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Bain & Company Contemplating a move from Accenture Strategy to Strategy&, or Monitor Deloitte. Part of my consideration is the assumption that WLB is likely to be better than at McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, or Bain & Company. Could any of you fellow European fishies shed some light on the validity of this assumption? Sharing experiences would be highly appreciated.
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I think many employers view flexibility as a non-monetary benefit. Framing it as part of your value-based negotiation is what could work well.
agreed! this worked for me, i only go in twice a week rather than 4x
Very unlikely. Companies are also changing terms, so if you get lucky and get it they could change their minds months later and say everyone needs to come in.
Entirely dependent on the company. If they offer hybrid or remote work at all, well worth trying. If they are strictly in the office, you probably won’t have much luck. Already noted and good to remember, they can change their minds at any point and have you come back in.
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I have a colleague that is local but joined during covid and everyone is remote. He negotiated to put he can be remote in his offer letter. It’s genius. Now that we have a return to office mandate he’ll openly reference his negotiated remote work agreement. I doubt he’ll ever get promoted and our team is distributed anyways, but he had foresight to work lock in the remote working.
I would also add that personally, when joining a new company, I want to build as many relationships as fast as possible, so I would want to be in person and travel to other offices as much as possible when starting out. But it’s nice to move to remote-first once I’m settled in.
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Remote flex has quietly become a negotiating chip again — companies know it has real dollar value to candidates, even if they won't put it in the offer letter.
The realistic play right now: don't ask for fully remote, ask for a defined hybrid schedule with specific in-office days locked in writing. That's harder to claw back than a vague "flexible" promise. Some people are also successfully trading it against base — accepting slightly lower salary in exchange for documented remote days.
Leverage matters here. The more specialized your skillset, the more flexibility you can extract.
Are you negotiating a new offer or trying to formalize something at your current company?