Hi everyone! Vietnamese girl new to consulting! The company I am with is really tough on my work life balance and on my family life. Any else on the same page?!

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Yes! Though honestly all consulting is hard on work life balance. It's unfortunate but we have to be the change and stop accepting this overwork culture

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Have a very disciplined work ethics and when you work 40 hours be sure you are productive for all of it. Every day reflect back on things that consumed more of your time, it may be talking to a colleague a few extra minute a meeting that wasn’t efficiently run or trying to perfect a presentation for hours together.. work on getting your best version out and once this is done, identify what is realistic vs unrealistic expectations and let your boss know that!

Ideally you should be able to finish your work and it shouldn’t spill into your personal time.

Good luck and welcome OP!

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Welcome to the bowl gals! Wanted to find a place so we can talk about how we are are adjusting to our lives as consultants.. 🥂

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I'm sure many of us know how desi men are often coddled by their mothers and even older sisters, but how do I make it clear that I'm not his mom & cannot put up with his childish ways?

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How many of you are doing back up care/day care/ child care vs managing children at home?

I'm paranoid about entrusting someone outside my household with child care during the pandemic, my husband agrees as well. He's awesome and pitches in equally in everything!

However, we are both so burned out. What's the popular vote here? What's your thoughts around this, pros and cons?

My mom is not well and had a surgery in India… luckily my sister is there to take care of our parents. I offered to help with the cost of procedures etc. to which my sister hasn’t said anything yet…me and my sis are best friends/competitors in a good way. This morning I asked her that am gonna book my ticket and travel to India to visit mom post op. She point blank said ‘ please don’t come now, it wouldn’t be of any use, mom is recovering now and I don’t want to deal with your NRI demands now’

Short, brown, Indian.

I have recently joined an MBB. Moved from industry and living in the U.K.

Trying to figure how to succeed.

MBB feels like walking into a corporate magazine. Glass offices, suits and shirts.

Any tips and suggestions on thing to do or things to avoid?

Thank you.

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