Alvarez & Marsal Thinking about moving from my smaller consulting firm to A&M. I’d either join CPI or PEPI. Can anyone share the pros and cons and overall culture at A&M? Alvarez & Marsal

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Pros:
- Good pay if you stay busy
- Good people to learn from
- Growing firm
- Built to ride bull and bear markets

Cons:
- We’re cheap
- Training is lagging market leaders
- Mediocre to bad pay if you can’t find billable work
- Finding projects can be tough before you’ve built a brand for yourself

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A&M prides itself on having low overhead so there’s less internal spending & admin support than other firms. Also they’re getting crazy strict on adhering to expense policies lately - caps on meals, coach flights, etc.

You’ll make more in PEPI than CPI

How often do folks travel at A&M across PEPI and CPI?

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