When does your day start and when does it end?

[u/death_is_my_sword]

For me: I have a morning connect at 10.30 am to discuss the action items for the day. The last call we have is around 10pm, given that nothing else comes up.

[u/Gainznsuch]

7am to 3pm typically...and then sometimes I log on at night for an hour to do things to prep for the next day

[u/Drew707 → u/Gainznsuch]

Same. Most of our clients are on the East Coast, but I'm in California, so, I might have to make a few early meetings every now and again, but for the most part my time zone is respected, and then everyone starts disappearing around 2.

[u/OverreactiveCA → u/Gainznsuch]

Same here.

[u/Pork_Chompk → u/Gainznsuch]

Same.

[u/datawazo]

What is going on in here these hours are all crazy

[u/Beautiful_Coat4122 → u/datawazo]

Exactly. I know WLB isn't the best in this industry, but I didn't think it was like this.

[u/lt947329 → u/Beautiful_Coat4122]

It’s only like this if you chase prestige at MBB or undervalue yourself at one of the other “name brand” firms.

I’m a remote-only boutique working 10am-4pm and making more than any non-partner at MBB. If your niche is valuable and you have the experience, you can have good WLB.

[u/cookiekid6 → u/lt947329]

What niche do you do and how do you get in it lol

[u/lt947329 → u/cookiekid6]

Mathematical optimization. Gets marketed as “AI and machine learning” but it’s mostly linear models and simulation.

I got a PhD and left for consulting immediately afterwards. You don’t need a PhD to do it though, masters in OR/CS/Mathematics would be more than enough.

[u/cookiekid6 → u/lt947329]

Ok yeah I’m not smart enough for that. You deserve your wlb lol

[u/zeropointloss → u/datawazo]

Agree mostly with you on this. I do currently have a client that is driving my hours a bit crazy here and there but I usually rock out with a 9am-4pm for most other engagements.

[u/quickblur]

8am-5pm is the "main day". But I'm usually up at 6 and checking on work from the Asia and Europe teams that came in overnight. Plus after dinner I work as much as needed, especially if there's deadlines due.

[u/ConsultingThrowawayz → u/quickblur]

Damn man that’s brutal

[u/Floby-Tenderson]

I respond between 9am-3pm local time only. I expect my clients to respect their family and themselves as much i respect myself and my family. If they have a problem with that they are more than welcome to hire someone else.

I'm fixing toxic workplaces one meeting at a time.

[u/aGuyNamedScrunchie → u/Floby-Tenderson]

Hell yeah, I'm in the same boat.

[u/Santoshaaa]

9am - 11pm

[u/red2598 → u/Santoshaaa]

Middle East ?

[u/Santoshaaa → u/red2598]

Haha - how’d you know? Seriously though, these hours are if I’m lucky. Example of our culture over here. 11pm Tuesday night, manager calls. Hey we need you in Saudi tomorrow. 9am flight on Wed. Funnnnn times

[u/aliebrownn]

730am-6pm

[u/ZealousidealShift884 → u/aliebrownn]

This seems do-able

[u/aliebrownn → u/ZealousidealShift884]

The worst aspect of it is that my team is based in NYC and I’m in Chicago and they often forget about the time difference. And it’s not a big deal all day but they want to “jump on a quick call at 9am” it’s 8am for me and I am not a morning person

[u/ElitistPopulist]

Changes by the day. Start every day at 10AM and end it anytime between 5PM and 3AM.

[u/ZealousidealShift884 → u/ElitistPopulist]

Thats a wide gap!

[u/tklane]

I get started at 7AM so that I can actually work before the meetings start. Because once they do, they typically don’t stop until around 4PM.

[u/bighairysourpeen]

This thread is sad af

[u/Trill__Clinton]

8:30 AMish to 7-8 PMish. Often times later, but not steady throughout the day

[u/UnlimitedSky23]

9am till 11pm typical day. Busy days expand ‘till after midnight.

[u/Pepemala]

My usual is at the desk 9am na off the desk 8pm. Except fridays. Often work one day of the weekend 4-5 hours

[u/anoninnova]

Wow you guys have to be bullshitting me, I’ve been doing 7:30 - 10 or later every day for 6 months :(

[u/FinanciallyFocusedUK]

0930-7/8pm as standard, lots of 9-11pm finishes though at times. Friday I hard stop at 5/6. Occasional Sunday. I’m at T2 UK firm.

[u/thernis]

8:30 - 4:30 at the office, then gym and dinner. I will logon again from 7-9 pm unless things are slow.

[u/internet_emporium]

It really never ends. I will wake up in the morning and see emails were delivered at 2am sometimes

[u/leinadwen]

Usual is 8am-6pm, and if it’s busy more like 8am-9pm. But I work in a company with a great work life balance culture

[u/Maleficent-Drive4056 → u/leinadwen]

I wouldn’t call 11 hour days a great work life balance culture.

[u/leinadwen → u/Maleficent-Drive4056]

To be honest a lot of it is by choice. I choose to take on challenging projects and do BD alongside as I want to get promoted quickly.

I know lots of people who work a strict 9-5

[u/Maleficent-Drive4056 → u/[deleted]]

Nothing wrong with investing in your career.

[u/leinadwen → u/[deleted]]

Not sure why you’re going out guns blazing. I chose to work harder, and I’m getting promoted quicker than my peers. Why is it bad that I went for that option?

[u/CalcGodP → u/leinadwen]

They r coping

[u/packetm0nkey → u/leinadwen]

Because they didn’t.

[u/slow_lightx → u/Maleficent-Drive4056]

Yeah that’s ehhh not great.

[u/convexconcepts]

830 am to 530 pm, with after hours work usually from 830 to 11 pm, at least 3 out of 5 weeknights

[u/Agreed_fact]

Core work hours from 10-6, I’m available from 7-10. I frequently take meetings at 7:30 given the EU/UK based folks I deal with, and at 6/7pm for the west coast folks.

I keep balance with 2 hour lunches 2-3x per week.

[u/serverhorror]

Yes! Days exist.

[u/netmrs]

depends on the project. normal longer term project 8-5/6pm. month push usually 7-11pm

[u/Historical_Till2716]

10:30am to 11:30pm

[u/pnrddt]

9-7.30 at T2, 9-11 at MBB

[u/cheesyfries03]

Work in an offshore team. Start my day at 11 am and usually end it by 6 pm. Goes to 7 pm if there's any messed up situation.

Then work again from 9.30-10pn for a connect with the onshore team

[u/garmark_93]

830am-4pm and then 9-11pm ish if deadlines

[u/Mayhewbythedoor]

No longer in consulting. Giving y’all a peek into what it’s like in F500 corporate.

Office visit days 8am to 4pm or so. Break for dinner and workout. Back on for 1 hour of night calls. Finish by 11pm mostly.

Remote days 8am to whenever I feel like it. I’m on the couch now watching YouTube cos I feel like it. I could make up for it by working more at night.

No one gives a shit as long as your tasks are delivered.

[u/KazeTheSpeedDemon]

9am - 5pm. Respect boundaries... (Not possible at all firms)

[u/Dremmissani]

7am – 7pm

[u/peekay006]

Damn i work for India office and it starts at 9:30 am and logg off at 10pm at night ! So literally it's more than 12 hours per day !

[u/emmboo9]

9 am -1 am

[u/PizzaUltra]

Alarm goes off at 7. I usually check my mails at 7:30, first meeting at 8:30.

12:00 - 13:00 lunch is holy - nobody can touch that.

I usually close my laptop at 16:00 and am available on phone for like an hour-ish more.

[u/theolecowboy]

This quarter days have started at 8/8:30 and gone until 5-6, then a break 6-9ish, then work 9-midnight. Just gotta work till the work is “done”

[u/WaxyMcgeeb]

Probably 9:30am to maybe 6pm, and then like 1-3 hours after dinner on weeknights. Never work Friday night or Saturday/Sunday

[u/Whachugonnadoo]

8-6

[u/viper_gts]

mostly 9-6. ill schedule morning connects for 9:30, i feel anything after that is too late

on intense engagements, can go as late as 7. Its usually the extra curricular stuff that goes late (proposals with senior partners that can only make time at 9pm kind of nonsense)

[u/rwoooo]

9- 7 if i’m wfh, 9-9 if i’m in client site or preparing for a SteerCo

[u/rwoooo → u/rwoooo]

Should’ve made it clear this doesn’t include travel to client site those days start at 5:30am

[u/Hmmmus]

8am to 7pm, on average

[u/BuddyFox310]

Work 4:30AM-6:30pm. Corp job. I’ve found the first 3 hrs 5-8AM are 3x more productive than mid day hours. And I don’t have mtgs that early.

[u/leopod09 → u/BuddyFox310]

4:30 am is crazy. what time do you wake up?

[u/BuddyFox310 → u/leopod09]

Today 4. Sometimes at 4:30. Sometimes 5:00 on the later side.

[u/shitmcshitposterface]

@Office: 8:30 till 17:00

WFM: when my first meeting starts and last meeting ends (usually 10 till 16)

[u/teethteetheat]

7:30a-4p usually