Age 28, I have decided to move back home near a new job to save money. I am sick of spending $2,300 on rent every month for a 1 bedroom apartment in DC area. I am committing myself to 1 year living with family, and saving every penny I can and putting it towards a house down payment. Will be tough living with family in the home I grew up in, and I don't have the freedom and independence of living alone, but I decided in 10 years, I will likely be glad I did. Anyone else done something like this?

These days … any role I am applying for, I am getting rejected without getting any interviews, and I am well qualified for the positions I am applying for. Is anyone else in the same situation? How are you getting interviews

Anyone else struggling to get a new job? I’ve been in consulting for 10 years and funding it very hard to leave it. It’s been 6+ months and over 100 apps with no offers. I don’t know if this is normal now days or if I’m doing something wrong.

7 years out of undergrad (ivy league business program), ~4 years in MBB, then ~2 years on the internal strategy team at a major philanthropy, now ~6 months in strategic partnerships at a startup. Got an L4 offer for Strategic Partner Manager at Google. Didn’t know about leveling when I applied and probably should’ve targeted L5. It’s a meaningful paycut ($205k, $155k options) Google Y1 ~$230k vs current ~$275k Base: $155 (current $205) Bonus: 15% Equity: $105k Sign on bonus: $15k Thoughts?

Struggling to decide whether to return to MBB post MBA or join a startup where I’d do interesting work and have a great senior title with lots of responsibility. Comp is nearly identical with equity at the startup that could be very meaningful, but I’m afraid of the risk vs. stability of MBB — how would you think through this?