Off peak

So I have been unassigned for 6 weeks now. Being unassigned means you don't have any clients that you are assigned to. I'm guessing it's because it's off peak now. Most of Deloitte's clients have a 31 December financial year end and most of these companies must sign off their accounts latest by 30 June the following year. That's why we're all quite free after June lol

Granted, some people are still assigned. If we get clients after June it's usually for companies who have March/June/Sept year end. Listed companies rarely have year ends other than December so most of March/June/Sept year end clients are private entities. So the workload isn't as heavy. But I've never been assigned to a listed company before so I wouldn't know the difference.

So what have I been doing for the past 6 weeks you ask? Nothing!
I follow up previous jobs, I do some e-learning here and there, but most of the time I skip work and stay at home or hangout with friends. How am I able to do this? Because Deloitte's so big. It has over 2000 employees. Nobody notices if I don't come to office except some of my friends from work. But they usually do the same thing as well so we all just keep quiet and cover each other's asses lol. We don't have a 'punch card' system so no need to punch in and out on time. Instead, we use a timesheet system which is done online. Usually I just charge 8 hours everyday whether I come early go back late or come late go back early.

When it's busy season, it's normal to go back late but it's hard to charge overtime because the process is quite tedious. You have to get manager's approval and you have to justify the extra time that you charge coz all this extra time costs the firm money. And if you charge more time, more often than not it signifies inefficiency. So personally I don't really charge overtime even when I go back and still have to open my laptop and do work because I get free time during off peak like this anyway lol

I'll be assigned two weeks from now and I'll be booked until June next year but I'll have a few weeks that I'm unassigned in between jobs which is good. Better than the last peak period where I'm booked job after job after job. Super exhausting coz you always have to follow up previous jobs even after you have to go in a new client.

Hmm that's it for now. Moving forward, I'm thinking of writing more about my job in Deloitte (hopefully) so I can look back and pat myself on the back for surviving my days here after I switch jobs in the future inshaAllah hehehe. Adios.

Life update.

I have started working for 4 weeks now. And to be completely honest, it's so bland. I'm still learning the ropes. My laptop lags all the time and it makes me want to throw it out the window. I feel so dumb and constantly afraid of asking stupid questions. I try to ask questions all the time because EVERYONE emphasizes the importance of doing so. But I regret asking each time. I feel like the more I ask the more I don't understand and I feel like I'm bothering my seniors who already have so much on their plates. I don't know what to do. I'm starting to think maybe audit isn't for me. Audit is so unpredictable because each engagement, each audit team and each client is different. It's not routine. Some might think it's interesting and challenging. But I don't see myself staying here for very long. Maybe I'm more suited doing routine kind of work.