What do my fellow A&Mers think of the growing bench and market? Is our work about to explode in the next few months? Or will everyone be suffering low utilization for the next several years?

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Yeah I’m prepared for close to zero bonus

I thought the whole point of A&M was absurd bonuses?

Jeeze. I guess it’d be nice to sit around for a few months. But I can see myself get really bored really quickly

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