Utilization is a stupid concept. Mine dropped from 80 to 55 after taking PTO. And then the company blabbers on “don’t be afraid to take PTO!” Lol piss off

Happy Halloween, my fellow Tech Pros! I love this Holiday, anyone come up with a creative costume to wear at work?

How do I work 55-60 hour weeks and have 50 percent utilization?

Any good work holiday party stories? Past or recent?

I recently had an initial interview for a technical recruiter position. The guy on the phone stated that this is not a 9-5 job and long hours are expected. I proceed to ask how much PTO is offered and he said that is not recommend within the first 6 months of working and the harder you work the more PTO you receive. From that conversation, I saw instant red flags. Any thoughts?

Anyone wanna pay for my vacation to Disney world?

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.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Job A - no career path upwards, high functioning team, generous benefits and unlimited time off. TC 185

Job B - clear career path, new team, chaotic corporation, but lots of room for growth and budget to hire staff. Ok benefits. TC 220

Attending a company holiday party where they're doing a white elephant gift exchange. I barely know anyone except through emails and IMs given that most of us WFH. Fun but office appropriate gift ideas $30 or under?

At a tech company with less than 50 people and $6 M Revenue. Our current maternity and paternity leave policy is not good for attracting talent. 12 weeks for mom only 4 weeks paid and no time off for dads. Curious to know what policy other companies have, and can you let me know size and approx rev of company?

Luggage delay claim question

I used Chase explorer to buy tickets for my vacation and luggages were delayed for a month. Per chase term I am entitled $100 a day for 3 days. But the claim agency chase used has been asking for airlines response, which has not came (2month+ now). I am concerned insurance will use this as an excuse to never compensate. Is there a good way to handle this situation?
TIA

Do you think we will be able travel by Christmas for a vacation?

Do you guys charge vacation form holidays or excused leave?

About to finish my first year. I’m a specialist. Only going to hit 65% of my hours (took a 4 week vacation cause of wedding/hm).

I never say no to work and i have fantastic reviews, and the head of my practice (with whom I work a lot for) has great things to say about me.

I’ve been fully utilized starting ~June, but first few months were slow. Am i fine?!

Hello, currently I am on notice period, last month I have worked on saturday and applied for compensatory off in BMS tool, and in workday I had applied as Casual time off as my manager told m to do so. now I am getting leave type mismatch email , and manager is saying you can ignore that email. So my question is did it impact in my Full and final settlement or final letter? I @m confused now. Please help

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

Has anyone been told they need 25% down for a vacation home?

We stay until 8 or 9 everyday and then at the end of every week my manager tells me to book only 40 hours. It sucks ass and now I have to explain to my counselor why my utilization is so pedestrian...

How many PTO/Vacation days do you usually take off a year if your employer offers unlimited PTO/Vacation days?

I just started a new job and this is the first time I’ve ran into this. It sounds nice but at the same time I hate the lack of direction. Help!

During initial onboarding with the firm, does the first week or so count towards utilization or is there somewhat of a grace period?

Controversial question - what are some roles/functions to avoid at Google for ex-management consultants, in terms of potential under-utilization of skills and limited career progression? Common exit opps tend to be in StratOps, PMM, PgM/Solutions Consultant, roles in Sales; would anyone not recommend any of these roles?

Hi, zitten jullie in US? Net offer gekregen voor Deloitte NY en zoek wat contacten om ervaringen te delen

Any advice for someone looking to transition into a full HR Generalist role from Recruiting. I’m currently a Campus Recruiter with about 5 years of HR experience (Coordinator- Higher Ed). I received my PHR certification in September 2020 and sitting for my SHRM-CP in two weeks. I’m having a hard time transitioning into a full Generalist position.

Partners, when do you think informal communication regarding new PPMDs will start trickling in?

Anyone here work at Meta? Looking for a referral for a privacy role

Are you happy with the path you chose or would you choose differently?

Advice for trying to go in house or client side? Recruiters don’t have many of these positions...

What is the average bonus and hike rate?
Team: Model Validation (Credit Risk)

Anyone else get in a mood to want to see the world burn

Anyone working at a MM IB firm in Washington DC? Looking for some insight. Thanks!

What mutual fund companies you use most

Is a 110k salary fair for UX Designer in a f-500 organization with the following responsibilities:

Wear many hats in UX, for 7 separate digital products
Flows/Logical solutions for the business
Manage entire design system for the 7 products
Do UI design for the 7 products
Provide spec work for dev teams for each product
Random graphic design requests
Lead a team of 3 designers
Do manager role to organize the work under agile design sprints with Jira boards (daily scrum, refinement, grooming)

Should I move to Dallas, Houston, or Austin?

China holds ~1 Trillion dollars if US Debt. What’s stopping the US from canceling the debt, setting up a CV-19 aid fund, contribute 1 trillion to it and start paying all countries affected?

When shooting outside do you always need to present a weather contingency bid? What if there isn’t budget for it? What are you supposed to do?

Am I regretting offering to stay back to monitor this data? 🤡
Just wanna take a nap 😴

Friday evenings lost their mojo during WFH!

I’m a closeted no book reader. I’ve maybe read 5 books over the last 10 years… My teams over the years are always talking about all the books they read and providing recommendations, but luckily people tend to be more interested in sharing what they read rather than listening so I’ve made it this far. I’m worried I’ll be discovered one day

I find the trauma challenges on tiktok unsettling

SO I have been dating for couple months doesn’t have friends and wants to hang out all the time, is this a red flag?

Beer is now cheaper than gas. Drink more, drive less 🤧

I just got a tinder match with a verified profile of a fucking hot girl

I never seen such hotness in my life. I am nervous now 🥵

I have a non-existent relationship with my dad & mom. It’s so hard trying to maneuver life without support 😢

👀 I prefer my churros without the chocolate dip

when we bought our house the previous owner had cameras all over the inside of the house. later we found out there was a murder in our house before them. tonight i found tool marks on the inside of our door frames…creepy

Been planning for months to move to Chicago but I’m just seeing more and more news about crime getting worse, even in the nice areas…

Not sure what to do, I desperately want to move out of NYC and start somewhere new 🥺

Several years ago a gay male acquaintance said he didn't date Black guys. It made me bristle but I was not surprised. Now he's married to one. I feel in a way vindicated every time I see his loving social media posts with his Black husband of like 5 years or so now.

How did he get over his apparent aversion to Black men enough to go and marry one? Where would he be if he hadn't had a change of heart?

I wish there were a tactful way to remind him he said that and watch as he eats his words...

Who let the dogs out??????

does dating or social apps work or are we all fearful of each other?

I have a crush on a coworker and I’ve never met them before 😂. How stupid am I?

Had to cut a call short saying battery about to die coz I wanted to eat my vada pav in peace. 🥴

Is it weird that I feel ready to have children as a 23 year old?

I'm a fresh grad and I thought this would be my dream job... I became the 3rd team member in this location and the regional team leader helped me understand and learned a lot... Until about 4 months down the line, he announced to quit. It's about half of year now since I started to feel ever so alone, hopeless and helpless in the team. The actual work is within my capability, but takes me ages to learn coz the overall team is not so collaborative and lacks communication... Maybe I need anew job

My face is so asymmetrical and I’m having trouble coming to terms with that - feel ugly af