When my non advertising friends complain about their 50 hour work weeks

Can anyone share their current work/life balance at big 4? Estimated hour range? Very interested in making the move however I would like to avoid constant 70+ hr weeks

I miss truly being excited about someone, getting the butterflies and all. Being excited about your day all because you will get to see someone… must be one of the best feelings in the world.

Hi Fishes,

I have been selected at KPMG India, KPMG Global & Northern Trust - for Credit Risk domain.

I need to choose amongst them. I need to understand, given 1year & 8 month of work experience

- how much KPMG India/Global offers to professionals like me ?

- how is the work pressure & work life balance ?

- Any suggestions which to chose from these 3 ?


They yet to make an offer. Please reply if you can give some suggestions or answer some of my questions.

Hi Fishes, Can anyone throw a light about Genpact Pharma/lifesciences analytics practice in India-Bangalore. Considering for a potential opportunity, I have 9 years exp.
- How is the culture, wlb, and growth curve?
- About year on year hikes
- leadership team focus on mid tier's growth.
Genpact Genpact Headstrong

Accenture Deloitte Axtria IQVIA ZS Associates

Anyone work for Rivkin Radler? How is the pay/WLB?

Hey guys… I’m a case worker in child safety and I’m someone who loves being outdoors/dies at a desk all day. I’m hoping to organise that at least once a week I can go to a cafe and catch up on all my case notes that need to go into the system.
So far the only reason I’ve been told no is that “if you do then everyone will want to and then no one will be in the office” … how can I convince them that I work better out of the office and get this freedom & mental break for myself?

I need 11 L to connect with friends.plz help me to get that

I love watching my 3-year-old's engineering hacks... he wanted to pet the cat so he built a fort out of pillows and waited, now the cat's purring on his lap and they're both asleep

PWC AC Kolkata UK team is the worst team.

They put a status call at 10 in the morning and expect to work throughout the day till 9PM with all the calls at night

If someone logs off at 8ish also. It is considered as early off. One the worst work life balance ever in UK supporting organisation.

There is no concept of 9 hours work schedule. I want to name few people but doing it

Managers, what do you do to keep stressful projects from hurting your work/life balance?

Any thought in working 3x12s a week vs a typical 5x8 or 4x10? I am working 3x12 and have to work some weekends and I am not sure if I like it. I am 25yrs lmk maybe I am just young? Thoughts?

One of my best friends growing up just passed away. We lost contact with each other a year or two after graduating high school and I recently came to learn he was was battling cancer the past 5 years and ultimately succumbed to the illness. He hid it well from everyone and led a very private life during it all. To make matters worse, he had just turned 25. Seeing pictures of the condition he was in towards the end of his fight broke my heart. I wish I had known so I could’ve been there for him.

Women who went back/forgave your cheating partner, why did you do it? Did it work out in the end?

Does anyone have a work culture that prioritizes WLB? Sometimes I feel like it's all talk for branding.

Hi everyone. Can anybody let me know about the culture, work life balance, compensation growth and career growth at HDFC Ltd.

Is booking 40hrs a week freelancing for one company a good idea? Or does that seem like you don’t have anything else going on? I would like a good work life balance with the ability to take off weeks at a time in the middle of all this.

Hi All,

I have 2 offer please suggest which 1 to go with.
1. CTS 9 ( 8.55 Fixed 45k Variable)- Tech Lead
2. Vodafone 9 same as CTS they matched plus JB-50K - Band I
Exp 3.9
Skills: Oracle DBA
Your inputs will be highly appreciated to choose best comparing WLB and Job Security.

Do you gotta work on last working week ay ey gds? Just wondering.

How is the wlb in EY LLP. I am going to join in PAS - Consultant in Mumbai.

Is it good to join as project manager in hcl with 12 yoe?. My top priority is for job security and wlb.

Female 🐠 - if your husband has mostly non-muslim friends, is that a problem?

Hi Fishes,
I am working as Automotive Engine R&D engineer for past 6 yrs. I have total experience of 6 yrs. I want to switch to consulting. Do suggest me how to take this career transition.
I would appreciate if anyone can share the right opportunity with me.
Thanks!!

P.S. I am mechanical engineering graduate from tier 1 institute in india. Good knowledge of excel and other microsoft products.

At any level above Senior, how do u manage the relationship between utilization and realization, which is an inverse relationship. Seems to be either blow the budget (and write it off), or eat a lot of time.

If you could go back and start over would you still choose this path? Or would you choose a different career and/or a different time to have children? I accidentally became a working parent in law so while I love my job and my children I don't think I would have planned it quite like this.

Fellow Republicans, it's clear that these elections are rigged. I propose we boycott the midterms until the Republicans get strong on election security!

Any recommendations for a 27 or 32 inch monitor primarily for programming (not for video editing or gaming ). Budget under $400k

Got a mail from pwc asking to specify if I have personal laptop as official laptop delivery will be delayed.
What if I don’t have a personal laptop?
How does pwc handle this situation?

I am thinking to switch my career from being an auditor to software. How hard it is to switch? Has anyone done this? What are your experiences? Thank you.

Started at my first agency 3 mo. ago. I’m doing great work on exciting clients, but I often feel uninspired and drained. Is it growing pains or is this the wrong industry for me? How will I know?

Once a vaccine is found (assuming it'll be in the next 12 months) how long do you think it'll take the economy to rebound?

Ok, so how bad are the side effects from IVF stim injections and the aftermath from retrieval? Thinking to use some sick or vacation days for the worst times but not sure how many and when.

Any advice as to how to help my other-half (who has bouts of anxiety and depression) apply to jobs? He’s going through a particularly rough patch at the moment. We had a big chat the other day which was great! However, even if we agreed that I’m doing everything I can for him (his words) it has to come from him (which we both agreed). He’s having a real mental block (I think with writing cover letters mostly) he describes staring at the screen feeling incapable. Any suggestions?

--KSG--

Is your blood pressure and anxiety rocketing or are you normal?

Brb, still busy refreshing emails

MBA1s: Tell the recruiting market is bad without telling the recruiting market is bad.

Now go!

I’m in my 2nd year in audit. I want to pivot into management consulting within a big 4 or MBB. Has anyone seen someone make this lateral movement? I’m not sure how feasible that is and what steps to take. I’m also down to discuss further with whoever is comfortable in connecting.

What’s the average compensation for an Account Executive?

What’s your take on Lydecker? What is the culture? Market salary? Expectation on billable hours? Mentorship? Etc.?

Anyone here in large Automotive Tier 1 sales? What’s your position, sales/yr, base and bonus?

Tom Bagot, RIP

Is McCann NY closed today? Supposed to hear back about a potential offer after their break.

When negotiating salary, what’s the highest you’ve ever asked for and actually gotten it? Did asking for a crazy amount ever backfire on you?

Anyone have a recommendation for books or resources on upping my sales game? Open to in person class, online class, books, etc!

Got a job offer but was still interviewing with three other places. Do I email them withdrawing my candidacy?

Does anyone know if Marvel and DC have in-house agencies?

I've seen quite a few people make jokes about being "aged out" of advertising. Could someone please explain what that looks like and when that typically happens? Forgive the dumb question, I'm a newbie to the industry so I'm a bit confused. Wouldn't agencies want people with more experience?

Most won't give a shit but what work do you think will win this year at Cannes?

Thank you all for existing on Fishbowl and for being such a supportive community. It’s been a difficult year, but at the end of the day, I’m glad to have people to commiserate/celebrate with ❤️🙂❤️

How does one proceed if/when receiving job offers from two shops within the same holding company? Asking for a friend.....

Why are Product Design portfolios so boring? Has anyone seen a good one lately?

Dear KBS, today we received 17 all agency emails. Yesterday it was 20. Surely upper management has a better way to use their time. Make it stop. Love, KBS

Retail, Social, Pharma. Fuck, Marry, Kill....

Given the outbreak, are places actually going to be hiring right now? Recently laid off from 9-5 and my freelance is starting to fizzle.

Thoughts on CP+B Boulder? What is the vibe like there? Who are the clients?

My new agency’s healthcare plan only has ONE physician in NYC listed as in-network... is a plan this limited the norm?!

Any AD creatives out there using iPad Pro to supplement your Art Direction? Hoping to move my hand-drawing skills to a more seamless digital space. What programs should I get?

It’s hard to be motivated when rounds of layoffs happen and you see all your friends leave. But one thing that’s gotten me through all of this is working out. And when I say workout I mean the most pathetic, sad, barely completed beginner-level cardio dance routines. I’ve somehow forced myself to move while on lockdown and it’s somehow forced me to feel better. Whatever you’re doing, wherever you are: get up and move even if you don’t finish or end up going on a walk. Pls take care of yourself❤️

How many agencies give cost of living/yearly raises vs just a “yearly bonus” ?

Can ya guess which one Barkley is?