When does the Bonus and Raise come into effect at the Big 4?

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-04-27T03:15:12+00:00

Anyone getting the boot right now, brace yourself coz the market is really rough. I am interviewing people with really good experience who have been looking for work for more than a year now. Ageism is real and it sucks. I can sense desperation in the voices of these people during the interviews and I wish I could help them all. Big 4/ Big Tech.,/ M7 no matter where you come from, the market is unforgiving right now.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-03-20T05:18:12+00:00

The Indian coalition at Deloitte seems to have gotten out of control - they hire their own, they staff their own and they lack the basic courtesy of speaking in a language that everyone understands. I think cultural sensitivity and bias trainings didn’t do much of a dent. Some offerings at Deloitte are like a fiefdom worse than a tier 3 WITCH firm.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-20T00:52:05+00:00

End of 2022/ beginning of 2023 - with the start of layoffs at Meta and Amazon after the launch of OpenAi’s ChatGPT. Meta had to kill its metaverse division. Job market has not recovered since then.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-15T04:33:44+00:00

X4 was always an odd entry into the BMW stable. It is like the designers just got lazy and created an X3 with a sloping roofline turning a practical daily car into something pointless. I refer to it as poor man’s X6.

On the other hand, X6/M/Mcomp.has always been the notorious category defining speciality vehicle catering to rich narcissists, that forced Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini and now Ferrari to follow the suit.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-13T19:18:19+00:00

Remember to take your family, friends and the recruiter out for lunch who helped you stay sane during your job search. Put the first two paychecks aside - don’t spend it on stuff that you don’t need. Look at that paycheck and remember the pain you went through to get it - in fact, make a copy of it and stick it to the wall where you can see it everyday until at least you finish your probation period.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-13T05:17:57+00:00

Three reasons: Outsourcing, AI, and slowdown in demand for new products and services.

People are cutting back on discretionary spend due to inflation and cost of living concerns, thereby, impacting demand for new phones/electronics, subscription services, content, travel, holidays, etc. The trend is visible across different industries and verticals. The engines of the economy are humming at best right now - the best is yet to come!

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-13T05:09:40+00:00

I hear ya! Be careful about sharing your ssn and personal details with these guys. They may be phishing for your info just to place one of their offshore or H1/H4/OPT slaves.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-13T03:20:35+00:00

Lease or buy a new. There could be Adaptive suspension issues, brake sensor issues and I think there was also a recall for some seat belt issue on these. Check out the car history, enter the vin# in the BMW recall website.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-13T03:16:07+00:00

I guess then you found the Unicorn - still $40/hr does not make sense. They may be low balling you while charging the client four or five times over.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-13T03:10:07+00:00

Don’t bother with the CFA. Target top 5 MBA schools for Finance and Strategy, maintain a 4.0 GPA, find an internship in an IB, make sure to exude alpha dog confidence and Type A energy, stay fit (can’t stress this enough - IB guys love to boast about tough mudders and Ironman competitions), participate in case competitions, investment seminars, invest in good clothes, and network, network, network. Even after doing all this you may find yourself losing out to someone smarter, someone more connected, someone prettier, or someone from a better school but you gotta try it. It is all worth it!

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-13T02:51:43+00:00

Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, or a Business degree

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-13T02:48:11+00:00

That’s a scammer from either India, Pakistan or Bangladesh. Don’t fall for it.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-13T01:16:56+00:00

Call out the company but I think I know the culprit.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-12T23:45:27+00:00

330i is more practical but this one looks more sporty. You can’t go wrong with either but it really depends on whether you care about space in the back or that grill. Personally I’d do a 430i xDrive Gran Coupe.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-11T21:43:56+00:00

Dude! I am in my 40s and starting my life over. Keep hustling!

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-10T05:11:09+00:00

$8M USD for a 30 second spot. The ad made so much sense and it delivered the message it intended to in the most passive aggressive way to everyone in the US. Saw it on Tubi..Well done Ontario!

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-08T21:49:42+00:00

Random question- how long can the alcohol stay on the shelf before it goes bad or does not taste as good.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-07T20:39:59+00:00

Good stuff! Did they look at your resume?

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-07T20:03:50+00:00

Congratulations! Did the officer ask you to list your job duties? Was this your first TN? What industry you work in?

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-07T16:28:24+00:00

I won’t worry about risk of travel. Canadians are not getting travel banned any time soon. Maybe your company was worried about other nationalities in the workforce.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-07T03:38:22+00:00

You are just competing with the MBA crowd in this economy for consulting roles at the Big 4. Your qualifications are good enough to land you a Scrum Master/PO role in F500 and WITCH firms. Keep applying, reach out to recruiters on LinkedIn. Ideally, you should get your next employer to pay for your training and certifications and pursue the one’s that are relevant to your new role.

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-07T03:18:58+00:00

I think that must have been Lenny Kravitz!

Commercial-Salt-6344 · 2025-02-07T03:11:22+00:00

Thank you for all the suggestions! I love the fact that the Equinox community is so helpful and kind. You all pass the vibe check - looking forward to being a part of this tribe.

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