Bain & Company How do you keep up with the rigors of being at MBB? Genuinely wondering if I have the energy and focus to make it through the long days McKinsey & Company Bain & Company @Boston consulting group

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You don’t. You keep going until you burn out or you figure it out.

Either way, you’re likely out the door.

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See it as temporary effort, done in increments of 1 yr. As you get closer to the stage where you say, “this isn’t worth it anymore”, you quit and find something new

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All these are right, but also nosecandy

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Booger Sugar.

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Taking care of life outside of work has really helped me. I stopped drinking, prioritize my health on the weekends and minimize stress outside my job (finances, good relationship with honest communication). Then again, if you don’t really love what you do it becomes very difficult to justify the sacrifice

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The same way you keep up with the rigors of everything else. I’ll say my time here has been much less stressful and much more enjoyable on average than my time in grad school

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Oh yup that’ll do it

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Coast and do as little as possible.

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I treat my job like sprints..until the wheels fall off

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Just one more day

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By constantly feeling tired, exhausted, on the verge of mental collapse…it’s such a rewarding career…

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I take 1-2 week of after each project, in many ways less stressful than my old corporate job as I can fully disconnect before starting something new

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PTO, training, “take time”/unpaid leave, volunteering time, sometimes in combination, there are many ways… sometimes you get beach time

You try to find people you like to work with

It become easier after the first year

It’s not a long term thing for most ppl, so it’s a matter of stomaching it for as long as it’s still worth it.

But yeah, I do feel tired pretty regularly. That being said, the total # of hours I work now is actually less than how much time I spent in classes/labs/studying in undergrad (engineering), so it all depends on your reference point.

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Are MBB sponsored MBA students expected to return to their home firms for the summer between their two years? I know you're obligated to go back post-MBA, but what about the summer in between?

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Does MBB accept applications where you don’t have an undergrad?

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Situation: I have a MBB and Amazon PMT offer for summer internship that I need to choose. MBB comes with FT offer, Amazon PMT will most likely result in return offer. If I go with MBB, I plan to exit to big Tech in 2-3 years. Y1 TC for both will be quite similar (around 230k).

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Read that McK is paying 2K higher than BCG this year which means BCG will probably raise again next year to at least match. However, they can’t just copy McK with 2K to match because that would look bad so they’ll have to beat it again. Then McK and Bain will follow. Barring a devastating recession, I’m guessing this means MBB is all getting raises again next year?

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Do McKinsey (or other MBB) projects always only have one EM staffed on a project? I know that’s how their pricing is structured, but curious if some projects can be top heavy.

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Are people continuing to work if they have the symptoms of COVID-19 but not yet bad enough to be hospitalized? Curious how accommodating firms are being on that front.

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I have an offer accepted from Elevance 125k (Anthem) and w a good team and seems that WLB would be ok. Also, Amazon hiring manager wants to interview me for a job. Is just a hiring manager int. so obvi nothing guaranteed. Salary if offered will be more than 150k. My question is should I accept the interview and see where it goes? Is it really worth it to proceed with a company like Amazon for 25k+. I live in CA so $ is imp but I do have a toddler so WLB is also imp. Both role are Sr. MGR.

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PHEV (specifically, RAV4 Prime) yay/nay?

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Just curious to know

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Bain & Company Bain or EYP? Pay is the same, consultant level, same city. Bain & Company EY-Parthenon

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

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Applied to Bain as an experienced hire through a referral on 10/4. No word back yet - heard that 10/10 was some sort of deadline. Any thoughts on the timeline?

Are MBB sponsored MBA students expected to return to their home firms for the summer between their two years? I know you're obligated to go back post-MBA, but what about the summer in between?

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I had a final - 5th interview at mckinsey. I think I did okay. Partner and I laughed most of the time discussing about me... How long usually take to hear back? And wish me luck.....!!!

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Starting as a graduate VA at Boston Consulting Group Platinion soon. Any tips to get the offer and have a good time ?

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Worth leaving PE ops for Mck? Background: at a MM fund doing pe ops after 3 years at a t2, recently was hit up by a Mck recruiter for their post MBA role with a path to EM in 12 months. Am I crazy for even considering this?

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Bain & Company I received an offer to join Bain & Company for SF office but due to family reasons, I will have to stay in the South Bay. Given Bain’s local staffing model, it will be challenging for me to commute to SF and back. Is it possible to be transferred to the palo alto office/is that office fully functioning or does it mainly serve as a hub for partners and research?

Does MBB accept applications where you don’t have an undergrad?

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Looking to move to BCG from Bain with ~1 year Bain exp and ~ 1 year industry

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Read that McK is paying 2K higher than BCG this year which means BCG will probably raise again next year to at least match. However, they can’t just copy McK with 2K to match because that would look bad so they’ll have to beat it again. Then McK and Bain will follow. Barring a devastating recession, I’m guessing this means MBB is all getting raises again next year?

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I have 2 years of consulting experience. Is BCG , Bain or McKinsey hiring?

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