I have an offer from LEK (USA). The compensation is great, but I keep coming across posts of LEKs culture being toxic. Is this true? What specifically is bad about the culture? And how is the WLB for a post-MBA consultant?

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I keep seeing those posts too, but a friend of mine is in LEK UK and they like it so far.

I would say the posts are a little exaggerated, but just look at Glassdoor. The facts don’t lie - it’s a rough place to work

Damn you’re just annoying af AP1

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