I don’t drink soda, but I could really go for a regular Coke. Thoughts?

How do you get better at small talk? I tend to get directly to the point and possibly miss out on building more subtle things in a relationship

If you could change anything to increase minority representation in marketing, what would you change? I think I'd want at least 2-3 minority employees in creative leadership positions to make sure things like colorism in ads less likely to pass the final edit.

I'm 6 months old at D! Planning early promotion next year.. counselor and pm both are backing me.. I need to go to India for at least 4 weeks in Dec ... most probably would be rolling off from current project by then .. would this vacation hurt my promotion chances coz of utilization etc?

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People worrying today should read books on trading psychology! Not being patronizing- it will help you in the future, not just for investments but for doing better in life!

Anyone have recommendations for GCs? Looking to renovate a new home in Dallas.

At any level above Senior, how do u manage the relationship between utilization and realization, which is an inverse relationship. Seems to be either blow the budget (and write it off), or eat a lot of time.

My boss asked me to submit my career aspirations after bringing in someone in a new position over me. Is this a bill shit assignment? Has anyone else ever asked to do this?

Hyderabad lo laga curry points levu ikkada , atleast any restaurant or place to go for our type of food?

I used to hate growing up poor. Now I'm still poor but I've learned a lot of really practical things. I make most of my wooden furniture, know basic electrical and plumbing work, can cook and bake delicious food, can do most of the basics in car repairs, garden, and make a lot of my own clothes. Not to brag but I'm proud of myself 🥰

After ~20-30 min on a call, I stop paying attention.

Moving in October and looking for a room to rent for 2-3 months while I figure out a rental. Any suggestions on where to look?

Deal Lingo - I’ve seen a “Book of Banking Jargon” from L&Ws. Is there one out there for M&A? Also does anyone really know what dupe/duped means?! I use it not fully understanding it’s meaning. (Junior Tag)

What is the leave policy in JP Morgan?

What is your dream salary? Like your FU number!?

For a customer success manager with 3 YOE, what’s the expected compensation? Experience working with 100+ accounts to also be in a dedicated role with top 5 ARR client.

So I left my medical interpreter job back in February due to differences with management and I’m working to make the jump to another field such as Higher Ed and/or Tech. One that I’ve been particularly interested in is Amazon (corporate) but I have no idea how to make the transition there. Any recommendations/tips?

Fam - Looking for a place/room to rent in NY metropolitan area, please let me know if anyone has a place.

Looking to improve general communication skills (especially around structuring narrative/ key messages), any books/courses that you would recommend?

Looking for recommendations on time management books or apps , tips in general. Have been feeling overwhelmed with all the tasks and projects lately.

Maple flavoured syrup and grape flavored drink!!! Yesssssss I love capitalism!

Anyone afraid to take vacation in FY18, for fear of missing utilization? 🙋🏼🙋🏼‍♂️

Anyone else feel that Trevor guy from Lincoln lawyer series resemble Jack dorsey?

Need some serious advice - when did you realize that it was actually time to leave your SO and separate from a long term relationship?

What’s the sitch with Twitter? Is this company going to just crash and burn? It there a plan here? Like real talk, what’s going to happen here?

LEK and Kearney have bad WLB reputations. Curious how OW, S& the other T2s I may have missed, compare?

Is there a difference between the kind of case work available between McKinsey and BCG for their healthcare practices?

Rejected after decision round with BCG for summer 2023 internship. Received feedback interviewers enjoyed talking with me, I structured case well, performed math well, but didn’t drive the case on my own enough. Was encouraged to reapply for full time role next year. How do I put myself in a position to do better 10 months from now?

Suggestions for home office chairs? Back is killing me; I can’t take the dining table chair anymore

How does your firm measure utilization? I work for a small boutique that defines it as utilization = number of billable hours/2,080 and full bonus payout occurs at 80% plus.

Child care when traveling for work should be expensable… also dog boarding… I cannot get over how things like first class seats and any meals for higher ups, dry cleaning, ubers/lyfts over cheaper options, etc. all are expensable but essential costs you need to foot when traveling like child care and dog boarding are not expensable. I wish we had a per diem like allotment rather than actual costs so we could use money left over if we choose cheaper options so we could use the money we save

What differentiates those who pass McK interview from those who fail?
Like is there any key things you look at during interview?

I was just wondering is there a some sort of point scoring system or it's perception of interviewer on whether you pass or not. Thanks!

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Asking for advice: Working at a boutique doing ODD, and have found it not interesting to me due to levels of details. Anyone on the same boat? Would strategy consulting be different? Would product management be interesting?

Joining EY soon. Should I be worried about layoffs happening supposedly in June/July?

Ratings on three projects - 3,2,2. Utilization - 90%... Proposal hours - 15... Firm activities - 43 hrs... I then get a YE rating of 4 😕 ... How worried I should be regarding the layoffs???