McKinsey & Company Bain & Company MBB fish - what are some of the initiatives your firms have taken to make your life less miserable and help cope with longer hours and mental exhaustion? Are you happy with these initiatives? Could you also share the geography/office McKinsey & Company Bain & Company Boston Consulting Group Kearney

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Not the case in APAC. Which geo are you in?

We ain’t getting any of those cos we’re not MBB. Now get back to building your spend cube.

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NYT?

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Don't worry, I think they are crowdsourcing ideas

Meal expensing and team events have been great

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