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Recently followed my Practice Leader on IG and a comment they made on a thirst trap pic of a celebrity came up on my feed:

“Would smash, next question.”

I mean, they were not wrong, but having made th… more

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My bachelors and Masters are in non-data fields but I’ve been in the data space for 11 years. Is it worth it to get a Masters or MBA (relatively inexpensive) in an actual data-related field of study? … more

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How do i figure our how levels in various consulting firms match?
Accenture has VP and what level does that equal, when making career.switch

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The UK has turned into a total dictatorship. They've used the Secrets Act 100+ times this year to arrest people, Spotify now requires Photo ID verification, and they forced Apple to turn off iClou… more

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As the public opinion swing towards socialism and equality for all - calling for the end of PDF tyrants and billionaires...the civil wars and race wars start

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Imagine getting pew pewed and hundreds of millions of people celebrating

Oof couldn't be me...

(saying I couldn't be the person who got pew pewed)

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For those in specialist pathway as a senior manager / director, how do you like it vs traditional pathway? How does your success criteria defer?

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How is the unemployment rate still now at 4.3% if they’re now saying 900k jobs from last year didn’t exist?

And why are these revisions so large?

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Considering going back to school and take up DBA (doctorate in biz admin). it's less of wanting more salary and more of my nature of wanting to learn more. DBA seems more applied science (which I … more

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Need some advice:

I booked a Marriott hotel in nyc which has a rate due to demand of $500/night. I called morning of and asked to cancel my hotel because my plans had changed. I was transferred to a ma… more

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Need your opinions (good , bad, ugly) - If your investment portfolio averages a growth of 90k in the last five years would you take risks with your job ? Eg quit without a new opportunity, or change … more

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I am thinking of Haas weekend MBA. Anyone has an experience or heard something about it?

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Should I declare in my independence reporting that I am a Tiktok Influencer and receiving brand deals ? I wonder if I will be breaching some independence issue if I start negotiating and receiving pay… more

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Curious about an offer I just received. 175k base salary. Fully remote senior cybersecurity engineer as title

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What does LEK pay for a consultant role in the US?
Also is LEK truly a 16hr/day work? Idea is to spend a year and pivot to mbb

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Do you feel like your location impacted your career progression? Does living in New York provide more opportunities to grow your career faster or is every big city the same?

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How do you think the EV market will react once EV credit ends this month? I’m assuming demand will drop heavily forcing companies to lower prices and offer strong incentives.

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Broke: Being upset at the BCG Gaza slides because of the dubious ethical content

Woke: Being upset at the BCG Gaza slides because they are awfully designed in terms of formatting, content, etc.

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Does PWC still pay signing bonus? NA (HCOL), manager level, 10 years of experience.

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Why is the market up this morning? Because rates are going to fall?

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Coworker yelled at me and I immediately left the call and made it firm that I won’t work with her if she continues to yell. Is this gonna ding my performance review? I mean I don’t even care but I don… more

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Been a senior for 4 years and may get laid off/fired anytime at current firm. Applied for M elsewhere but offered senior, do I take the offer or stay at my current one?

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I use 3 screens, I guess that makes me the ultimate peon lol. What do you think, does this track?

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After the hate crime stabbing in Charlotte, I'm ubering to the office from now on

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MBB subsidiary rejection after 2 extra rounds and a false offer

Went through 3 months, 6 interviews at an MBB subsidiary, told to do two extra rounds inc. a second partner interview. Recruiter called one hour afte… more

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For those working in consulting as Data Scientists or AI/ML engineers — how much of your role actually involves advanced ML vs. simpler stats and a lot of data engineering? In my experience, most clie… more

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“Career crossroads — Solution Architect vs Technical Lead 🤔”
For those who’ve been a Solution Architect or a Technical Lead — which role did you enjoy more and why? I’m curious about the trade-offs in… more

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If it took or is taking >1 year to find a new position after being laid off, what type of consulting do you have experience in?

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Any good tax advisor / CPA in the bay area?

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Took this picture of M17 nebula, 6000 light years away.

Astrophotography is a phenomenal hobby to disconnect from travails of consulting life

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I feel like I’m underpaid. Booz Allen is now marketing its self as a tech firm rather than consulting, and pays neither like a tech nor consulting firm :/

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Anyone in NYC (Manhattan) want to switch homes for 6 weeks? I have a 1500 sqft home in Los Angeles (great and walkable area). Looking for a home swap for a few weeks in NYC. Must have home office. I h… more

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Looking for honest answers from other band 5 VPs at the Bank of America who have been at the bank for around 10 years- what’s your base salary please?

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I cannot land a offer to save my life been going at this for 8 months now. Feeling hopeless.

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What’s the amount of time usually from written offer to start date for big4 tech consulting? How much is usually alotted and how much can I safely ask for

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Anyone did the move from academia to MBB? Do you regret it?

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Is the pmp or CSCP exam harder?

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Hi all,
I had a very difficult career trajectory due to Covid (all offers and hiring was frozen for a while) and never made it to a consulting firm. I have been doing, essentially, internal consulting … more

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