Thoughts on hitting utilization targets? Our Consultant target is 90% but PTO available accounts for 10% of the year and is not subtracted from the available hours pool of the equation 😪

What are some questions to ask/things to look for before the first time you’re jumping ship that helped you decide whether it was worth it (other than remoteness, salary, and benefits)?

Parental leave: do you have to be at a company or firm for a year before being eligible to take parental leave? Are there any companies/firms that don't have this requirement?

Where are your favorite vacation spots? Getting used to this not drinking thing..

EY 🐠 - potentially starting with the firm soon, and my partner is due to have our first in April. Given the 1 year service requirement for leave, would I have the option to take PTO during birth and use parental leave after my 1 year of service? Appreciate any guidance here

I had an interview the week before Christmas and New Years. I know there is usually a holiday slump - when should I reach out about an update? It will be 3 weeks tomorrow.

Team is already talking about eating hours. My utilization is down cause I was in unassigned for a month in Dec/Jan. What's worse pissing off the partner or having a low utilization? -staff 1

What all perks do you get being a part of Barclays India??

How many leaves can we take during the notice period?

Promoted to SSE with 25% hike and VP as 9% . I had received ACE award in Q3 . I have also maintained utilization report 100% still I got less VP. Can I ask manager to revisit the component

Does anyone know if McK offers tuition reimbursement for MBA interns?

How does it feel to earn less than US Consultants while also struggling for utilization

When a consolidated unitary group acquires a TX Corp, does TX follow Sec. 382 and Sec. 383 and apply a limitation on the utilization of the acquired entity's TX R&D credits following the acquisition?

Hi,

What are the employee Benifits perks at Credit Suisse, Pune ?

I’m struggling. I left an agency I liked last year due to growth limitations and since then I’ve worked at 2 different agencies and can’t seem to find my footing. The first one seemed like a good fit at first but then it turned out to not be the best place for me so I left. At my current agency I feel super undervalued. I’m always raising my hand and offering to help where I can and no matter what I do, I don’t feel utilized or valued or part of the team.It’s really taken a toll on my confidence

Hey Boschlers,
Is tomorrow holiday??

What are the monetary benefits we receive in GOC

Hadn’t noticed this sub before, and most of the threads are old so thought I’d ask a follow up - how has everyone been handling parenting with public accounting? I’ve got a toddler and my wife is an accountant (industry), and we only have a few immediate family in the country- but they have health concerns. Busy season was rough, things are looking better now as things return to normal. Still working crazy hours if you count the daycare duties on top of utilization targets.

Any tips for hard launching partners on social media? For context, I’ve (Indian American female) been dating my white American boyfriend for 3 years and we just got engaged after two years of convincing my parents. They are very happy and excited now, but I’m scared shitless about being ostracized / judged by my extended family and Indian community in the US once I “let the cat out of the bag” on the engagement news. I want to be proud and confident about this but could use some moral support.

Finding it fun and refreshing to help my little brother with his Con Law homework. #nolife #shouldabeenalawyer

Hi ! DOES ANYONE HAS CONTACT OF GENUINE CAREER COUNSELLORS FOR MASTERS ? PLEASE PLEASE

Anyone experience a difficulty to move out of consulting world to industry? Especially at my level, Sr. Manager which is most of the time equal to (Sr) Director level in Industry?

We have sales people in Canada and the US, the Canadians make 150K CAD and down here it’s 150K USD, the Canadians argue they should be making 30% more than the US colleagues to be equal bc of the exchange! I explain the salary is dependent on the market data for them in Canada, WHERE THEY LIVE, and you can’t compare it to the US employees and the market data down here. Overall they are both in the 75th% for total comp. for their industry. Am I wrong?

10 YOE in strategy/ MGMT consulting. Got an AWS "company fit" fit but not a fit for the position I interviewed for. The recruiter said they are going to keep looking for openings that would be a better fit (non-tech). Has anyone received an offer in this situation, and if so how long did it take?

OFFICIAL "BULLSHIT JOBS" DISCUSSION THREAD

As lawyers are there ways to get paid for connecting clients?

Dear CSMs,

Greetings!
I am a MBA(Marketing & Sales) and B.E (Computer science) graduate with 12 years of experience in customer success roles.
What are the best certifications to pursue which will help grow in this field?

I was wondering if the review course “CPE Self Study Course” for the CFF was enough preparation to study and pass the CFF exam. The CFE review course was enough and like if you get a question wrong it explains it well so that when it comes up in a different way in the real exam you can still get it. But when I saw the outline for the CFF material and there seems to be a lot of topics so I was wondering if the review course was sufficient considering this exam is also multiple choice. Thanks!

What are good options for flat 1bhk , ok for sharing (male ) budget 10 - 15 k , depending upon distance upto 3 km

Office location - sap labs epip Whitefield

Looking for proper facilities like water etc, luxury not required but no problem if found with good price. SAP

2015 $85/month towards health ins. 2019 $622/month. It’s sad that in a profession that requires a college education our take home decreases over time. Thanks NJ. Can’t wait to find a new career!!!

Does EY file for I140 under premium processing by default, or would I need to request for this explicitly?

QS Filled the last daily gap - may be a good entry technically.

Will try to post some charts tonight.

Taking the NY bar for the first time. Is it fine to take it from the work laptop because personal laptop seems to be giving up in life! Please guide any pros or cons. Thanks !

Looking for some book recommendations :)

Plural tutoring session anyone? Looking to do as a weekend job. Current target OPs are "Has there been layoffs" and "What's your thoughts" but happy to expand.

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

I'm trying to buy a bigger than normal whiteboard for my home office: any recommendations?

What’s the grossest thing you’ve found in your food?

Work drinking culture help please: I come from a family of abusive alcoholics. Both granddads died from alcoholism related health issues. I am the only person in my family without an unhealthy (cont)

Any tips/warnings/advice on potentially trying to move from Big 4 to either MBB or a T2 boutique firm? I’m anticipating reaching M1 in Big 4 within the next 12 months. I really like my current practice, but frankly as I eye comp across the bowl, I’m hungry for more elsewhere, even with the recent Big 4 bumps. I have 5 YOE (3 consulting, 2 industry) all within somewhat niche subject matter, as well as my MBA (non “prestigious” school however). Any thoughts or clarifying questions are welcome, TIA

What essential courses or books do you recommend for coming up to speed on Product Management?

Signing up for Equinox full price (no corporate discount) worth it ?

Serious question: Sheraton cancelled my reservation and I was stranded for a night last night. Called CS and my useless ambassador and they cant help and “sorry”. How do I escalate this?

Am I crazy to let my lease expire, put my things in storage and just air bnb/pay for weekend nights at hotels for the next year? I love my place but feel like I'm just throwing money away

Looking to buy a house in Seattle. Will start search in a month or so. I know it's a competitive market and some people even say it might be a bubble. Any advice?

What books should I read about being a great manager?

Where can I buy big four swag?

Any book recommendations on handling office politics?

No way LaCroix is good for you...

Why aren't more people going independent?? We have skills, we have a rolodex, surely we can earn a lot more doing independent consulting?????

I’m considering taking an internal consultant role at a large healthcare company. I’m unsure if healthcare is the industry I want to be in. Would I be pigeonholing myself into that industry?

Know this may be a long shot in terms of actual responses but:
@PPMDs, what are your thoughts on the current/impending COVID specific layoffs at your firm?

E.G. Glad for the opportunity to reduce the headcount of mid performing SMs with little/no chance of making PPMD? Sad to see a firm you’re a part of undergo such unforeseen circumstances?