Black at McKinsey

Does anyone have a detailed description of the EM role?

I am a new joiner and it would be helpful to understand the dynamic of a team and how it all comes together.

If you had 3 pro-tips for black BA’s/ASC’s, what would they be?

Do you guys truly think this place is a meritocracy? I am a new joiner and trying to discern the usual HR fluff about culture

Got a new DGL after several years with my old one. Have a short intro call coming up with her, what should I make sure to cover?

As a new joiner, I appreciate the learning opportunities, but not sure how to actually connect with more MBN colleagues. Any tips?

Any one w a hiring manager plug at Google?

Black glammies, how is glam (equalizers) helping you?

Has there been any word on the postponed MBN conference? Or is it no longer happening?

Hello ATl family. I have a Beyonce ticket for sale $500. The ticket for the Saturday show Aug 12th in Section 131 Row 12 Seats 5-7.

wm at this firm are a trip sometimes. My PD started to use baseball references/analogies with me during a performance discussion and when I interrupted him to share that I don’t follow baseball or und… more

I’d like to reread the email Bob sent shortly after Magnolia to MBN and the partners. At the time there was a lot going on with Magnolia and I just sort of filed it away. I cannot find it in my inbox.… more

Not a single Black AP promo in the DnA Practice - all white and Asian

How can I get involved in MBN specific recruiting events? I'm an early tenure colleague

Black female Partner just announced her departure on LinkedIn

Have you ever seen “assume positive intent” on a feedback memo?

In the market for a dermatologist in the DMV area. Any suggestions? Preferably someone knowledgeable about black skin.

Anyone have a Spill app referral code?

Thoughts on Supreme Court ruling against AA?

Any recommendations for a therapist in Atlanta area who understands the nature of our work and has experience dealing with African immigrants? Thanks!

I’m so annoyed that whenever Bob talks to MBN, he loves to bring up mckinsey needs to move from elite to distinctive….why is that an MBN issue? Does HBCU recruitment mean less elite?

Thread on 10 Actions Toward Racial Equity zoom call - now in progress

Does anyone else want to go to your local office’s Juneteenth celebration, but don’t know anyone?

Anyone in PEPI?

I received feedback that my positivity makes it difficult for people to give me honest developmental feedback. They are telling the PD and my DGL things they won’t tell me because I am too positive an… more

Gotta be honest, when in predominantly white spaces, it feels good to say that I work at McKinsey when asked what I do. It's a flex fr

posts about ‘diverse’ candidates getting unfair staffing advantages are so disconnected from reality it’s almost funny. I guess every time they see somebody Black in a team room they think we got staf… more

I can’t bring myself to attend Values day this year especially given all that’s happened and me feeling very unsupported by the Firm. At the same time, I can’t help but feel like I’m being hypocritica… more

Just wrapped up a meeting at a client. This black guy (from the client) gave a stellar, super technical 45 min talk. I was so hype and happy for him in my head!

I can’t wait to leave this gosforsaken place. My current team is full of white frat boys that behave as such, using racialized language (like calling client site in majority Latinx community “the hood”) and… more

Is there somewhere I can make a complaint about a non-Black person being in the MBN space?

There’s a partner who is very obviously not Black but born in Africa, and that partner is in the MBN slack cha… more

Mood this morning: effective IMMEDIATELY I am no longer code switching for these lames. Y’all gonna get this Ivy League education AND the soul of every black person before me. If it’s stupid - imma tell you. If y… more

Anyone in here ever been given feedback about having a 'strong personality' in a way that is disruptive to the team environment? Or when you ask questions for clarity it comes across as excess… more

Feel very uncomfortable that someone, apparently from HR, asked me for identification as I tried to walk in behind them. I get the security measures but that has never happened to me before... I got t… more