Anybody here have experience or currently work at MBB in Southeast Asia? Currently US-based but interviewing for a role in SEA. Wondering if there are interview differences, what projects are like and

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Did a year in Singapore (based in US)... everything SM1 says is v true. Overall it was a fantastic year but that was 95% because of the travel and cultural experience rather than the job or work itself.

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general culture in those offices. Any perspective would be appreciated thanks ya’ll!

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South East Asia culture? Work... A lot. Huge number of hours in most of the larger economies,e.g., China, Japan, Korea. Travel is often Sunday to Friday.

It is also a more competitive and heirarchical than the US.

But the projects can be cool, really building capabilities from the ground up.

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I couldn't recommend it enough if you are early career and don't have a family.

You will learn more and have important experience in the growth engine of the next century

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My brother is there. He likes it a lot but then again he’s still young and green. 😂 he does work A LOT.

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I worked 70 hrs min, 80 avg, 100+ on rough weeks. I found the bcg teams to be fine in that even if they were slightly hierarchical I kind of went bull in a china shop and made sure my voice was heard. The issue is more with the client side- pain in the ass to get any decision made since everyone is always CYAing and deferring to other people, etc

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I would say 60-70 is the absolute minimum to expect. In the US, most projects are Monday to Thursday travel with Friday being a lighter day and the travel somewhat counted as work time.

In Asia, travel is often on Sunday, so you can put in a full 8am-12-2am on Monday. Return home isn't until Friday so you don't really have a "light day". 80-90 would be closer to the norm, especially if you count travel, can easily go higher too.

Weekends aren't as portected either.

Look, the standard in industry in China is 9am-9pm, 6 days a week. You don't think the consultants are going to work less.p

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Appreciate the insight @B1 and @SM1.
What are the typical hours? 60-70?
Does the hierarchical / competitive nature create friction among team members / less conducive to good work environment?

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