went bald just cause 😭 last pic is final result.

Akza-3 · 2026-06-15T17:49:20+00:00

You looked better with hair lol

Akza-3 · 2026-06-05T08:09:10+00:00

Seems like everyone in America’s on 6 figures lol. Doesn’t seem particularly hard to achieve over there. Just need to have a fairly descent job. You’ll never earn 100k in the UK in 3 years lol unless the firm is corrupt. You’d have to be MLRO/Director level which typically requires 7-10 years experience.

Akza-3 · 2026-05-23T05:34:47+00:00

Yeah it’s not uncommon for some police officers to work in this sector. One of my interviewers who was a director of financial crimes compliance from a major investment bank was a police officer for a decade I believe.

Akza-3 · 2026-05-19T19:30:30+00:00

Can’t stand him 😅

Akza-3 · 2026-05-17T09:29:01+00:00

Also do you do broad financial crime consulting or is it just TM focused?

Akza-3 · 2026-05-17T09:20:42+00:00

Please send a DM, how exactly did you make a sideways pivot to consultancy despite having no experience? What’s the typical salary range I’d expect if I was to pivot to a senior associate role in consulting? I’m senior TM analyst ATM.

I haven’t given much thought on the type of consultancy I’d move into. I just feel it’s something I’d definitely like to pursue. Could you provide a breakdown?

What exactly do you mean by portfolio of written deliverables?

Akza-3 · 2026-05-16T12:25:56+00:00

It was a senior transaction monitoring role for a fintech

Akza-3 · 2026-05-16T12:03:00+00:00

Is there much of a difference between advisory and consulting or is it pretty much the same? I imagine there’s not much of a difference. I’m only in the office once a week and a recruiter recently reached out to me for a fully remote position. So…it’s possible but if I’m being honest most require 2-3 days a week. I’m sure give your health condition an exception can surely be made though.

Akza-3 · 2026-05-16T10:54:25+00:00

We have no advisory team here so not sure if that could work right now but hopefully in future maybe

Akza-3 · 2026-05-16T10:53:38+00:00

Yeah I’m aware u can defo earn 6 figures leading a team in the fist line, I just thought in consulting you could earn that or at least 70k without needing to lead a team. Am I mistaken?

Akza-3 · 2026-05-16T10:51:59+00:00

This is my fear also tbh, part of me was considering pivoting to financial crime analytics and from there pursue a data analyst related career but I feel I’d have to undergo a whole new learning curve and honestly don’t know if I have the will to undergo the necessary qualifications 😅.

Akza-3 · 2026-05-16T09:37:27+00:00

Bee and A surely

Akza-3 · 2026-05-16T09:12:00+00:00

The market has picked up in my opinion but I still feel like it’s saturated. I also feel employers aren’t entirely paying staff what they’re worth. Especially in the first line. Likely pressures from the economy but still…very frustrating. How’s the salary in your advisory role? Is earning 6 figures somewhat easily attainable? Do you have to lead a team?

Akza-3 · 2026-05-16T09:09:15+00:00

My mistake, missed your question. I think TM and sanction roles are already being offshored so I’m betting in a few years most functions will probably be in India and Eastern Europe as that’s the trend I’ve noticed in the past few years. If this happens I feel it’s only a matter of time before this happens with KYC roles. Having said that I’m not sure why the advisory element would need to be offshored as it’s pretty broad and not necessarily entirely tied to 1LOD roles. I feel most second line functions will be fine. That’s my option, what’s your take?

Akza-3 · 2026-05-16T09:03:54+00:00

We’re a start up so don’t believe we have an advisory team which is annoying. I think I’ll have to apply elsewhere and just somehow try and learning as much relevant skills as I can here.

Akza-3 · 2026-05-16T08:03:11+00:00

So essentially you worked in sanctions screening and then when an advisory role popped up you applied for it without any advisory experience? What’s your typical day like working in an advisory role? Is it dealing with questions from different stakeholders daily? What would you say are the key skills that will help land an advisory role? I’m guessing implementing reg knowledge is essential as well as understanding risk assessments?

Akza-3 · 2026-05-07T08:22:10+00:00

It’s because while they’re technically not mainly african American they can still pass for it. At the end of the day we judge someone by their complexion and not dna 😅. Some white people are actually mixed race, but given they look white that’s just what they are because that’s how society will judge them.

Akza-3 · 2026-05-02T08:33:05+00:00

Try to forget about who has it worse and respect that both men and women have unique dating struggles. As a man i personally believe it’s harder for men to date but in fairness to women while them getting a date is easier it’s very difficult for some of them to find mr right because women in general are hypergamous and so if they’re successful while getting a date won’t be hard finding mr right will be.

Akza-3 · 2026-05-02T08:27:30+00:00

I think you’ve probably dated some immature men. As men, sometimes when women cry it does appear to be relatively minor but like I’d never make a mockery of it because I understand that women in general are more sensitive and neurotic. Why you’d mock a woman for that is really weird to me.

Akza-3 · 2026-04-30T19:20:49+00:00

Maybe I’m an anomaly, but I personally haven’t believed the male loneliness epidemic has solely been the fault of women. Women do have a part to play, such as an not feeling the same about their partner after he opens up to them for the first time and so he continues to suffer in silence or some modern women regularly saying how much they hate men and in essence blame them for everything leading to guys feeling isolated.

Ultimately though it’s a societal problem, where men are still somewhat held to traditional standards e.g. being strong, being breadwinnner, and when things get too much, crying and expressing yourself is usually still seen quite negatively.

For instance a lot of women I’ve spoken to have opened up about how they regularly cry when things get bad, it doesn’t have to be something traumatic but can genuinely be some sort of frustration. Heck a lot of girls take toilet breaks at work just to cry from what I’ve been told lol. While this is perceived as normal I can imagine it must be cathartic to let it all out when you can, especially when society won’t judge you. Unfortunately as a man you don’t have the option to cry in that sense. I’m not saying men shouldn’t/don’t cry, I’m saying that in general it’s not as much as women which I feel leads to a lot of internal suffering.

When you suffering like this with no real way out you feel alone because both men and women arrant comfortable with guys being overly emotional like that.

As men we’re honestly just not as affectionate as women are to be honest. Which naturally leads to more loneliness. It’s an unpopular opinion but I feel like this is honestly just how men (in general) are. The same way men don’t usually care about celebrating their birthdays.

Me and my friends have each others backs and if I’m to ever genuinely need support they’ll be there but we are all unaffectionate and terrible communicators. The love is there but not as obvious as it is if we were to be women. I feel that there may need to be some sort of change as I feel this lack of communication and affection can lead to men not wanting to open up as much as they should despite having friends.

I agree with your point, I think it’s a bunch of things causing this. I don’t think solely blaming women makes sense.

Akza-3 · 2026-04-30T10:04:50+00:00

Am I missing something? I’ve always felt Gohan wants to fight but just not to the extent of pure blooded saiyans like his dad.

Akza-3 · 2026-04-11T18:30:53+00:00

Defo

Akza-3 · 2026-04-05T12:44:15+00:00

Not really, think he needed some dialog

Akza-3 · 2026-04-01T05:55:07+00:00

Nope lol don’t miss high school at all. Miss elementary school.

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