A friend got scheduled an ‘expense related clarification’ meeting at McK and does not know what to expect - what are those for?

Was having a chat with a recruiter who does a lot of work for me so out curiosity I am interested to hear what do consultants look for when they are moving into the industry.
- What are some of the key elements you look for vs deal breakers?
- What types of firms and industry are of interest?

Fully remote and looking at a bicostal lifestyle. I’ve found some nice long term furnished places, but where can I find a monthly rental for when I’m not at home base. I’ve looked at Enterprise and it’s roughly 2,000 a month for a compact. If I’m going to pay that, I’ll just lease a Urus for 18 months and save one or two hundred😂

I have ~50k in a hysa earmarked for a future down payment. Would it be wiser to backdoor that cash into a mega Roth to increase earnings and then take out what I need in a year? Or better to keep them separate

What does your spouse think of your job? Do they understand what you do?

2yrs of post-undergrad experience at D and have offers from two FAANG companies. Worth it to stick it out for a couple more years to open up more offers down the road, or should I get out while I can?

Is anyone’s company offering to pay portion of your rent as home office expense? Especially if company is no longer paying for commercial office space?

By which month we get CEO bonus of $750 ? Is it given to everyone regardless of one's performance ?

Hi folks! If I quit this week, will I still get my bonus? (My LWD will be around September 26-27)

Does anyone else think that IBKR’s customer service is kinda shitty compared to other brokerages?

Can we file separately as a married couple if I have already contributed to the IRA for 2020? IRA guidelines say married filing separately cannot contribute to IRA but well too late lol

What’s the salary trend as you progress from a 1st year associate to senior associate in DRS?

Should I opt for online 2 yrs MBA from DY patil university? It is good or should I look for alternative. I am getting alot of calls from them. Please suggest. I have around 3 yrs experience in IT.

Is the kharadi office going to be operational from the 1st of August?
I received an email today.

If your an experienced staff or senior with hedge- fund experience and want to move to Dallas, DM me to discuss discretely. Honestly great team. Turnover has been low for last 18 months at 10%. Compared to 40-50% in other places. Crazy hours feb-apr, 40 apr-jul, 45 in Aug, maybe 50-60 that last week of aug/ early sept. <40 post 9/15. We have a need at the senior level to fill a gap. Seniors help is needed everywhere so if your interested, come cash in your chips!

Anyone have color on goldentree’s culture? Is every group sweaty,i.e., non-deal teams?

How is WLB at a MM fund different from a MF? I’ve heard MF are worse on average, but what makes it worse? Is it just the hours, or is the work also significantly different?

Is on cycle still going on? I want to reach out to headhunters about other roles but don’t want to bother if they’re still doing that

Am I the only one who'd rather read my Fishbowl feed over social feeds over lunch?

McKinsey: Do you guys have an Expert Track a la BCG's Director roles (i.e. little / no selling responsibility w clients, much more functional / content expertise role)? At what tenure do people join?

Power outage at DAL. Slight delays

What kinds of books, podcasts, TED talks, etc would you recommend for a recent college grad who has low self esteem, is professionally immature and for whom the prospect of entering the world of work is daunting and stressful?

Trying to find ideas/frameworks that will change mindset, tips, tools and heuristics for self organization, management, soft skills in a professional setting etc

Southwest Airlines Travel gurus: I am on flight A, but want to switch to earlier flight B via standby to avoid the much higher fare. Can I purchase a refundable fare for flight B under another name then cancel last second to guarantee an empty seat? I have status so I can do standby at no cost if there are open seats

🐠, what are your thoughts on moving to Columbus OH from Chicago. SO wants to move for family reasons, but I'll have to leave consulting - not sure if I can find comparable corp strat/bizops roles.

What are the best books on sales as it relates to consulting?

Anyone leave consulting to launch a tech startup? Leaning towards doing it but barely know where to start to find a tech-y cofounder, etc.

Recommendations for a wfh office chair? Preferably on the lower end of the range with good height.

Explain it to me like I'm five... Why are timeshares almost never a good idea?

ORD is a parking lot....having so much fun 😑😑😑

Recommendations for short but informative personal finance books? Looking to read one with my gf, to avoid me preaching about stuff

Anyone ever think about going HR? Recruiting or something similar?

Considering the FRM certification. Those who’ve taken it, how quant heavy is it? I have a compliance risk background and don’t have a deep math or statistics background. However, I want to expand my skillset. Any thoughts?

Best consulting firms to work for that will allow 100% remote work indefinitely regardless of what clients do?

DFolks- can I reimburse 'Clear' membership fee? If yes, will it go to GAA?

Got laid off on Friday. Three days and I'm already bored out of my mind. Besides Jim, what are people doing to pass the time in between job hunting?

Probably averaging 60hour/week over the past month. I'm not one to complain out loud. It comes with the territory and there will always be rough times. Lately the client has completely changed (contd)

What are the weirdest reasons you have heard for people being laid-off? I have heard someone getting laid off because they missed submitting their time-sheets for 3 times in a year.

Starting in m&a advisory soon, any good books on it people recommend? Thanks