Seeing a lot of "survival math" on cash-out refis lately. With Treasuries at 4.3% and energy prices climbing, are you using home equity as a lifeline for debt, or sitting on cash for the June IPO window? Feels like the bowl is split… half are playing defense on high-interest debt, the other half are hunting pre-IPO entry multiples before the SpaceX S-1 goes public. Which camp are you in for Q2 Defensive (Refi/Debt) or Offensive (Secondary Market)?

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Hi everyone — I’ve been working in market access consulting for the past 10 years and am now actively applying to roles in the pharma/biotech space in the LA area. I recently came across a position at Kite pharma. If anyone here is currently at Kite or Gilead, I’d really appreciate the opportunity to hear about your experience—and if you feel comfortable, would be grateful for a referral as well. Thank you!

Hey Desi Consultants! Young, married, and navigating the consulting grind here 🙇‍♀️. Anyone else juggling late-night decks with family WhatsApp group chaos? 😅 How do you balance desi expectations (rishta aunties still asking when I’m “settling down” 🙄) with crushing it at work? Spill your tips—I need all the chai-fueled wisdom I can get! ☕ #DesiConsultantLife #WorkHardPlayHard

I'm trying to lateral to A&M from a boutique strategy consultancy (focused on a particular industry), so no integration/restructuring work. Worth shooting my shot for PEPI, given I had five years of operations/manufacturing experience pre-consulting, or should I go for an open role in the practice aligned with the industry I'm specialized in right now instead? Alvarez & Marsal

How hard is it to snowboard vs skii for the very first time? I'm going on a last minute skii trip with my m8s to France. I've skiid before when I was like 12yo but that was 7 years ago + snowboarding seems much cooler. How many hours of lessons would be good before I go if any or can I figure it out on the trip. Thanks 🤣

Anyone at (or has previously worked at) A&M PEPI? In the process and would appreciate any feedback around culture and perceived WLB. Know it’s not a 9-5 but want to gain a better understanding of individual experience with the practice (e.g., is it closer to LEK or Big 4 strategy?)… don’t want to waste anyone’s time if it’s the former

If a new vote was held today, based upon what he now knows, Tillis says he would vote against Hegseth's nomination. "...I am beginning to wonder if maybe Armed Services was a little bit generous with respect to their assessment of his capabilities as a manager of the world’s largest, most complex and arguably, consequential organization.”