What does bench life look like for you?
For me a typical day looks like this
9 am- sign in and check emails
930-11 : look for a new job
11-2 lunch and nap
2-3 : sometimes meetings, mostly begging people for billable work
3-4:30 - proposal work if I have it or more job hunting
5-9pm family time and dinner
10-3am - netflix, videogames, cry myself to sleep

Can someone please tell me how the work life balance in Nielseniq ?

Are there any life sciences firms that ACTUALLY have good WLB? And are hiring? Asking… for a “friend” 🥴

Anyone in consulting and doing OE? Using bench time for J2+ seems like a good opportunity in this environment, considering it wouldn’t look out of place to remain on the bench for quite a while

Currently with PwC US and would like to move to PwC Australia for better work life balance. Anyone available to chat?

Starting Ropes and Gray in MA Corp. area. any warnings/ “a heads up” that I should be cautious of when starting? Any advice for someone just starting out to be successful? What’s the WLB like?

How many hours do you work a week (on average)? I see a lot of people talk about working 60-80 hour weeks, and wondering if that’s truly the norm.

Anyone here who made the exit from Big 4/MBB consulting to a VC? If so, I’d love to hear about how the experience is so far. (Not to mention the WLB and comp!) I’m considering a career change but have no one in my network I can go to for insights. Thx! 🙏🏾

Anyone still in this bowl? Been 9 months since the last post! I’ll start- how are your firms’ O&G practices performing? Big 4 here... we have a pretty heavy bench.

Hello. A Strategy& recruiter reached out about a manager level role within the TMT team in the US. Would anyone be willing to share their perspective on WLB, travel, and sustainability (thinking of starting a family soon). Please feel free to DM or share your perspective over here. Thanks in advance!

Hi guys, I am MBA Tier 1 college passout. Currently working in Pwc as Technology Consultant. I have 2 job offers(CTC is similar) 1. Adobe - Value Consulting 2. Mastercard - Management Consultant Which job profile should I choose. My parameters are: First is good role Second is work life balance Third is market relevancy Please help me. Thanks in advance Adobe Mastercard Accenture Deloitte Boston Consulting Group Bain & Company McKinsey & Company Kearney and Company

Hi all. Got an offer from Alvarez Marsal PEPI (Senior Associate) and Associate 2 at Kearney. Base is identical, A&M has this unbelievable bonus % so TC is probably higher at A&M. But I'm looking WLB, longer term opportunities, exit opps. What are your thoughts ?

Does anyone run a business in addition to their firm? I’m a solo and I’m doing pretty well with about 60-70 billable hours a month. Though that leaves a lot of downtime. Curious if anyone has any second businesses that require about 20 hours a week. Not looking for passive income or franchise ideas though.

How is yash technology for salesforce domain ?
Like wlb? Hikes etc

What kind of work EY GDS have in Power BI if there is only excel and PPT related only work being performed? Any one in EY who is working in Power BI tool? I am yet to join EY GDS but m worried by seeing lot more post related to copy paste work here.
My service line will be F & A. Can anyone please tell me lil bit on this service line and wlb. If any one working in F & A service line in Power BI, Please put your thought as it will be much helpful in decision of joining EY GDS.

How’s your work-life balance? New job at a new company and wondering how to clarify standards on this

Hi Fishes
How is EY Embryonics? Is there a work life balance in the team?

Hi Fishes, Wanted to know the work life balance and culture at Fractal Bangalore location . Got offer as an Analytics Consultant in the SupplyChain team. If anyone worked in the past or currently working please comment and hit the like button too 🙏. Thanks in advance ☺

Hi fishes,

Had an interview with Hexaware and 3 days back HR1 called me and said she will send the offer letter next week. 2 days back HR2 called me and said a client interview is scheduled for you and I attended that. Now if I fail to clear the client interview round, will I not receive the offer letter that is promised by the HR1?

Finally a bowl for Star Trek nerds like me!

I’d love to know: how big is your company and how many is in your marketing dept!? I work for a credit union. We have six (almost 8) branches. Three man band marketing team.

Is it worth buying a low rise condo in Lakeview/Lincoln park area? My lease is expiring soon and not sure if I should renew or buy a place. I don’t plan on being in Chicago long term (~2 more years) but was going to rent out after that. Mostly looking for Pros/Cons of owning a place Chicago.

Does anyone else work at an office where the receptionist is a gate keeper, trying to keep tabs on everyone that passes location and timing and reason?

How do I go from SDR/BDR to being a Sales Engineer?

Is it easy or difficult to get confirmation in IBM after the probation period of 6 months. I have 14yrs of experience and have been provided a Business Manager role in Band 8.
What are the criteria to get the confirmation?

Hi all! ISO short term sublease (Dec. 27th - Jan. 1st). If anyone knows of anything, would appreciate a heads up! Thanks :)

Is there anything not masculine about pop sockets? I love them since I don’t like cases and it helps grip the phone on the train and jogging. Plus I love using it as a stand. However, I don’t really see other guys using them.

Hi Fishes, I will be joining TCS Microsoft BU this month as a Test Automation Engineer with 7+ YOE. I had final discussion with HR and offer is expected this week. Any idea which Domain's projects I will be getting in this BU. Also, please share tips to get onsite opportunity.

How much hike and bonus will be given to L9 Team lead position in Accenture joining in October month

Just wanted to know about the average annual hikes at Evalueserve? Position - Manager, Strategy

Hi I have 1.5 year experience In manual testing. How to find job In mid level company ?

Anyone ever bought two adjoining townhouses and knocked down some of the non-load bearing walls between them to combine them into one bigger home? Ones you own of course, not rent, and assuming local town and HOA rules allow for it. Thank you!

How to get an interview for my cousin at Optum? Tried referral portal already, not getting a call back when referring through the referral portal. He is trying for a data analyst role. What is the best way to get him an interview?

Hi Folks

Anyone here went through Agoda interview process recently?

I've applied for an engineering manager role and seeking some guidance on what to expect.

Would greatly appreciate any advice.

Cheers!

Best consulting firms with best WLB? Do they exist? Young professional starting to think about where I'd like to work hard to end up in the next 5-10 years.

I feel like these “incredible” exit opportunities consulting gives you is only applicable to MBB (i.e, companies only value MBB experience vs others). Any successful exits from Big 4 folk?

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

Are there any books or classes about convincing people that have irrational arguments? Trying to figure out how to frame conversations that lead to my conclusions that aren't based in logic and fact.

What do you think it takes for a PPD to get a utilization bearing WBS for proposal work? I know it is rare...

Told a friend of mine in tech I was considering moving to BCG. He asked me if I would have to move to Boston.

I followed up by asking what he thought the top consulting firms were. "I'd guess PwC and then McKinsey are the best. I've also heard of KPMG, Deloitte, and Bain, but I don't know much about them."

Just a reminder that outside our bubble no-one really cares about firm prestige etc.

Anyone know of United status challenges going around? Going to be doing extremely heavy duty international flights so a challenge would be great

Do any of the top consulting firms hire into the Engagement Manager level after an M7 (if they had manager experience elsewhere)? I know MBB probably doesn’t but what about other tier 2 firms after that - and asking for US or Canada

Starting to get more involved in the project sales process - any recommendations for books or resources to develop skills in this area?

My client is telling me about how painful she finds PAID overtime. While she gets💰, I get %.. & utilization doesn't pay the bills!

A week or so ago, someone shared a stacked bar chart of each MBB/Big 4 firm that highlighted the percentage of consultants that say they work 40, 50, 60 hours etc a week at each firm. I have searched endlessly to find that chart but haven’t had any luck. Not even on google. Does anyone know the chart I’m referring to?

Will the US follow Canada and lift travel restrictions?

Utilization may be my least favorite thing about Deloitte. It makes life challenging if you're stringing together a bunch of short-term, yet interesting, projects.

Anyone here with a negative net worth (excluding 401k) in their 30s? Or am I an outlier?

Hi All,

Moving out of IT consulting to Product Management side in the next couple of weeks.
The new company I will join is an e-commerce division of a leading food retail group.

Any suggestions about books/ videos that I can access to learn the basics of the product side?

Planning a babymoon with my wife. Shooting for April-May and looking at Hawaii (Maui or Big Island). Hoping with the vaccine and travel precautions, it'll be okay, but we're also prepared to cancel.

Any recommendations for hotels there that you've liked? I figure the Ritz or Four Seasons, but would love some opinions from those who have been.

How do salaries in MBB and FAANG strategy roles compare? At the post-MBA level.

Anyone has any good corporate codes for Hilton? Downtown Chicago if you need an area specific?