Who leads when it comes to work life balance in consulting? All of us put in plenty of hours but who gets the best deal in the industry?

What about for MBB specifically?

Big 4?

I was on a partner/manager call today and they were discussing the “high” turnover at the senior and experienced associate level. What was shocking is that while ours is about double normal, evidently we are 3 out of 4 in turnover meaning 2 of the Big 4 are even higher.

Gen questions for consultants who moved to MM PE, how is the work culture (cutthroat, competitive), stress (insane at closings), & ability to “unplug” on vaca/wknds at your firm?

Hi Fishes

Please advice
I am currently working in TCS (11LPA 10 years Exp)

I have 2 offers in hand. TechM with 19LPA & DXC with 25 LPA (23L + 2L Variable)

DXC hired me for Indian client .My job profile on system admin. Work will be on Legacy Technology. Do I get chance to upgrade to cloud and shift to different Client

Most of the review on DXC is negative. How will be job security and work life balance. In most review I see "termination & layoffs." How is current situation in 2022
Thanks!

Hey all - has anyone ever had any success leaving the Cybersecurity field? If so, what advice do you have?

While I believe a career in cyber is very rewarding and impactful, it’s not the right fit for me, have struggled to find wlb and passion for the field, and am looking to pivot into more of a business analyst role.

Want to know abbvie work life balance at Abbvie, Worcester, MA site?

How's work life balance at Apple? More specifically for a PM role

F*****-up story…please be constructive (but also open & direct)
With my wife for 14 years, 2 kids under 8y - both under a lot of pressure bc Covid/work/private life/… and have been (unconsciously) running away from our couple not working “since a long time” (dixit my wife). We want to try and fix it, but I also met someone new (not sure if she would even want me) and wondering if it’s worth fixing it (since we are trying/running/avoiding it for years) - just worried about the kids…any advice

My younger brother has the opportunity to do Software Engineering at FAANG and consulting at MBB as a fresh grad. I told him to do SWE, but I’m afraid I’m giving him biased advise cause I’m jaded in this industry. If you were me, what would you advise him?

In a Big4 deal Analytics group that’s not premier with no path to partner... should I try to move to MBB/T2 to gain traditional consulting experience or try for tech/FAANG... I just wanna make money

Does anyone have opinions on PepsiCo? Interviewing with their growth strategy team who are mostly ex-MBB from top MBA programs. The work seems interesting and up my alley (CPG Strategy) but this bowls obsession w/ tech makes me think I should be focusing my attentions on FAANG

I got an offer from Audible? How is the work culture and WLB? Does Audible also has PIP culture?

TC:240 K
Level: L6

Hi fishies! Considering an internal big 4 move from Western Europe to Dubai. Not sure about WLB and whether there’ll be enough growth and learning opportunities after reading some of the threads here. Anyone up for sharing their experience? Especially concerned about sexism / racism as a WOC…and whether moving back to Europe in a few years will be difficult because the ME experience won’t be considered valuable.

Bonjour ici !
Je suis un consultant italien avec nationalité française, j'ai été récemment contacté par une MBB et j'envisage de m'installer à Paris depuis le Moyen-Orient où je travaille actuellement.
Y a-t-il quelqu'un qui aimerait entrer en contact et me parler de son expérience?
Merci beaucoup !

Hi Fishes,

Last week I finished my Managerial Round with Societe Generale.
Can someone please help me with understanding the wlb and projects at Soc Gen?
Also how much compensation does SoC Gen offer for a Full Stack Developer role?
Thanks in advance.
YOE - 3 years
Tech Stack - Java, Spring, Spring Boot, JavaScript and React JS

How is work life balance at Deloitte India?

JOBS!!
Neptune Retail Solutions is hiring an Art Director/Senior Art Director. Amazing work life balance! Feel free to DM if you have any questions :)

Any diverse firms in Chicago with WLB?

ZS 🐠 request for info. I have a prescreen call coming up for a Strategy and Insights manager role. What can I expect in terms of interview process? Behavioral, case etc? Any insights would help.

I got selection mail from tcs on 22 Aug, they asked to upload documents next day. HR discussion is not done yet , how many days they take to do the hr discussion after uploading documents ?

Hi Fishes,
I am looking for a job reference for Software Engineer position in Australia.
Can anyone please help me with the application process ?

What engineering fields have the most opportunity for someone who wants to travel as part of their job?

I got an offer from a company. They told me on the phone the salary was 88k but when they sent me the offer letter it said $87.5k What do I do?

Is there a way to check someone’s level in Moma, I know you can see yours in Grow

I’ve accepted an offer from a firm. Had to revise my joining date and the HR sent an email confirmation for the revised doj. I received an onboarding portal link from another HR, on their portal it’s mentioned my joining is in January which is even earlier than the joining date I received before on my OL which I got revised later on. The HR isn’t even reachable, they don’t reply to mails or pick calls. Don’t know what to do.

Thoughts on taking out $60K from my retirement account under the CARES provision (no 10% penalty) to pay off my house? My current interest rate 5.25%

Anyone have experience setting up more in-depth analytics for portfolio websites? Any ways to get more information about who is looking at my book? I'm on squarespace. Cheers!

Why is gentrification portrayed as bad?

Does your company use a ticketing system to manage emails received by the legal department? What works and doesn’t work your team?

Hi Guys,
How much Soc Gen offers maximum pay for 8.5 YOE in AML/KYC. Your reply would be helpful in negotiating the offer. Thank U guys…

For creatives who work at PR agencies, what’s the work like? And how is it different from an advertising agency?

Any other sober folks in the sales world who can give me some advice? Really struggling to keep up with the office culture when happy hour is impossible for me. 1.5 years sober and want to stay that way.

What is the Deloitte MSP Team? Is it consulting?

How do you appease the client when they call and ask when their tax returns are done and they want them done now but they are further down the queue of returns because they submitted their PBCs later than other clients who submitted their source docs on time?

Going for a PwC Manager role- Delivery lead role. Any ideas on potential salary for negotiations? Thinking on the lines of asking for £85k. Reasonable?

🐠 Vegas meet up on Jan 6th? Comment if you're down!

Is there any advice for networking into projects when you don’t know many people at the firm yet? I always to help on BD work when I’m on the bench, but it never turns into any billable work. Every time I have talked to a partner/senior manager I was told I don’t have the skill set they’re looking for, but I don’t know how to build up from there. Feeing very lost but I want to improve my approach.

I've found ChatGPT mildly interesting... until a manager shared an experiment he did last week. He asked a few bench analysts to spend an hour researching basic questions a client might ask (e.g. "which Fortune 500 companies have the most questionable ESG strategies and why?") and to answer via 2-3 short paragraphs. He posed the same questions to ChatGPT. He shuffled all the responses and asked a number of us to spot the AI answer. NOBODY picked correctly.

BCG friends - what exactly does the PTO (Predictability, Teaming, and Openness) role do? What does the role entail / how do they work with consulting project teams?

OTS is growing rapidly and leadership has asked us SMs to assist with recruiting. One of our needs is for cybersecurity and data privacy consultants interested in M&A e.g. CISSP, CISA, CIPP, CIPM, etc

What do you think is the best to do in your Twenty to build a great carreer for the future?
(ERP consultant)

Any entrepreneurs out there that feel like there’s a million things no one told you before starting your company? (Good&Bad) 5 years in myself and nearly could write a book with my list of sh*t no one told me… curious to know what’s on your list???

For an athletic male, 6’ 2” - 190lbs. Would you say slim or extra slim for Charles tyrwhitt dress shirts?

Where’s your favorite place to co-locate with your team?

How long did it take for you to realize a career in consulting was not for you ?

Looking for help articulating / explaining how inflation has a greater impact on lower paid employees than higher paid employees. I'm having a difficult time framing the toll of a decrease to income, above fixed costs, for those who have less income than others.

Industry hire here. 6 months in and still feel very isolated. I’ve been in a remote project since I joined. Thinking about going back to industry. Anyone dealt with similar challenges?

Finished my MBA and got into consulting but finding it difficult in being good at my job. I joined a client mid project and the deliverables at times are so vague. I have no consulting experience ( came from an audit background) but as a sr. Consultant the expectations from my role are high. How can I get better at problem solving, story telling and just consolidating influx of information into concise format. Having some major imposter syndrome!

Is the chase freedom flex a better deal now than CSR? Worth downgrading? I already redeemed all my points through pay yourself back

Beside toastmasters, what are other ways to improve communication and public speaking skills? Books, podcasts...?

Best books on leadership and sales skills?

Heard BCG laid off quite a few people this summer. Is this true?