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Does anyone have a nonprofit? Trying to get some community service hours asap!

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I am a year post breakup and literally cannot stop thinking about him every day. I still can’t wrap my mind around the fact that this was the person who promised they’d never leave and took me ring sh… more

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Off topic I can't get over my obsession of marrying a military guy. I am doing fairly well in my corporate career. I am 28y.o and earning 30L. I have a bright corporate career ahead of me. Marryin… more

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Today is my 8th day of having breakthrough bleeding caused by my birth control. Google says after the 7th day to go see a doctor but I lost my health insurance when I got laid off and couldn’t afford … more

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Hi Ladies, what are your hobbies outside of consulting and how often do you do them ?

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I am 28 and want to freeze my eggs! To give some background I am in a relationship with a woman (30) so IVF is def in our future. I live in nyc currently and looking for approx costs or just in genera… more

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Advice needed regarding quitting a good job after a few weeks for a different job. I am starting at a new company next week (in-house). It is a great position but horrible commute. I just hear… more

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Guys I am so anxious about the interview process because it’s so unnatural and I’m so bad at it but I’m good at the actual job :(

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Hello, new to experienced hire interviewing! About 2-3 YOE. Does anyone have any advice? Consensus is that they might be laying off soon with my group and I’m terrified and have no idea how to do this… more

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I need help making some decisions. Has anyone had stage 2 breast cancer? Looking back would you have started with surgery?

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Feeling like I am not as strong or efficient at certain consulting skills as my colleagues (modeling, analytics, etc) and working 12+ hours a day has made it challenging to find time to focus on build… more

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How do you empathetically request someone not to trauma dump on you? I had a tough loss last year and joined a grief support group. After I shared my story, a woman in the group reached out to me and … more

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Started dating someone new. Been playing phone tag for the last few days. We keep saying call me when you’re free when someone doesn’t pick up. He said he’d call me tonight, but didn’t.

I know that me… more

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I’ve been working with a small group of women in a volunteer organization over the last year and we are almost wrapping up our group project. I’m a gifter by nature and would love to get them a simple… more

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I don’t know how to make friends unless they approach me… and I fear losing those friends so much that I don’t usually take my “friends” into my projects because I feel that my conflict management sty… more

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If I like a guy and it seems the feeling isn’t mutual should I just ignore him? I don’t know why I’m feeling a bit sad and I should know better.

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Boyfriend of 6 years just dumped me because I am "too busy with myself and my career" and too "irresponsible when it comes to the household chores to have children". Being in my mi… more

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Does your significant other care if you work or not? I’ve been getting more serious with a guy I’ve been seeing. He makes >$500k and is on track to make much more. It’s led me to ponder the questio… more

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Another glorious day of being a woman in corporate America. I shared a presentation with a male coworker that i created and have presented to several clients. My coworker used that presentation and hi… more

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I am having a disconnect with my husband on what seems to me a non-trivial issues. We are thinking of a child, and I am sensitive about parents visiting and support needed as I am not fond of living w… more

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After a rough week where I discovered theft of my father’s gift and another piece of wedding jewelry, I finally found them again today. I cried my heart out in this past week and ofcourse visible to m… more

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What to do if a (married) senior person at your firm asks you out repeatedly, apologizes, then keeps doing this. I don't want to report because they are so senior and well respected. They also did… more

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I tried to share something about abortion on Instagram and my story was met with the image being blanked out. I thought that my phone was glitching so I went to share something else that completely wo… more

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Ladies…how do you connect with a partner at work who is extremely calculative, keeps their thoughts close to their heart and is just very hard to connect with?

I’ve been told I need to build a relation… more

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Where are all the good men? These dating apps are trash

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Hi ladies! I’m 29, happily married. Currently staring at a Plan B. I was on the fence about kids, and after 1 yr+ of going to therapy, working through my trauma. I know I want babies with my wonderful… more

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Best sneakers for the office for non-client days?

I already have Vejas and they’re taking forever to break in. 😩

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Any podcast / book recommendations for the following? Confidence, self esteem, building executive presence, being positive, eating healthy, Healthy habits? On maternity leave for awhile and want to st… more

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For those who have been in consulting for multiple years, how did you survive for so long? I recently joined a year ago as a consultant and am looking for tips to help balance work, personal life, and avoid burno… more

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Wow. 35 your fertility really does hit a cliff! I’m barely 35.5 and I’ve stopped ovulating regularly. This is someone who’s never had a single issue with my period in all my life, went through sleep depriva… more

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💖Spread Some Love This Women’s History Month! 💖 Let’s make a list of our favorite female musicians or artists.

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For those that applied to the McKinsey or Bain EMEA women leadership course this year, has anyone heard if they’ve been accepted yet? TIA

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Hi ladies, I have a travel voucher worth ~$800 with British Airways expiring at the end of September. Unfortunately, I won't be able to use it before then. Please let me know if you are interested… more

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Just venting about a man but we cuddled and fell asleep in each other’s arms on Friday and now he’s ghosting me 😭 why do men do this

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For those who did not do a first look, do you regret it? I’ve always wanted to see each other for the first time on the aisle but I’m open to suggestions on why having a first look might be better

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This might feel like I’m complaining but honestly I’m seeking advice. I don’t know anyone who’s been in consulting and hasn’t faced these issues.

I’ve been working very hard at my job hoping for a pro… more

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What do you think? Does this indicate that we have different values when it comes to boundaries and that it won’t work/I should break up with him? For context, I’ve learned from therapy that when you… more

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If you’re so inclined, it’s an exciting season for women’s college basketball. Their ncaa tournament runs concurrently to the men’s and of course gets fraction of the attention - but there are some ta… more

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Hey all! I’m a final semester b-school student writing my thesis and need to interview execs and consultants for my research. Even though I’ve offered to do the interviews anonymously and have been re… more

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