Consulting

Do you pay for a social club or country club membership? Is it worth it?

Currently at Deloitte with 6 YOE in Technology Risk and am looking to pivot to transaction advisory at another firm. Anyone willing to chat with me?

Working on a small project implementation. Quality of resources on my team is the worst I’ve had in my career. Have been at B4, then FAANG, now industry. Zero ownership, no critical thinking, no probl… more

Does Marriott still offer the 2x points/nights promo? Traveling for work for the next couple months and that used to be my cheat getting to the next status quickly.

For post-MBA folks:

When did you receive your signing bonus? Did your office pay your MBA school directly? (Can you also share your firm name?)

Thank you for the help -- trying to calculate how big of … more

Accenture vs EY consulting- Is it worthwhile to go to a competitor for 15-20% more income? Is EY being privately partner have better ability to make medium-term decisions? I’m a 3-5 year Sr Manager wi… more

What does a Business Development Associate really do day-to-day, and how is it different from the typical bpo set-up I often see postings for BDA roles but the descriptions sound pretty broad prospecting, outreac… more

My parents are flying Lufthansa for a trip (booked through united) . Is there a way for me to buy them an upgrade? Like... Without them having to do anything

Does anyone have any insights on the work life balance at big 4 companies in Luxembourg. I’m specially interested in hearing about Manager level roles in the valuation practice. However, any type of i… more

Have some firms gone back to the Monday to Thursday travel routine? I have been lucky with clients that have not asked for travel every week after Covid.

What is the best way to get an interview at a competing firm if you don’t see an open position on their career site?

Should I not bet my life savings on Severance to win this best drama Emmy?

If Trump wants to help Chicago, help ORD…O’Hare is a total mess of an airport, you may spend more time on the runway taxing and waiting to get to the gate than actually flying. Total disaster!!!

I hate the consulting tasks and my colleagues. I recently am spending 75% of my time on “org initiatives” (which I love) and 25% on typical consulting projects. But that 25% is still incredibly draini… more

What are the most common behavioural questions that you get in an interview and best tips/resources to get them right?

What's expected salary of Manager level in Accenture or EY/Deloitte in Hyederbad?

I live in Texas which has 80% of California population. While California has 7 public universities in top 30 whereas Texas only has 2. What should Texas do to get 5 if not 7 public universities in to… more

As what I’ve seen in the recent years, consulting is becoming either the outsource of clients or the sales team of tech product firms…but it might be always running like this

How will AI affect Op Model design consultants? Talking business OM and org design types not the tech op model ones. My feeling is a lot of the core work changing an org (qualitative discovery, vision… more

Anyone knows about L.E.K. in the Middle East?

My biggest weakness is asking for help and generally tapping into my network for opportunities. If anyone is good at this or has overcome a similar situation would love to hear from ya

how is the sr business analyst role at cap1, is the track basically internal consulting?

GRUNTLED.
Q: What does it take Fish Friends? To be gruntled.
For me it’s plenty of family time. Shooting hoops with my kids on a Tuesday with EDM music playing; wife who thinks I show a spirit of generosity … more

How easy is it to progress from the manager stage at Alvarez & Marsal?
I hear there’s a big logjam at the sr. Director level and would appreciate any fitter color.

What’s considered a solid base salary these days? I was offered $170K post-MBA (currently in my 2nd year of the MBA program) in a MCOL city with relatively low intensity. Not sure if I should feel goo… more

Is there anything more annoying than someone who’s pinging you during the middle of a presentation expecting you to see their messages and incorporate their feedback live when you are sharing your s… more

Anyone shipped package to San Francisco office before? My place has been having multiple mail thefts

is tiktoks 996 culture real?

What's the best way to gain relevant skills and experience on managing and building AI products?

I think this is a good time to check in on those who may be in need of help because they’ve been put on a performance improvement plan (PIP). In this economic/political climate, we’re going to see an uptick in PIPs.

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Got a new boss who insists on reviewing every single email I send to clients even though I’ve been in this role for years. It slows everything down and honestly makes me infuriated. Should I somehow c… more