What is going on with accenture holiday parties? Looks like Christmas party budget no longer exists

Is your firm treating 12/26 and 12/27 as firm holiday since the 24th and the 25th are during the weekend this year? Of course client demands would dictate whether people will be working, but curious what the official policy is. For what it’s worth, my firm treated the day after thanksgiving as holiday and I didn’t have to work for the whole day.

If I'm forced to use my vacation, floater, etc. towards my study leave for CFE but I have vacation booked for right after CFE, will PwC still let me take that vacation as a "leave of absence"?

PwC people, does vacation negatively impact utilization the same way hitting G&A does?

Are we getting paid tomorrow since it’s a holiday weekend? I believe Juneteenth weekend we got paid on a Friday even though pay day was Tuesday

Does anyone know if things like jury duty or bereavement leave count against your utilization? I've heard it doesn't count the same way holidays and PTO do, but not sure how that is possible.

Starting with our very first IVF cycle this week and kinda nervous 🤞
Nurse says retrieval to happen tentatively around 18th Dec but then transfer can take place in early February too considering genetic testing takes weeks. Is this the norm? Just fearing the team is not unnecessarily delaying things owing to holiday break.

My firm’s holiday party is on a weekday after work. I can just wear what I’d normally wear to work for that day, right?

You may not know what you want for Christmas this year, but your home sure does! Here is a Holiday wishlist we wrote up that will be a treat for your home this year:

🎄New paint job
🎄Video doorbell
🎄New windows
🎄A deep clean
🎄Solar roof

Your house has been good this year, splurge a little and give it some love back!

#JDTeam #homebuying #homeselling #realestate #chicago

I want to buy a large TV for Cyber Monday but have always been lower income. I would feel bad having family over with an expensive TV. I don't really need it. Our house is still very much low budget. I haven't made any real upgrades since getting a new job.

Is this a weird rationalization or logical? I am kind of torn so I considered just using that money for a vacation and maybe buying a TV next year... though I'll likely do this again at that time.

Anyone have a corporate rate code for holiday inn?

I'm graduating in a few weeks, is to weird to send a holiday gift like wine or a Christmas Card along with my resume? I haven't been hearing back from the companies i have been applying to and I'm looking to stand out.

In 2023 I'm wanting to help make my management more effective. So, I'm looking for a book or a couple of books to gift my team this holiday season. I would like books that focus on communication and taking ownership. Any recommendations?

Starting a new job next month, and considering taking two days off for kids’ spring break next month. Not sure whether it’s appropriate to request time off for a new job (I would’ve preferred not to take any time off for first three months). I may just be able to just ask for a single Friday off (so 1 day rather than 2 days).

Any thoughts on whether I should proceed with the request? I just came from big law and want to make sure I’m not making a bad impression on my colleagues.

Can I use the floating holiday after 9/30 or is it gone?

Moving from T2 to McKinsey. How do vacation requests work? I have family and friends getting married this fall in weddings delayed because of covid, but I’ll just have started so wanted to get a sense of how realistic taking vacation this fall would be and how to approach taking it (e.g. mention to HR, staffing). TIA!

Is there a policy preventing me from putting in my two weeks notice December 20th (Jan 3rd last day)? That would look like a week and a day of firm paid holiday and then 3days of PTO the second week.

How long do you stay on holiday leave for the holiday season?

Hi, we are currently updating our Apprenticeship Policy and I wanted to understand what other organisations offer in regards to:
1. Rewards for exam passes
2. Holiday allowance during study

Any detail would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi All,

How long do ppl in the US generally take leaves in December for vacation?
Only last couple of weeks or the entire month?

My breakfast consisted of one giant spoonful of Nutella.

Best music/audio to listen to while working?

What are folks thoughts on nuclear power? I have heard there are many detractors. Before getting into consulting, I was trained to operate a nuclear power plant on a submarine and learned about this excellent source of energy.

The main issues I see with it are the initial upfront costs to setup (with the cheapest generation costs thereafter), and disposal of nuclear waste (which some new technologies are being developed to reuse the waste in a different kind of reactor).

Can you use FSA to pay membership fee for one medical?

Getting a referral from a partner not in a line of service that I'm applying for still has impact? Let's say I'm applying for a tax position but got a referral from an audit partner within the firm.

If I’m at 150k now as an account director, making a lateral move, what’s the most I could ask for?

Recommendations for how to allocate 401k with Fidelity. Just switched jobs and have to move from Merrill Lynch to Fidelity

What international city would you want to live and work in and why?

Roth IRA? Yes? No? Who do you have yours with? How much do you contribute each month?

Are EY GDS folks in EYP SaT strategy or TSE team working from home or are they working on hybrid model i.e. going to office 2-3 days/week?

What are the criteria for LTI Grant to individuals and what are the amounts for Level 8,7 and 6 if it gets offered in India ? TIA

I have left CG 18th of last month, how many days they typically take for full and final settlement?

Hi Fishes ,
It would be great if anyone could recommend a firm for CA industrial training in any of the following fields :
1. Investment Advisory
2. Portfolio Management / Asset management
3. PE& VC
4. Sales and Trading

Thank you in advance.

Do you think clubhouse will be a hot in the longer run?

Hi All,

Moving out of IT consulting to Product Management side in the next couple of weeks.
The new company I will join is an e-commerce division of a leading food retail group.

Any suggestions about books/ videos that I can access to learn the basics of the product side?

What's the McKinsey interview process for experienced hires? Case studies standard for all groups?

Any idea what Deloitte and Accenture Strategy pay in Singapore at the Manager level (post MBA)?? Thanks!

"Great time to be an analyst" yeah if you want to chill with 100+ of your best buds on the bench. #DayofService

Hot take. Is FAANG even a thing? Or was Cramer just worried about the acronym if he took out Netflix?

Plane travel tip: Delta aisle seats usually have an arm rest that raises giving you more room. #bossstatus

How do I say to my counselor, "be prepared to see a big fall of my utilization because of things out of my control" without sounding like complaining or having a lot of negativity?

Recommendations for a keyboard? I’m quite illiterate in this topic, and I ordered a random one off Amazon and it’s quite noisy, and not very ergonomic

Tax question: I had a traditional ira which I moved to my employer 401k recently. I’m planning to do an after tax 401k to ira conversion. Would prorata rule apply since I had a traditional ira balance earlier this calendar year?

Does anyone know if things like jury duty or bereavement leave count against your utilization? I've heard it doesn't count the same way holidays and PTO do, but not sure how that is possible.

Why were the Accenture raises, bonuses and promotions so bad this year?

For those that have been laid off, how’s the job search going? Have you gotten offers fairly quickly (I.e. 2-4 weeks after getting the notice)?

Question from a newbie consultant - What are some good online courses/ books to improve consulting skills?

What's the best consulting firms for H1B folks who have studied masters in STEM here? Got a cousin graduating this fall and he needs to know H1B/GC policies.

I got laid off from deloitte. Now i work in cre asset management. I don't love my job. I am on visa (opt stem) . I need to work on finding happiness with my work to be more productive and be happy. I am very depressed and therapy isn't helping. If anyone is in a similar situation or can offer support or advice I would greatly appreciate it. TIA.

Top consulting firms in the aviation / urban air mobility space?

I have such a crush on Alex Steel on Bloomberg.

Is anyone 1-2 segments shy of status with Delta and had to cancel trip due to ATL power outage? Delta says call back after Jan 1 and they will consider those segments but not 100% guaranteed.

Do you make post tax contribution to your 401k account? In addition do you also do backdoor IRA. What are the limits?