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If you’re looking for a whole new adventure with a bit of familiarity Monitor Deloitte ME has a few ex MBB managers and they all quoted joining for better wlb. The tax free part also helps ;)
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Trying to stay in the US only though but that sounds nice
EYP isn’t bad 50ish a week
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Is it standard across groups or is it just your group that’s lucky?
This one
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Is he a little sore?
100% anecdotal but I have friends at EYP and they don’t seem to hate their lives nearly as much as I do. So there’s that.
Yeah, I’m looking hard for an exit. The stress and hours are just not sustainable. Sucks too because the work is super interesting. If it was a 40-50 hour job I’d never leave, but 70-80…no.
Slalom
Deloitte has no WLB. Whether you are an analyst or PPD.
Not LEK.
Can confirm not us 😬
While not exactly a T2, KPMG Strategy has pretty good wlb. Heavy in M&A (DD) work but i work less than 50 per week on avg. Also getting paid above market (joined last year, fwiw)
Joining KPMG soon bc of what K1 had mentioned. Also, coming from a T2
Personal experience regarding WLB. Big 4 strategy >> MBB > T2
Sub scale T2 shops are not set up to succeed in the future of consulting and it ultimately hurts WLB.
Just come to Bain
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The recruiter left the firm. I turned down in the middle of the process (no offer yet), so might have to start all over again haha
Probably none or some specialized boutique.
Consider going internal in industry— WLB is amazing, pay, not so much.
What’s your base… and what level were you at ACN?
We have slot of long term projects that aren’t bad wlb. But you also grow less on them
I’m at S&. As long as you aren’t in DS/PEVC, you should be good with 55-65 a week. We have a ton of teams in S&.
Any T2 except LEK would give better WLB than MBB with slightly slower or similar pay as MBB. EYP, S&, Kearney, Monitor Deloitte, OW. Idk if KPMG has strategy consulting.
We do. It’s M&A heavy.
Depends on the practice. My practice at Accenture is laid back but still interesting. I rarely work more than 45-50 hours a week.
That being said, I have friends in other practices who can easily clock in 60-70 hours.