Anyone have any recent insights into Ankura, specifically the office of the CFO group? I know they’re well respected for Rx, but what about office of the CFO within their Strategic Finance team? Comp, culture, project flow, etc.

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After your PhD, did you take time to do something completely different to give yourself a break? The stress of the past few years has made working in a cafe look surprisingly appealing.

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Does the public sector ever close infrastructure deals that require DDs?

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At what income level does it make sense to contribute more to traditional 401k over Roth 401k for company ?

Do you add periods at the end of bullet points?

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So, at what point is it considered “ghosting”?😐

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Since we’ve all been working from home for months now, what’s the best office chair out that y’all are using for our long work from home hours? Looking to invest in a better one than my ~$150 one from Amazon.

I’ve been on the bench with less than 10% utilization for 3wks now. I’m a first year and the past month has been slower with not many new projects coming in. I do see a few new projects come in every week but I’m not getting staffed on them. Should I be worried? Should I ask my PM if I should be worried? We’re in a pretty small group less than 20 people

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Which top consulting firms, if any, will pay for your MBA?

Any book recommendations on handling office politics?

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