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Women In Consulting

Pushing brave and productive conversations to further women in the workforce!

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  1. works at Deloitte

    Ladies, what did your husband do in initial months after your wedding that made you feel like you were in the honeymoon phase. My husband is ambitious, has two businesses and isn’t able to give attent...

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  2. Senior Manager

    New mom - please help!!!! I am eight months postpartum and went back to work three months ago. I am REALLY struggling and could use advice from anyone who has been in a similar position. I’m on the cu...

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  3. Consultant

    I have a group of 3 close girlfriends from high school and we tell each other everything important. I started Wegovy 2 months ago because I realized my BMI had crept to 31 (I have a lot of muscle so i...

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  4. Consultant

    I’m currently on maternity leave. Is it unfair that i am the one doing all the night wakeups (we currently sleep in separate rooms i sleep w baby) plus staying at home with the baby all day? I underst...

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  5. works at McKinsey & Company

    How do you ladies do finances with your husbands? My husband and I have been married 4years, are equal earners and have similar savings amount, we talk about our financial decisions openly, and transp...

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  6. Consultant

    Went on a date with a really nice guy. He planned the date and we went to play mini golf. I asked him how much I owe him, he said we can settle later. We then went for dinner to a really fancy restaur...

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  7. works at McKinsey & Company

    My husband earns 2x more than me but that’s mostly because he is 5yrs older than me. I am closing our salary gap quite fast due to quick progression in consulting. Whereas he is already at the top qua...

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  8. works at McKinsey & Company

    Ladies, when do you know you are ready to have children?

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  9. works at McKinsey & Company

    My boyfriend cheated on his last two girlfriends. Can I trust him if he says he is a changed man now and wants to marry me?

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  10. Consultant

    I need some hope today, how long did you have to play the online dating game before you met your person? Feeling kinda defeated hahaha

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  11. works at Accenture

    I am awfully shy and he is sweet, 4 dates. No kiss. Haven’t heard from him for couple days since last date but I invited him over for 5th date during the day, hoping it will help escalate. Was this a ...

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  12. Consultant

    I’m SM at a F100 with a strong brand, “good culture” and good benefits making 180k. Got an offer for a Director at lesser-known F500 for 210k. It’s a no brainer right? Not trying to humble brag just a...

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  13. Corporate Strategy Manager

    Just decided with my husband that we want kids after years of fence-sitting due to fear on my part. Will be 35 by the time we start trying, 36 by the time the baby is out. Would love to hear experienc...

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  14. JI
    Jpi Ish

    Left Deloitte as a Consultant 5 years ago and am now a Director at a boutique consulting firm. A former Deloitte Partner recently approached me for a niche role based on my expertise. The recruiter, ...

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  15. Manager

    I need to sense check this. For context, I am a 2nd year manager with a toddler and in the middle of a demanding project. The director is leaving the firm and I got “promoted” to manage it alone, we’r...

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  16. works at Boston Consulting Group

    Anyone date a narcissist or be with someone who exhibits some of those traits? How did you figure it out? A few months into an LDR and my spidey senses are tingling. Ah the joys of being 32 and wantin...

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  17. Senior Consultant

    I used to be a very happy go lucky, loved being around people, confident person. For the last year or so I went through friendship breakups, my anxiety spiked up and recent also got laid off from my t...

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  18. Consultant

    Hi ladies, who here is dating a partner who’s much older than them? My partner and I (not married) share a 12 yr age gap and I started thinking about how difficult it could get later on. Eg when I’m 6...

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  19. Analyst

    How should I address a friend gossiping about me out of fake concern? On a girls’ trip over the 4th, she made comments about my eating and how I tracked my food (need to track potassium due to spiro)...

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  20. Consultant

    Just had a coaching session because I am deciding between jobs. Coach told me- what are you really passionate about? What excites you? Who are you? That brought be down because none of these corporate...

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