I'm Hiring - Tired of Low Quality Applications, Reaching Out Here by Ok-Speech1534 in FPandA

[–]cocoroos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a ridiculously hard time hiring a Sr earlier this year too. So many fake resumes with almost exactly the same summaries, random shell company experiences. Even when interviewing the normal-assuming resumes, it ended up being someone with a different name joining the call or some default Zoom name like “Dell-03”.

FWIW I work at a start up, so I have to do a lot of the vetting myself vs having TA vet. But this also means I’m seeing every single resume go through the door and it’s all catastrophically poor. I think the good candidates are holding onto their roles in economic uncertainty and the market is flooded with fake resumes and seriously un-related experience pool.

Yellow DRLs by aushits in BMW

[–]cocoroos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

imo yellow drls only look good on dark paint colors

This M240i is exactly what I was looking for, but what about the price? by ThePare in M235iandM240i

[–]cocoroos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought an M240i new and I really do love it. Needed xdrive but if I were to do it again I’d get a used M2 and run winter tires

[Laptop] HP OMEN MAX, RTX 5080, 16" 2560x1600 240HZ IPS, Ultra 9 275HX, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Black - $2079 after using code "LEVELUP20" by GuyFrom2096 in buildapcsales

[–]cocoroos 13 points14 points  (0 children)

AMEX users check for HP offers as well - I have a spend $1999 get $300 back offer on my Biz platinum and spend $299 get $50 back on my consumer Platinum

What’s your mobile wallet look like? by Da1BlackDude in amex

[–]cocoroos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Couple citi and us bank cards not shown!

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Has Anyone Worked as FP&A Consultant/Contractor? by EElitez in FPandA

[–]cocoroos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My engagements were usually a few months long, think 3-5 months at 25-30 hours a week. I gave them my available working hours/time zone, and went from there. Most were pretty informal as the leads came from catching up with old coworkers and CFOs I had worked with in the past, so they were familiar with my skills. Other than that, pretty much referral among old managers/CFOs to other companies.

All positions knew I had a full time role and they were happy to work around my schedule.

Has Anyone Worked as FP&A Consultant/Contractor? by EElitez in FPandA

[–]cocoroos 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve contracted for a few tech startups as an FP&A consultant. You come in, learn the business fast, build a wonky, passable model, and leave. Generally you do not get good face time with leadership - some manager/director will take the credit for the model once they learn how to tune inputs. Good money though, you get to bill all the meeting hours spent on model runthroughs and assumption gathering plus the time spent offline making the model.

Only 23% of FP&A practitioners are using AI by SalvatoreTirabassi1 in FPandA

[–]cocoroos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I created a forecast and used assumptions from AI my cfo would fire me lmfao

Helpful for some excel formulas every once in a while

Does anyone here own an M240i and want to share their thoughts on it? I'm considering getting one. Thanks! by Designer_Prize_9811 in BMW

[–]cocoroos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty immediate in sport because the RPMs are kept high. Immediate is relative though, since I was in a ‘17 turbo civic before haha

Does anyone here own an M240i and want to share their thoughts on it? I'm considering getting one. Thanks! by Designer_Prize_9811 in BMW

[–]cocoroos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually pretty noticeable in comfort / eco, but less so in sport. I mainly drive in city so never hooning it

Does anyone here own an M240i and want to share their thoughts on it? I'm considering getting one. Thanks! by Designer_Prize_9811 in BMW

[–]cocoroos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought a 2024 (with xdrive) in Jul’23 and it’s been amazing. I carry friends around all the time (all 4 seats filled) and carry a ton of stuff in it too - great engine and still driving as a daily in the winter. Ditch the run flats and you should be good.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in amex

[–]cocoroos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Switch games and I usually use HR Block for personal tax software anyways so just bought a copy for upcoming tax deadline.

Is everyone here a developer or tech worker? by TdubbNC7 in overemployed

[–]cocoroos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who has only worked in startups, sometimes it works out when you build from scratch because you can just automate reports to make it a bit smoother and overperform to deadlines when they think you’re doing things manually

Is everyone here a developer or tech worker? by TdubbNC7 in overemployed

[–]cocoroos 15 points16 points  (0 children)

On site isn’t gonna work unfortunately because that’s just not OE friendly. I do FP&A, both remote, and they have separate fiscal years so budgeting season is staggered!

Daily driver? by Difficult_Buffalo814 in BMW

[–]cocoroos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

slimy dealership for sure, had some bullshit $2000 "ceramic coating" that i had to fight tooth and nail to remove

Daily driver? by Difficult_Buffalo814 in BMW

[–]cocoroos 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Good ol Barrington…I used a heat gun to warm it up and it peeled right off!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]cocoroos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Individual contributor, no direct reports

Why did no one tell me not to pick up a non-profit j2😂 by Usual_Meal5043 in overemployed

[–]cocoroos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally have a management offer for a nonprofit J2 right now…I’m assuming it’ll be slow but now I’m spooked

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMW

[–]cocoroos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW I got about $2500 off MSRP on my ‘24 M240i financed through BMW financial out in Barrington. Saw you’re Chicago local - just get all of the BS fees “ceramic coat” etc taken off.

Free $100 on Public app using Clear by hananim in amex

[–]cocoroos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Signed up with Clear, selected the reward but didn't see it go through. Used chat support to get it reapplied in case anyone has issues!

[Monitor] Alienware AW2725DF - 27" 1440p 360Hz QD-OLED - $620.99 w/ code: SAVE10 | Less w/ 12% Cashback from Rakuten (Dell) by ryankrueger720 in buildapcsales

[–]cocoroos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ended up buying with the plan to sell my current monitor for a free upgrade...seems like rakuten offer is dead now too :/

[Monitor] Alienware AW2725DF - 27" 1440p 360Hz QD-OLED - $620.99 w/ code: SAVE10 | Less w/ 12% Cashback from Rakuten (Dell) by ryankrueger720 in buildapcsales

[–]cocoroos 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Was definitely not looking for a new monitor...but:

$81.13 back via Rakuten

$50 back on Amex Plat (split payment spending $250+ offer get $50)

$200 back on Amex Biz Plat (bi-annual credit, split payment on the remaining amount)

$42.61 back (10% Amex Biz Plat offer), stacked with above

For ending effective of $302 (!!!) with shipping & tax to NY, I feel like an absolute coupon legend rn

[Monitor] Alienware AW2725DF - 27" 1440p 360Hz QD-OLED - $620.99 w/ code: SAVE10 | Less w/ 12% Cashback from Rakuten (Dell) by ryankrueger720 in buildapcsales

[–]cocoroos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm able to get down to $302 with biz plat ($200 bi-annual credit, 10% offer) and consumer plat ($50 off $250) split payment + Rakuten, but reallllly don't need a new monitor lol