The next time you have an hour on Delta, I highly recommend the Imagine Dragons Smoke and Mirrors Live.

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How common are credit checks for roles in accounting or finance positions? Will high utilization on credit card balances and low credit score be a deal breaker? I’ve been irresponsible and made mistakes, but wondering if I can switch jobs now or if I’m best off waiting 1-2 years and cleaning up my credit first.

Curious to know has anyone stumbled upon a bar(cocktails, drinks) that has also nailed social accounts so good so that besides their bar offerings people also cant wait to consume their content?

I have booked my h1b visa appointment in sept. Does my visa date effect due to travel ban until dec 31st . I am hoping I could get stamping done and enter US after travel ban gets lifted.

Any audio book recommendations to listen to when backpacking / vacationing?

My international flight is delayed due to closure of Pakistan airspace. Going to miss my connecting flight (on a different carrier) . Can I apply for trip cancellation insurance with chase for this ?

What are your favorite recipes with ground beef?

I have an 8 hour layover in Madrid. Never been there before. Is it worth leaving the airport and doing something in the city? Any tips on what to see in a few hours?

We are looking to travel to the Caribbean in December. The goal is to stay at an all inclusive resort for around $4k, including travel. Any ideas of good places? We were thinking Jamaica, Curaçao, ect

What are some of your must pack travel items? I'm traveling out of the country in October.

Does anyone have motivating/good sales books to recommend?

May I know why are we not allowed to eat in shuttle? I was stopped by security guard cz I was eating ... I was hungry,packed up my food,running out of coding work . .. Strange !!

I’m hoping this Willett rye scares away these manor Sunday scare is. 😬

What is your credit limit on CCR? We're going through some life changes (wedding, rings, travel, etc.) and was recently surprised to find my credit limit is only $30K even after being a solid customer. What are the ways I can get an increase in the credit limit?

Hello all,
Looking for a consultant position in healthcare consulting. I have an MBA with 5 years in the healthcare industry, 7+ years of strategic program/project management and I’m am lean six sigma green belt certified. Know of any companies currently hiring? (I am willing to travel. )

Feel free to PM me to further discuss.

Anyone noticed that with aerobic / cardio exercises it gets more difficult to focus? It is like my mind a TV and someone else gets the remote and goes through every channel every 30 seconds or so

Hello Fishes,

Can anyone guide on best platform for HR job opportunities in foreign countries for Indians?

Just got promoted to SC. How much bonus can I expect?

What are some of the best industry companies to work for in LA with high strategy / ops comp?

Tips for interview as Senior PM for D365? Also, what sort of Salary range is fair if asked? (Based in Tx) 5yoe, MBA, 6 yrs military.

If I were to go to the Cape in early October is there enough to do for a weekend? If so, where in the Cape do you recommend? Alternatively, also looking into Providence..

Considering all aspects, Which company is better to join, FIS or Wolters Kluwer?

I’m so grumpy about new campus hires. Sometimes I’m judgmental (your hobby is “working on your golf swing,” really?). Sometimes I’m just exhausted by the worried earnestness. Sometimes I’m amazed that they seem to have zero useful skills, yet they’ll be making 150k easily in the not too distant future.

I am looking for referral.
Current Employer- TCS
YOE- 5.7 years
Skill- Reconciliation, Account Receivable, Account Payable, Process Audit, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Record to Report
Location- Hyderabad, Bangalore

Please let me know if anyone have openings in their organization for finance domain

Hello PwC AC Friends,

I have been on bench since I joined the firm 3 months ago. Now I have got project but still on bench. I have got mail regarding not raising snapshots because I was on bench so i didn't do anything except trainings and some learning. I don't have hours to raise snapshot for.

What shall I do in this case? I am very much worried that if i don't have any project hours to show, will they fire me or what actions are supposed to be taken ? Thanks.

How much hike a company can provide to a candidate who is switching job just after 3 months from one big4 to another. Major reason for change is work life balance.

If you were in a private company assistant controller position being offered $10k more to switch over to public and much better PTO days and fully remote as opposed to an in office position that I’m currently at in a Real estate growing company. Would u do the switch back to public (left public just recently)?

Is there a demand for privacy professionals? Been seeing this discussed more and more recently

I’m a first year associate (almost second year). I work at a national firm and I’m not a litigator. When I started with the firm, I was told I could work out of any office. Long story short, I regret choosing the office that I chose. I’d like to transfer to another office - is that a difficult ask? I’m licensed in the state I’d like to transfer to. I don’t know how to make this request.

Can you pay for tolls with the tx tag?

Ex-strat consultants who left for FAANG and weren’t happy. Why and how have you pivoted?

Hi Fishes,

I have 7+ YOE as a SAP Functional consultant. I am trying to learn and switch in SAP BTP.

Can someone advise roadmap to transit to BTP? Also how much coding involved in BTP?

Raise your hand if you are violently hungover

If you've worked at multiple FAANG companies, what's your secret?

What have you found to be some of the keys to scaling succesfully, either in a business or a product or dept?

How do I check my actual utilization (not the effective one). Mybusiness only tells me the effective utilization

Going to sound like a silly question, but my hotel smoke alarm chirped one time. No smoke in my room. Anything to be concerned about before bed? Travel a lot never had alarm beep.

Poll: What dress code do you follow at your home office?

Is it recommended to get two full years of consulting experience before looking for a move elsewhere...for more comp (say to another Big 4, industry, attempt at MBB or FAANG)? Already have 8 yoe in the DoD space outside of consulting. And about 16 months of consulting exp

Anyone made a move from US to Canada? What’s your experience in Canada been like? Do you think it was a good move considering a significant pay cut in most cases?

Thoughts on Slalom San Fran office...

Technology consulting scatterplots....Go!

Anyone have a the link to the discount codes spreadsheet?

Any issues at Logan this morning?

I have been at D roughly 4 years and my salary increased roughly 12% total i.e. less than 3% YoY.

I was not a great SC for first 2yrs but I really shined in past 2. How do I ask for 💰 ⏫ before YE?

Can you recommend some names for technology start up?

Best consulting firms for work-life balance? I know consulting is chaotic in nature, but just curious to see which ones are the best in dealing with this?

I got an email from a Cybersecurity Advisory Partner with the subject "Catch-up". Last week we all rolled-off from project abruptly b/c the client terminated the contract. Am I getting laid off?

Raise your hand if you are violently hungover

How do you 100% utilized folks try to network with other folks in at the firm if you’re always at client site? Trying to get some face time with them

Confronted client today about partner forcing us to travel while client site has travel restrictions. As a result is team is remote next week. Counting down days till I get rolled off/fired now lol

What's the deal with PTO, holidays, and utilization?

Is it possible for someone to make a jump from Exp. Associate at PwC to Senior Consultant at other Big 4?

So this might be a better place to post this and ask this question: Uncle D has announced explicitly that most people won’t get a pay raise & bonus this year except for those promoted and high performers. Amid this crisis, are companies including other big 3, MBB, FAANG, boutique consulting firms still giving high raises and issue stocks? Can you share the impact from your firm?

How was your first year experience in your consulting firm?