Im seeing a lateral associate position at LEK that Im interested in applying to. would anyone here from LEK that has worked there at the entry level be open to a coffee chat?

I don’t hate my job right now but am looking for something new. would love to hear abt your experience and company culture

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Honestly LEK is a bad place to be these days. I highly recommend that you stay away.

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Are you the same analyst that posting? Everybody has already told you that LEK is a toxic sweatshop that you should avoid at all cost. You said you don’t hate your job right now but if you join, you certainly will. 15+ hour days are no way to live life. There’s a reason why you have to keep posting and nobody wants to have a coffee chat with you and that is nobody is happy here. Good luck. I hope you get what you want.

I work at LEK and I have alumni from my college reach out. Even then, I ignore. What makes you think I will want to have a chat with a stranger?

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oh boy 😭😭😭 someone’s feeling edgy 😭 no i am not the same analyst i just saw the posting

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I’ll answer your questions on this thread here. I’ve been here nearly 3 years. Yes people are more upset in the last 6months due to recent leadership decisions.

Yes it’s a lot of work, but imo it’s worth (I lateraled myself)

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More upset in the last 6mo. People were unhappy before that too but it’s been much worse recently

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For the love of god stop posting these and just search FB

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I’m also ex-LEK. Depends where you’re coming from but almost for sure worth it. You’ll learn an insane amount, develop a crazy work ethic, make good money, and have great exits. I hated working at LEK but also recognize I owe all my professional opportunities and skills to having started there

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Yeah I agree, I hate how everyone tries to sugarcoat our WLB. It’s just plain bad no matter what way you slice it.

I exited to a unicorn doing S&O work, don’t think I could survive the PE lifestyle lol

Dont apply bad place

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If you are young, don’t have kids and can live near the office, may be worth the sweat for 2 years. It will just hurt a lot during.

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Do not

Apply if you have resilience, it will be worth it

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