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I was approached about a senior L6 role at AWS. It sounds interesting, but is this level too low for a junior partner? Or is this normal for AWS?

Private equity groups poised to own one in three top US accounting firms… Another story about the growing interest and influence of PE in professional services… how long before one of the Big 4 is on...

Recently left my firm and doing freelance work. So far, it's been very lucrative, but I know I will need to build more pipeline. Especially with so many of my contacts being restricted for the next ye...

How bad are the bonuses this year likely to be vs last year?

For those who have left a Partnership - what did you typically say when asked about comp expectations for new opportunities? Unfortunately, I don’t think many opportunities in industry in my MCOL city...

Are all firms going through staff reductions currently? Confirmed at McK, KPMG, Kearney.

Would you respond favorably or not favorably to a Partner at another firm reaching out to explore career opportunities with you/your practice? When I was more junior in my career I’d do a cold reach ...

Looking to exit from a successful consulting career at Big4 to land as a CEO somewhere. Wanting to try something exciting and challenging. Which executive search firms can be of help? Any pointers?

Folks who have exited consulting and joined the industry - did you work with an executive search firm? How was your experience? Am starting to explore options outside cause it’s getting tough to handl...

My college aged kid just started a great summer internship with a good company. I got the download from the first day and it was pretty negative: boring orientation, supervisor wasn’t there, internshi...

Did anyone buy a full service restaurant as an absentee owner? I’d love to learn about your experience. Restaurants in the $4-5m annual revenue range.

Does anyone here use advanced calendar solutions? We struggle to get consistent project engagement from senior leadership due to calendar issues - last minute conflicts etc. Lost engagement as we g...

Thoughts on mandatory retirement? Or encouraging retirement at particular age (60) when no policy exists.

I’m curious about the “ eat what you kill” consulting firms. Have been mostly in b4; and recently seems like everyone has very sharp elbows. What are some of those firms and what is it really like ...

My fellow partners are refusing to consider a male candidate from a non English speaking background because of his gender. My view is that it is highly unethical to discriminate against anyone based o...

Anyone knows what’s going on inside PWC? My interviews are on hold, should I be concerned?

Why hasn’t the new home construction industry been disrupted yet? It seems ripe for an overhaul - I don’t know anyone who has had a good experience with a new build.

If you do an executive mba or parttime mba, as a business owner / partner in the firm, can we tax write off these MBA tuition and related expenses ? Has anyone successfully done this ? Appreciate your...

In the market for hybrids. Not convinced on full EV yet. I live in Texas. Any reco?

I am concerned that I might get laid off. I haven’t been told that I’m on any lists, but between the current state of the industry and of my firm and my general pessimism, I’m concerned. I’m trying to...