Thoughts on going from valuation consulting to doing valuations at Blackstone for their PE fund? Want more exposure to finance and PE.

Hi All,

I got an offer from Adobe and am currently serving my notice period. But in Adobe my joining is in Mid of September. So can I trust Adobe that they will honor the offer considering the recession in companies like Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft?

All Chartered Engineers, specifically Mechanical Engineers. How high can your salary get in the UK if you become chartered and with the right company? £100k a fair ask? Is £200k+ possible??

Just landed a full time gig, looking to get some furniture so I’m not working on my parents’ kitchen table during this remote period. Any recommendations for desks and chairs? I’m hoping to find something that’s easy to assemble and break down for when I need to move, and something that won’t cost an arm and a leg.

I know everyone has a different kind of setup that works for them. I currently have a laptop, drawing pad, second monitor, and a desk riser.

Cotes du Rhone red is one of my favourite wines. But I am a bit of a newbie to wine. What else will I like?

has anyone ever left a company after taking tuition assistance without staying for the required time frame. did you pay back the full amount and if not, did they further pursue? asking for a friend

Hi everyone. I am currently a CA student, working as a Taxation Executive in a manufacturing industry for the past 3 years. My profile includes handling of direct and indirect taxes in the company ranging from preparation of the working upto the entry of outstanding and payment in books. During this period I got an appraisal once citing reasons due to lockdown of a mere 20%. My current CTC is 3.5 lakhs and I'm planning to switch to another company. Can someone advise on the CTC i should ask for?

Hello peeps. What’s cooking in Booz land?

How to deal with people flirting with you at work.
I’m married, and one of my coworkers flirts with me. Nothing super overt, but definitely not professional. We’re good friends and work together constantly because we’re on the same client, so I don’t want to make it awkward. Do I just do nothing and let it go? It is mostly just odd I’m not super offended, but I’m also clearly uninterested!

Any NY F fish want to grab a drink this evening? 31M here.

Hi ppl,
I heard that for hike, promotion input about performance is taken from TL and teammates and Lumos plays only a very minute role in it. Is this true?

Does BNY Mellon not give anything in writing about the bonus that gets paid once a year?My cousin is negotiating an offer and they are only talking abt the fixed amount that will come on the offer letter and are assuring that the bonus will be paid out at the end of each year.

has anyone worked with iss - international placements for schools overseas? If so what can you tell me?

Does anyone have the 2020 SHRM books for sale or to borrow? My job won’t contribute towards my certification. I’ve already paid for my test. I have the books from 2015 but I’d like to study from the 2020. I tried finding them online to purchase but sellers of affordable books aren’t responding.

How do you all role out your ERG

Any tech recruiters here ? I'm looking to join the field. What can a tech recruiter expect to earn in a corporate/in house role ?

Looking to finally go get my SPHR having the PHR for the past 6 years. Still value and pursuing and obtaining?

I got an offer from Capgemini 13.25 Lpa, offer from TCS 15 lpa and ADA software re engineering pvt ltd 13Lpa. Which is the better offer I will join.

I find myself struggling the explain things with the same eloquence as my colleagues. How can I improve my consulting speak? Any recommended books?

Advice or Book recommendations on how not to get bothered by others/ friends/ peers? What they think or what they do!
Been struggling lately

Anyone have any recs for self help books? Looking for more relatable topics to myself I guess?

How hard is it to get the associate intern position at McKinsey as a current non-MBA Masters student? I submitted my application. Any tips on who to contact to get an interview?

How does your firm measure utilization? I work for a small boutique that defines it as utilization = number of billable hours/2,080 and full bonus payout occurs at 80% plus.

How do you overcome crippling anxiety working on a deliverable?

Has anyone successfully gotten their friend hired to their team? Has working with your friend been good, bad or the same for your friendship?

Happy pi day 🐠

May be this is off the topic..
One of my friend who is a doctor & is an international med graduate. He passed his United States Medical Licensing Exams with above average scores. He has applied fr the match last yr & was nt able to match. Match process costs around USD10k; this year he is applying again after borrowing funds frm different sources bt he is under tremendous pressure to get match. I feel his pain as he has studied for 10+ yrs and is struggling to match nw. I m nt sure hw I can help

HR/human capital/PAS consultant 🐠: If I have a Masters degree in HR and 2 years experience, is it worth it to get the aPHR or SHRM-CP? Or is the Masters degree enough? Should I wait for SPHR/SHRM-SCP

joining PWC as M2 soon. Does anyone know what is a realistic average bonus one can expect at M2 level

2yrs of post-undergrad experience at D and have offers from two FAANG companies. Worth it to stick it out for a couple more years to open up more offers down the road, or should I get out while I can?

On McKinsey's dashboard, does the status change from "Submitted" if you are rejected? Or if it's still at "Submitted" does that mean I got ghosted?

Asking for a friend—joining Accenture TDP in about 2 weeks. He’s wondering how important it is to live near his home office and if its extremely necessary. It is not a possible for him to relocate now

A friend of mine from a top tier consulting firm was counseled out. Do you consider it ethical that his career counselor is intentially spreading the information to his colleagues and to other consultants from other companies in the project? What can he do about it? Specially that he considers the potential layoff is purely based on the current situation (chargeability was low) and not on his performance (they said that his contribution to BD during his bench time was low)?

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

I’m fascinated by the fact that Deloitte has been hired by the federal government to create a database intended to allow lawyers to search for evidence from the January 6th insurrection. This project probably has some shitty parts but I’m sure it’s interesting. I wish I could get more details on this.