a UX designer with an Art Direction background in advertising wanting to do more inhouse stuff and would love to do it at in gaming. Any tips? Help? I hate advertising agency side 😭

I have 10+ years of software experience but no animation experience at all. Love gaming but wonder if studios have a need for developers who don’t focus on the animation or design of a game? Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I wanted to know the market value with 1 year of Unity 3D experience. I'm planning to switch and I'm not sure as to what would be the ideal package that I should be asking for during the interview. Please do reply and help.

Thanks in advance.

Hi all 👋, would love to hear from you about the type of skills and software knowledge that a program Manager should have in a gaming industry?

The big news of the week is MSFT's acquisition of Zenimax. Were you affected? What do you think looms in the future for these two orgs?

I am a small first time Indie director working on a project with a few people. Our studio is called AfroDuck Studios and we are working on a first time 2.5D action adventure RPG. Does anyone have stories working on their first project with new teams and how did you overcome your hurdles with meeting deadlines and such?

For the non-devs: have you considered joining the industry? Are there any questions you have about life as a game dev?

Sad to see it so quiet in here. 🥲 This and Confessions are like the only two bowls I'm interested in!

I’ve been doing autocad design for 5 years now, and though it’s cool, it’s not what I want to do with my life. How can I break out of this and into game design? I find creating stories, monsters, characters, levels, maps, etc infinitely more interesting than utilities underground.

Are you currently working on any projects you want to show off? Big or small, polished or unpolished?

Indie or big studio? Which do you prefer?

Hey all, I want to know how everyone got into game design! Either just the interest or the industry/ your current position, how did you all get to where you are?

I'm an game developer who trying to make a great portfolio and what to get some advise on what I should be doing to make one. What should I be creating?

Ain’t a Dev, but this seems to the place

I’m replaying Witcher 3 for probably the seventh time, and just stumbled across an entire quest line I’ve never experienced before

Y’all are incredible. The detail you develop matters. You make my life better. Keep it up

I'm former Accenture (5+ yrs) and successfully made the jump to games (mobile) with a pay increase and loving it so far. Feel free to ask me anything about my journey!

What would be better to make a traditional 2D rpg? Unity, Unreal, or something else?