London vs Sydney for consulting? Work life balance , social etc which one is better and why I’m 31

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London, New Zealand is a very small market.

Sorry, I meant Australia, not New Zealand.

Depends on where you work. It's all the same if it's T1 & T2 firms but I feel clients and partners / MDs are generally a bit more lax here.

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