L.E.K. Consulting - what does the typical WLB look like for a consultant? How many hours a week typically? I have heard the A/AC can be horrible, but it’s typically better at C level- is that true?

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The opposite is true. WLB is typically worse as a C vs A/AC.

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60-65 hours a week. M-w u finish late 10-1 then thursday you out by 6 and friday 5-7. Rn is summer fridays so we finish at 3 on fris. Nothing on weekend

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Agreed with LEK2. Would put my avg hours right at 60, with +/- 5 hours depending on the week / workload. Rarely above 65 and rarely below 55 (unless I’m not staffed to a case in a given week).

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The higher you climb the worse it gets

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My CDC (promote through MD) explained to me that Ms work odd hours (early mornings, late evenings, weekends) when the rest of the team is not, but they have a lot of (of course it’s all relative) downtime during the day waiting for the team to finish working on the deck

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What’s total comp progression like pre-MBA?

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Bonus is standardized at entry level, ie x score = y bonus. But is variable after. Iunno what base progression is for associates but i think generally 10-15 a year

It depends on the project and your manager; efficient managers who know how to play the game will make your life easier

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