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Bain & Company Asking for advice: Recently received an offer from MBB and need to sign soon. I am also in the final round interviews this week with some bulge bracket banks and PE firms.

Should I accept the MBB offer first, then potentially renege if I get the BB/PE offer? Or would MBB al… more

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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

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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

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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.

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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?

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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

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New career model coming soon.

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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?

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Absolutely legendary boots on the ground experience for Associate 3.

“CitriniResearch sent our incredibly capable field analyst – dubbed Analyst #3 in order to avoid emotional attachment – on assignment to the Strait of Hormuz. Armed with a fluency in four languages including Arabic, a Pelican case full of equipment, a pack of Cuban cigars, $15,000 in cash and a roll of Zyn, #3 set out to fulfill the itinerary we’d planned in our Manhattan offices the week prior.”

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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.

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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

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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

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i feel like i chose a wrong career. I should have chosen something like dermatology and prescribed everyone minoxidil and call it a day and still make bank

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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

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Anyone else who has been unemployed for more than a year? I’m at a breaking point. Devastated.

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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

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

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

- Hippocryptus

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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?

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

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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

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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

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Working on airplanes:

1) Do you all work on airplanes?

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

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He is risen! Happy Easter to those who celebrate✝️

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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?

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this movie is partly responsible for missing a generation of tech workers

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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

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HR: Please fill in your anonymous survey. Boss: hey fill in your survey, HR said you haven’t done it yet

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Simon Kucher & Partners Anyone know what it’s like working at Simon Kucher & Partners from an hours/workload standpoint? Like is it pretty in line with most consulting firms, can say 40-60 in this case as an … more

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Are employees that negotiate for their pay better employees?

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