What a nice air in Bain’s Middle East office right now...

I was offered a part time Internal Audit Sox Lead role for $70/hour. It’s a remote role, perm with benefits and I’m very excited for it. They offered me the exact amount that I asked for, and now I’m wondering if I did not ask for enough. I’ve never had a company offer me exactly what I asked for. Thoughts? Have I short changed myself?

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Do you ever find that you talk to people outside of engineering about your job and they have no idea what you're talking about?

What are the yearly hikes for NTT consulting division?

Hello Sharks,

Could you please refer me for position - Networking Specialist Advisor. Network consultant with 12 YOE. Design, implement and administrate network. Cisco R&S, C9K catalyst, ISR4K, DMVPN, Cisco Wireless, automation, Juniper networks and riverbed optimization

Does anyone ever redeem Marriott points for gift cards? Is it worth it?

What is comp like for a Federal Tax Senior 1 going into Tax Senior 2 year? Chicago

What are some good bowls besides this one?

What process do you follow when working with product managers to solve customer pain points or work on new product features? I’m trying to find a better and more efficient way to work with my design team

Moving to Amsterdam next month. How feasible is it to own and operate a motorcycle? Is motorbike parking free at most places? Should I be worried about theft /damage?

Any help would be much appreciated

Partners - absent the paycheck, do you enjoy your job? Regardless of yes/no, did you enjoy the path to getting there? If you didn't, what convinced you to keep going at it?

Salary bands for senior EA - Does anyone know what they are for the following Canadian companies: KPMG, Amazon, Telus, and Deloitte

How is JPMC projects in cognizant?

Received an opportunity for react js.

Looking for book recommendations; any favorites? Interested in both fiction and educational/self-improvement (for example, investment / finance books, time management, etc). I feel my vocab is...

Are there any good movies or novels that show skill development - like follow through? Self-management? Money management? I read a lot of self help books so I know a lot of the theory, and books peppered with examples help, but I feel like most 1 paragraph examples don’t five justice to how hard it may be to change a behavior.

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?

What’s the worst US city and why is it NYC?

Has anyone tried following a low FODMAP diet while on the road? Advice?

FAANG folks - what are Facebook/Google roles like Country Lead/Industry Lead equivalent to? Are these Director level roles? What sort of compensation can you expect in something like that role?

Is genetic testing for diseases covered by most health insurance? Has anyone ever done this, do you recommend it.

Thoughts/reviews on Indian Matchmaking?

Alright fish, so I'm from a non-target school for consulting, for reference my school typically sends a couple to the Big 4 federal practices and FDD but definitely no MBB front office. Is there any way in hell I can break into some type of non-strategy role at a Big 4 firm with a B4 audit background and industry experience?
Like I'm trying to get a feel for if it's a waste of time for me to be applying. I've been hitting finance transformation advisory roles pretty hard with out much luck.

These people speaking at RNC either truly believe that DT could be a good president or they are attention/power whores. Both despicable.

Looking for some book recommendations :)

I just got offered a new role via email. When should I hand in my resignation - now as I have the email outlining the offer or when I receive the contact?

If my passport is expiring and I have applied for a new passport. Can I still book the international travel using my about to expire passport number? And not wait until the new passport in hand.. any experience with such a situation will be very helpful.
Want to book for parents and don’t want to delay in the wait of the passport!

Wanting to make a shift into strategy/mgmt consulting from HealthIT. Any good books out there to help prep? Looking for anything but preferably technical information to prepare for an interview.

Hello! I’m going to BSchool in August. Any recommendations on books / websites / videos to be more prepared for management consulting interviews?

Does anyone have any book recommendations that have helped them become a better consultant ?

Is there any advice for networking into projects when you don’t know many people at the firm yet? I always to help on BD work when I’m on the bench, but it never turns into any billable work. Every time I have talked to a partner/senior manager I was told I don’t have the skill set they’re looking for, but I don’t know how to build up from there. Feeing very lost but I want to improve my approach.

Thoughts on the SPG Amex? Worth the annual fee? Approval odds? Thanks!

Why are return flights almost always delayed yet outbound flights never are? 🤔🤔

How many here get staffed on international (exclude Canada/Mexico) cases? Or have done stints abroad? How hard is it at your firm? IMO, most firms do a terrible job of making this happen.