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What is a senior manager salary at RBC?
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Almost too realistic.
Not law related, but so life right now.
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SC1, you are correct AFAIK. There is no uniform standard for WLB across most consulting organizations, it varies across locations, and even within the same location, based on who you work for. I have some SM’s reporting to me who take care of their team and try to ensure that they leave on time most days; and of course there are a few exceptions, who just like to work hard (not smart) and make others do the same. As a Partner, I’d always choose the former, since it makes sense from both an employee well-being and a commercial aspect. Those teams where people work normal hours (and you have worked to set boundaries with the client), you generally respond to extra work by asking the client: “It will either take longer to complete, or I can bring more people in, to ensure the delivery date stays the same”. In the other (workaholic) situation, my negotiating power as a Partner is handicapped by my team having made the client believe that they can do everything, and that the client “owns” them 24/7.
As for those of my Partner peers (I’ve only heard of them on this board, haven’t met a lot in person), who believe the client is always right, and the team doesn’t matter, I think they are in a race to the bottom.
This thread is all the reasons I quit consulting in 2018 😂 esp big 4 consulting where living to work is the norm. All those with health issues please take care of yourselves and GTFO of your situation while you can still redeem your personal and/or family life back. No point in chasing the big carrot if you’re miserable and unable to even handle the essential things that matter most. It’s definitely not worth it! Pursue the light at the end of the tunnel and don’t look back!
You place your hands under the faucet in your bathroom at home and surprised when the water doesn't start flowing.
Too many answers from Pwc. Quite telling
Let he who is reliably home for dinner at 5:30pm on Wednesday nights and regularly drives his kid to soccer practice cast the first stone.
When your phone automatically connects to the Bluetooth on your rental car because you’ve had that one before
When you get rolled off of a $5m program where you're the SME because you took a personal day after 9 straight days of 12 hour days
Agree with P1
When you fall asleep at home and forget where you are and start screaming when your boyfriend comes to join you because you think a stranger has broken into your hotel room
I heard about a guy (with wife also in a demanding job) whose kids picked up the nanny’s accent.
My child doesn’t speak English either. And had th nanny’s accent exactly
You skip the flu shot hoping you will get sick, for the downtime and rest.
I’m wondering how many of these likes are from people thinking “OMG I am so doing that this year!"
When your 7th, 5th and 1st graders
know how to turn laptop on - log in with your passwords and set you up into meetings while you drive them to and from school and activities
Cybersecurity at its best.
“Dad, give me your phone, I need the 2FA code!”
When your mom sends an email to your work address to get a call back.
When your girlfriend makes up an imaginary (hopefully) person called “weekday boyfriend”
Nope. He’s real. Her calculus is that by saying she has a weekday bf you’ll laugh it off, and deep down, the burden of lying to you will be lifted from her conscience. It’s quite brilliant.
This, by far, is the most amusing, entertaining and depressing thread all at the same time! LOL
When you’ve replaced the toothbrush in your travel bag thrice while the toothbrush in bathroom cabinet looks new
The client “catches up” on email every Saturday morning meaning we have the pleasure of waking up to asks every Saturday...just like Christmas morning!
You should set out of office autoreplies from friday 5pm to monday 9am
When your fish gets head cancer because you haven’t changed its water in 2 months
How uplifting.
This is making me feel hella thankful for my team’s flexibility level right now.
When you get home but your key doesnt work. Then you realize your apartment is actually the next door over
1) when your wife says (with frequency), “I hate your job!”
2) your more comfortable socializing about shop than socializing with your real friends
3) your routinely are disappointed by customer service everywhere
4) you’ve got an unused gym membership for at least 8 months despite working or living next to a gym
5) you put on at least 5 lbs per year during you first 10 yrs in consulting
6) iphone games while waiting for take off counts as a work-life activity
7) you’ve become comfortable being a total D to non-client people who you believe should know better
Damn.. talk about boundaries...
When you are pregnant , nauseous and vomiting but have a client deliverable , have a cup to vomit next to you , keep vomiting ( by muting in a conference call) and multi tasking to complete the deliverable as you can’t afford to take bathroom breaks for the next 3 hours with back to back conference calls - true story and happened yesterday . The best part is when someone tells you that atleast i had the flexibility to do that in your home and not from client office or hotel .
😂 that sucks but actually though, would you prefer having to puke in person? But damn they need to give you a break.
When you’re grateful to work at a firm that gives you the flexibility to choose to work from the client site or your hotel room after midnight #flexibility #balance