Consulting

What’s the vibe at a16z? Do people like it there? How’s culture?

I want to get a MagSafe car mount for my phone that I can take to different rental cars when I don’t want to set up CarPlay. Any recommendations? I’ve ordered a few nice ones but they advertise them a… more

Hi everyone, I recently filed for short term disability for mental health reasons. I’ve been on anti-anxiety and anti-depressants for a bit and am under the care of my PCP who is super supportive. My … more

North America - What’s all in partner pay at your firm for year 1, year 3, year 5 of partner? Just to get a sense. I am not a partner, but understand that year 1 partner is somewhere around $600k.

Anyone know if LEK still offers their lateral associates a sign on bonus in 2026? What typically is the range and do you have to negotiate for it?

Hello, I've done some freelance teaching online as somewhat of a MVP (not really minimal value at all) to my consulting services. Since that time I've earned several different certificates and… more

After 12 years in the US, I feel tired of the political and grinding work culture here. Will Australia (Sydney/Melbourne) be a better place to enjoy life?

What website do you use to file taxes? First time doing it myself so curious to see what people think is best. FreeTaxUSA? Turbo? Etc.

I strongly feel there should be open polls with company names where people can choose how companies are ghosting them. Its surprising to see this from a lot of MNC'S. Atleast this will act as a ch… more

Is it possible to recruit into BCG as an experienced hire? I have friends at BCG X who have, but what about for other areas of BCG, or are they generally closed off to non academic recruiting cycle pe… more

Is it normal to have to repay your year end bonus if you leave within a year?

What is Bain,s Tech Insight group. Can I succeed
With 14+ product management experience in sr expert manager role?

What is the best AI note taking app you have used?

The Monday after Easter should be a half day or a Holiday 😮‍💨

How do retention bonuses work? My offer says I may be subject to repayment within 12 months but doesn’t say whether it’s prorated or not and I don’t want to go to HR to have a target on my back.

Why does EY not give you a work phone or pay for your phone bill… I thought this was common big 4 practice

Those who have Herman Miller Embody, how is it holding up? Thinking of buying one. Any employee discount that’s >30%?

A gallon of water weighs APPROXIMATELY 8.34 pounds? An inch is 0.0277 yards? This is amazing.

Jeez, I had 20+ likes and comments backed up w/o notifications - fb wtf

9 PM on a Sunday has to be the worst hour. Ive been in consulting for 4 years and I’m honestly tired. I make 140k, i hope my hop to industry for a year can match that or be the same. I only got 8-9 mo… more

For those that have experienced both consulting and industry, which one do you prefer?
Consulting generally pays more and is more dynamic. But industry life can be chill, allowing you to do other impor… more

Resign with no plan B? I am so tired of big 4.

A physician’s handwriting is the original end-to-end encryption, understood only by the pharmacist.

- Hippocryptus

Can anyone talk to me about A&M PEPI? Got an offer for Director level and have zero concept of the comp structure. Recruiter is saying $400-450k but that seems high…realistic?

Anyone apply for MBA sponsorship, get rejected, self fund it anyway, then retroactively convince your firm to reimburse it?

Anybody find opportunities to do more work for your consulting firm and get paid more for it? Like doing a contract part-time enterprise role, niche Business Development gig, etc. on top of your consu… more

Completed my McKinsey final round / R2 on Friday at 4pm. Partner case i felt great about. The other two interviews i feel okay about bc my math experience felt awful – I had really good vibes with both of t… more

Working on airplanes:

1) Do you all work on airplanes?

2) If so - tips / tricks to maximize output?

He is risen! Happy Easter to those who celebrate✝️

Is this app dying? I haven’t been on it for 3 years, and now that I’m back, I see way less posts, less engagement, and a lot less humour and genuine discussions. What happened?

What are some of the best questions to ask the hiring manager/team in interviews? Like questions that are different than the boilerplate or generic ones such as “what does success look like….?” I’ve r… more