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Bain & Company I’m currently prepping for Bain & Company and McKinsey & Company interviews scheduled in the next 2 months. For those that interviewed with both, how would you suggest I tailor my preparation for each one? I understand McKinsey is interviewer led while Bain is the opposite. But other than that, is there anything else I should work on separately for each one?
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I would try to find ways to document this with another party, even unofficially. In an ideal world your skip-level manager know about this but at the very least you have peers who are aware. This is just to protect you in case they try any shady stuff or start to outright harass you.
Is there any chance they have reason to worry about your work? Just devils advocate but maybe they are worried about your follow through or a high pressure project.
Regardless, definitely worth having a constructive convo about this with them again. E.g. “I’d love the opportunity to work independently but totally understand you wanting to stay aware of things. What’s the best way to keep you looped in? Is there anything I could be doing better?” If that doesn’t improve things then I’d really encourage forming a relationship with skip-level and/or HR.
Then, it sounds like an open secret and you’re not going to change them. Look elsewhere or talk to HR. But, remember, HR is not your friend.
Happened to me, and it's happened to others I know. The only real solve is to get out. Not the ideal answer to hear because you're out of a job, but trust me, any amount of conversing, feedback, etc isn't gonna change a thing. In some cases in toxic work places, bringing it up back fires. I've seen people get terminated for fit.
Best of luck.