how do fellow mbb folks feel about travel? Do you like travel every week (worth the points and reimbursing?) or prefer less travel or more local travel. I feel that I really enjoy traveling now but after a few months it’ll be kinda annoying especially as you progress your career

What’s the best use of bonvoy points?

Getting married in September, have a vax only policy for guests. My fiancé’s sister is bringing her unvaccinated spouse to the hotel where all the wedding festivities are being held b/c she is too scared to fly on an airplane without him. I find this incredibly uncomfortable and selfish given it will put me and my fiancé in an uncomfortable position (and it will also put my elderly parents and other vulnerable fam members at risk). Any ideas as to what (if anything) to do?

Can someone please help me with the scope of Advisory role in Procurement Transformation team ?
Also, how is WLB and travel requirements away from base location.

Anyone recently obtain Green Pass for travel to Italy? Need to apply for trip next week, but research so far hasn’t turned up a straightforward answer or process.

I'm an Indian holding bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering from India and master of international marketing degree from a United States. Overall, I have 7+ years of work experience in sales and marketing. IELTS 6.5 now I wish to migrate into Canada with the PR. Since lot of candidates are in the pool, sadly it would take me nearly 12 to 18 months to get my Canadian PR. Can some one give me leads of job opening which is available back there in Canada to start my career.

MBB or FAANG (Ops role)? Similar comp structure

Have a week or so off and thought why not to go to Hawaii? I've never been and keep hearing how beautiful it is. Would it be a good trip for a solo female traveler and what island/ activities would you recommend?

Does anyone else here work at a hotel front desk? How long did it take to get a promotion?

Planning a girls trip to Costa Rica and wanted to receive any suggestions for adult only, all-inclusive locations.

Hello fishes,
Can you please recommend good societies for staying in Viman Nagar? 2bhk for family.

Got an offer within Product Ops (Mt View) for L4, 145k base, 15% bonus, 185k equity (33/33/22/12), 15 sign on. One competing offer (that is lower) and only MBB promotion to Engagement manager in a few months as leverage point. Any fish guidance on how the offer fares up / how to proceed / what comp I should push for?

Going to India from DCA (flights were cheaper) but I live in Houston. Flight from DCA is at 10 pm. Should I book my flight from Houston to DC the same day or one day earlier? Given the flight cancela.

Is the late checkout until 4pm guaranteed for platinum elite members?

Does MBB provide breaks around the Christmas/NY time frame similar to B4?

I would like to know how much will be in hand for London onsite from tcs for an IT Analyst.

I am planning to travel with spouse and 3 year old kid. Wondering about savings as well.

Any guidance is appreciated!

I am gold at Delta this year. Heard that 2020 status is continuing till 2021. My delta app still not showing 2021 status yet? Any idea?

I’m currently an ERP implementation consultant with 3 YOE at Deloitte. I want to get into strategy at MBB entry level. Can someone give me a referral at McKinsey, Bain, or BCG. Thanks! Please DM me

Favorite road trips out of LA for a 3 day weekend?

All I want to do is curl up in bed with hot tea and a good book. Recommendations for if I ever achieve said dream?

What percentage of your money do you save, invest, allocate to retirement, & spend?

When’s the next CT 3 for $99 sale? Or a comparable quality/price point from another brand?

Realized I have a lot of blue shirts and need to add some more color to the rotation

Best men’s skin care products / brand? Face wash, in particular. I use Kiehl’s but looking to explore other brands. Thanks!

I got an offer from Mindtree as a Support Engineer in the US and was asked to fill out a profile through an excel sheet. Has anyone else experienced this? I don't feel comfortable sending my personal info over email in an excel sheet

Should I specialize in Blockchain or AI? I’m a freshman in a CS degree and I can’t decide. My main argument to choose blockchain is the easy entry with little experience and high salary, I plan on growing my skills during the bear market and get a job once the market recovers. Regarding AI, I find this field fascinating but I feel like it requires a lot of experience, degrees and diplomas.

Which languages do you use at your job as a software engineer?

Hi fishes,

I am trying to download my salary certificate from the alumni portal (2016) but the pdf is password protected. I tried entering my employee id but it is not working. Can somebody help me with the password format?
Thanks and miss infy a lot

Alright, Fishbowl - whats the juiciest gossip you heard this week at work?

African American 🐟 - why do I feel so annoyed when I hear “black” ads on the radio? With the sassy female leads and the urban slang and such. Feels so forced and wack. Just me?

I’m working with a manager who likes to prioritize his ideas over strategic research, I want to be helpful because it’s very distressing to watch ideas being presented without the appropriate research, any advice?

Looking for thoughts.

I have 13 years of experience as a Business Analyst at various capacities (Regulatory, Data Verticals) in Banking with Bachelors degree in Accounting & Semi Qualified management accountant

Currently pursuing PGP in Data Science and in verge of completion.

Alongside I have got certifications in Cloud & Visualization tools.

Now I want to move completely to the Analytics/ML side. Will the companies consider my BA experience in Data & Regulatory experiences?

Curious of the retirement benefits at your firm...go!

Deloitte: 1.5% salary match paid out once a year, fully vested after 4 years. Defined benefit pension plan, fully vested after 3 years

Hey

Do we get marriage leave Atleast one week leave during notice period

Any hr present here who can answer?

I want to kn tcs policy before I argue with my manager for wedding leaves

What is your title and how much vacation do you get?

EY India or EY Gds ?.In t@erms of job security, recognition, pay and perks?

6 months pregnant and just laid off. And 40% of my severance was just taken in taxes .. I just spoke with paid family leave and I no longer qualify even though I had been paying into the program (thanks NY).. I already applied for unemployment but doctors are telling me I’ve got 10-14 weeks left in this pregnancy.. so stressed having twins and being unemployed, no maternity leave, no paychecks coming in, and I’ve been applying but not a single interview.. just ugh. 😭

Any one has specflow dumps for CCA exam?

After hike letter, how many are preparing for putting the paper down?? 😃😃

WLB Spain/Italy. What are the normal hours for these offices? Thanks

Mckinsey fish, how is implementation practice? How does it compare to general consulting? How is the growth trajectory? Got an opportunity to join as implementation consultant but I am worried it will be a step down (will be taking a paycut as well).

How is Bain & Company’s Healthcare Practice? I know McK is solid for physicians and military folk, but I don’t know anything about how Bain would be for a doc

BCG really disgusted for you to not provide any feedback on my interview after multiple emails.

Anyone willing to have a chat for Mck/Bain

currently at T2 7YOE based in 🇬🇧

How does partner comp compare across bain and bcg?

Hi everyone,
I have an upcoming Product Manager interview with BCGDV. HR told me it would be a 45 minutes Zoom call with a Product Director. I’ve heard there’s no case interviews, but they’re pretty vague about what the interview is like. Can anyone share their BCGDV recruiting experience and how I can better prepare for it? Thank you so much!

Is Bain done with exp hiring? Was thinking of applying for an AC role but recent posts seem to indicate Bain has wrapped up exp hiring

What is the drug culture like at your office? I assume people don’t openly talk about what they do in their free time if illicit, but they may do so quietly or you can otherwise tell.
Do you get the impression many people do them? If so, soft drugs (ex - weed)? Hard drugs? Non-prescribed study drugs? Frequency? At work-sponsored social functions? To an extent that it’s noticeable/problematic?

What is Bain’s I&D group like?

BCG fishes: If you make a temporary transfer to another office for 12-24 months, will your salary (& taxes) come from the home office or the office that you transferred to?

Is it possible for someone with anxiety to have a career at MBB? Anyone currently in this situation? How do you cope?

Anyone willing to offer referral for lateral hire consulting opportunities at MBB. Is it possible to share the profile internally with someone at Partner level for consideration.
12+ yrs experience in strategy, transformation, change, process improvement, cost optimization & analytics. Helped F500 clients on Future of Work & workforce transformation cases in pandemic.

If Kanye becomes president then I can get into MBB. All things are possible.

Fellow MBBers, any of you think the banking raises will trickle over to us (110k starting) or nah?

Is it ever possible to transfer to BCG or Bain laterally as a Senior Associate at another (non-mbb) strategy consulting firm? Or is the first year associate role, the only point of entry? Thank you!

Hi
What opportunities are available for someone with a background in sustainability (Masters degree) and around 1 and 1/2 YOE

About how long does it take for McKinsey to produce a written offer after the verbal offer? And then how long does the HR check take / is it just a criminal + employment history check?

Is it just me or was the logical reasoning on Bain’s SOVA test for the London office extremely hard? Does anyone know if it’s a big part of the interview process (compared to the Resume / CL)?