What's the weirdest/funniest/horrible argument a client has used to turn down a suggestion of yours?

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When talking about moving over her 403b post-retirement “Then what will I talk about with my friends from the school?”
She never did move it.

Jesus is coming back.

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So what’s the protocol on being harassed by a former employee - one that reported to you but that the company on the whole fired. For harassment, no less. This guy just can’t let it go after YEARS.

Joining BCG as a Project Leader soon and am curious what onboarding is like. Is it just at your home office or somewhere else?

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Hello Fishes,


I recently received offer from IBM for band 06B.
Designation: Senior Technical services specialist.
Can someone please help me understand the designation name? Also, will I get a project in the same technology for which I was interviewed?

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Hello fellow/ex Amazonians
I have an internal transfer offer for Sys dev 2 role from 2 teams in Amazon :
1. AWS active directory team : complete alien for me, mostly on Active directory and python
2. Digital platform : Java, design opportunities and project opportunities

Both are giving more or less the same compensation. I want to know where is the growth better. Please help me select one

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Just got out of a meeting with a client. Talk about uncomfortable- they'd fired their director that morning and he ran in screaming at the team. They ended up calling security to kick him out!

Meant to post my latest project! It’s a table that expands from 8’ (or 14’) up to 22’. Here’s a few photos so far

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What package should a person with 13years experience should expect if joining as a Project Manager in Infosys?

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Hi fishes, what are the chances of Pwc AC rescinding an offer, given the market condition. The offer letter I have received seems to be generic and doesn't look it is for a specific project. The role seems to be generic. I am a little hesitant, specially because of HR's behaviour who doesn't seem to care responding to my queries and ignores all my emails and calls. Any advice?

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I have an offer for a newly created collections strategy project manager at a mid sized credit union for $95k, 7-9% bonus, and 3 weeks PTO.

I did ask to go up to $100k, but was told my offer was already above the target range.

I like the company and my colleagues to be.

Good offer?

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Mckinsey 🐠 - joining the firm soon and wondering : where are you guys travelling and where are you based? And how flexible is the firm with travel? ( e.g : assume someone wants to try out a project in Africa or Asia, will they be able to find the opportunity? ) PS : Im in Europe

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I'm looking to transition from Project
Management in the International
Development/Non-profit space to
project/product management in the
private sector, mostly the tech
space. Has anyone else made this
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tips/advice?

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Requirement for an ETL tester , urgently in Accenture in banking project
Experience 5+
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Have you ever volunteered for a project then about 4 hours in think time yourself “ oh my goodness I regret taking this on?” Hahaha

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Post-MBA, 5 weeks into consulting and I hate the weekends. It means I’m one week deeper in the job, and therefore performing another week lower than the level I’m expected to perform at. I have fucked up so much (led a disastrous client meeting, mistakes, slow to answer Qs, etc). My boss is picking up that this isn’t a “new” issue, its a me issue. I try my best to improve but I still feel so anxious, to the point that I started crying at my desk. What do I do? Anyone here quit within a month?

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Are project managers directly hired for a project? Or they have also to find projects and give client interviews to get one??

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My previous manager would track us by hours daily, made a fuss everytime anything stretched and guilt us for that and the unplanned leave too unless it was COVID. Hinted him a lot of time, this is problematic but apparently he considered it "standard practice for agile".

Now 8/10 teammates have switched within < 1 year of project start (6-7 months with him) which tbh had good work in our opinion and even team was fun to work with even though none of us ever met in person.

Hello, currently looking ideas and mentoring to start up a business to import coffee from the Caribbean. Any suggestions for agencies or non profit companies that help new entrepreneurs with this kind of project?. The main idea is to import coffee to sell to retail stores or an exclusive market for coffee lovers.

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Hi Amazonians!
Can anyone share some information regarding Project Nazare? What are some expectations from a Pgm on this project?

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Queridos creativos hispanos, por favor todos los días sin y con cuarentena veo que trabajamos duro y hacemos las cosas bien hechas (a veces hacemos más de lo que nos piden) y a la nuestros compañeros les gusta ynos siguen usando. Está bien que nuestro trabajo sea reconocido pero por favor no sean tímidos en decir que necesitamos un salario decente tan cuál como todos los demás que más bien hacen menos y todavía les pagan. Hay que insistir no solo para el individuo pero para ayudarnos a todos!

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hi everyone
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What would be a good way to spend $1100 on electronics?

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Do you find that consulting is a good fit for ADHD? You get a bench, lots of chances to improve your work style and learn what you're good at. I have an exit opportunity with FAANG available and I'm scared to take it. I just got rolled off my project cause I kept missing due dates. What if I need to spend more time in consulting so I can learn how to control my Adhd?

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Gay dude here. I think I’m too nice. I go out to bars and can’t shake clingers. I end up just talking to one dude and feel bad saying “sorry I want to chat around and meet people”.

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Hi all! Would you expect a Dir of HR and Dir of Finance to be at the same salary? Small SaaS company, under $5mil in sales, under 40 employees. Thoughts?

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Guys,
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I have CFP but see need for more managed account in my practice. Would it be wise to get CIMA (Certified Investment Management Analyst) to obtain more knowledge and skills? Thank you.

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Edward Jones advisor with 30 million AUM and roughly 250k gross production. Been there for almost 4 years. Got an offer at Merrill Lynch to take over a 100 million dollar retirement transition plan in 5 years, or to join a 5 person Merrill Lynch team that manages a lot.

Pros to EJ: Have my own office, a year or two away from partnership, great office setting and client satisfaction.

Pros to Merrill: Bump in compensation, additional tools and services w banking, ability to take over assets.

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Has anyone ever thought of retiring early in a low cost country? Like Costa Rica or India

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I hate making mistakes and I'm so hard on myself and I can't stop crying about this thing that doesn't even matter!! I know we're not saving lives here so why does it feel like the end of the world

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Curious how this past year has been for everyone? Are account balances pulling your income down? Or has you book been growing? New clients? Are current clients implementing more because they realize they hand no idea what to do? Or is everyone still scared and sitting in cash and short term fixed income?

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Has anyone heard of, or tried using, the Paladin Registry?

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For those of you who have had to increase soft skills as a means to grow and expand client relationships, how did you go about this?

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Anyone in the NYC or Jersey area looking for a succession plan for their book? CFP, ChFC and MBA with 10 years experience as an Advisor within the banking channel. Currently managing roughly $100 Million. Most of it is not portable and a lot of it is dead money inherited from other advisors.

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Currently w TD Ameritrade Institutional (RIA) - manage some Brokeragelink accts @Fidelity as 3rd party. They now require you to sign a form stating you will not be compensated. Questions in comments.

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