Are there any firms out there that actually let you take all your PTO? I hate that we have to make up our PTO to meet utilization targets. Been on a capped 40-hour project for the last two years and it’s had a terrible effect on my utilization.

Plus, any firms that don’t require more working for free (like all of our BS firm contributions here at D)?

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Booz Allen. IMO we have a fantastic W/L balance, PTO is very fair (I had 3 weeks as a first year consultant) and we don’t have utilization metrics like Deloitte. Depending on your level the ‘working for free’ will vary, but I have never done a week more than 55 hours here, and average is around 40/45. Please note that with all that being said, it is highly unlikely you could make similar compensation here.

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I have to agree with other BA poster. No place is perfect, but I can schedule my leave a year out and buy tickets 6 months out. Compensation may not be like the Big 4, but I’m content knowing that I won’t get calls at home and eat dinner with the family every night

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InDev. 150 person operation. I was blown away by their recruiting and hiring process. They focus on tech and cyber.

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Lol nope not new. Very happy with my management chain and team. Never overworked (although work can be dry) I have minimal complaints!

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SC1 so glad to hear it and so pleased for you!

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I’ve never had a problem with taking all of the PTO I’ve accrued and taking it whenever I wanted to (for the most part) and I wouldn’t work some place where that would be an issue.

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OP, I'm in the same boat. Tomorrow is my last day. Going to a smaller firm, more money and a better work/life balance. There is hope.

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Thanks SC1! Appreciate it.

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Wtf...make up your PTO? Doesn’t that defeat the point of PTO?? Now that I got that out of system, concur with SC1, BAH has really good PTO system. EY’s PTO is messy, but people respect your work/life balance and you are not expected to make up that time.

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Agree with @SC1: former Boozer & I can definitely attest to the PTO/utilization policies being sane...Although I’ll also say I worked myself half to death to try to make Associate [i.e., Manager], only to turn it down because the compensation was garbage. Comes to whether less $ for relatively better work-life balance is a worthwhile opportunity cost to you.

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Unemployment let's you take as much PTO as you want. No cap. No utilization. No snapshots.

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Seconding all the BAH comments here.

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Interviewing with BAH tomorrow, actually. Any tips?

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D1 - where?!

Sure thing

SC1 - What is in your Kool-Aid?! You must be a newbie!

Deloitte. I take it. And that is nonsense that you have to make it up

D3 - those of us who are on capped projects and/or have bench time don’t have that luxury

Be personable and be prepared. What group does the job you’re interviewing for fall under? DIG? SIG?

What does Accenture pay?

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