My Lebanese bros and sisters - heart goes out to you

Do Leidos, SAIC, and other mostly-fed consulting businesses pay bonuses to all levels? If so, what does a typical bonus target look like? Booz Allen does not pay bonuses until you get to the Senior Associate level (1 step below Director) and I think that impacts employee performance and work ethic pretty dramatically. I’m wondering if not paying bonuses is common to federal contracting because of how the contracts or priced, or if this is something unique to Booz Allen.

I need advice from the collective. It seems like there is a trend to sell wine in unique bottles. The only problem with this, those bottles will not fit into my wine fridge. Has anyone transferred wine to standard bottles and are you concerned about the wine one it hits the air? I’ve looked at vacuum stoppers but not sure if this is a good idea or not.

Has anyone had an issue with index match and lookups returning NA when trying to manipulate data from a password protected workbook?

34 and noticing that all my friends are friends of convenience - ppl from work, friends of friends, or ppl I’ve met randomly. How do I cultivate more deliberate friendships based on shared interests?

Can a person just say that he cannot disclose his current salary while negotiating an offer and just mention his expected salary (which may be 2x current one) , because if the current salary is low ,the expected salary can't be too higher than current one ? Never seen such a case so just asking

How do you give back to your community?

How much Js7 maximum budget should be??

How to broach taking time during the day for Ramadan for myself as a junior consultant - on a COVID related engagement so I’m reluctant if it’ll be received well...
Also how much time is okay to ask for?

If your industry is severely impacted by covid, how is your leadership reacting? Are you seeing more cross-industry collaboration?

How to deal with a boss who likes to publicly belittle your comments, discredit your thoughts, and so on.. cont.

Book recommendations? I’ve been reading atomic habits, and have moved onto Traders guns and money.

December is typically slow due to EOY/holidays. How to maintain momentum when losing motivation and don’t want to stall until Jan?

Thank you all for the Super Bowl Bowl!

Hi guys, I am looking for WLB. JAVA with 8 years exp. Bank of america vs Wells Fargo. Which is better to choose.

How do you learn a project codebase quick and fast? Not getting much help from the team and most of the knowledge is tribal

What is the best way to find out if a career in Strategy is right for you?

Clients are pain in the ass out here

How likely is it to be staffed on a DD in the ME region? I see they are quite rare and mostly concentrated on a few consulting firms, but would like your opinion

Dubai 🐠 what are your favourite things to do in the region?

What is the pay difference at consultant level between Dubai and Riyadh? Thanks

Let’s talk credit cards! Is there any one which has 0% foreign transaction fee? (Like Revolut)

Hi guys any one dealt with DeVere for managing his investment portfolio, how was your experience?

Where in Dubai do you live? Which areas would you suggest for MBB consultant? Thank you

Just been offered a manager position (people & org consulting) at a big 4 in Qatar for 24k (QAR). Based on previous threads this seems low for the region. Especially as 9k goes towards accommodation (max unfurnished 1br) ....Have I been low balled? Or is this normal?

I think we should create a compensation thread in this bowl. It would help a lot of people who are planning to switch companies/jobs or who are moving to this region. Just a thought, since it’s one of the most common questions asked here.

I’m 30, should I consider joining S& Middle East as Senior Associate in attempt to make Manager and leave? Is it too exhausting? Will I burn out before I get there? And how long to Manager?

I order a lot of foods from deliveroo and careem. Feeling bored and looking for something different. What’s your favorite meal/restaurant to order from?

Which are the top consulting firms in the region after MBBK , heard strategy& has a really bad culture so exclude that too?

Would Middle East offices still hire many people this year or sort of at a hiring freeze? (Think post-mba level)

Can anyone recommend any good recruiters that focus on the MENA region?