atlanta vs. vegas living
hey everyone -

i'm a second year ib analyst from the midwest. i'm weighing a few opportunities for my next role, specifically in atlanta and las vegas and wanted to get some input if anyone has lived in both locations. by way of brief background, the company in atlanta is in the tech industry, while the one in vegas deals with gambling (unsurprisingly).
i have never lived in atlanta and can't speak to what the experience there would be like, but i have lived in las vegas and in my opinion it is an extremely underrated place to live.

the great thing about las vegas is that you get all the benefits of a big city (restaurants, entertainment, social scene, etc.) without most of the downsides (cost of living, traffic, etc.).
i can only give you estimates based on what we spend with a family of 4. i am a stay at home mom, my husband commutes about 20 minutes to work and i have a teenage driver (16 year old girl) and a teenage boy with a huge appetite. i am now spending about $200 a week on groceries with two teenagers. gas is costing us about $100 a week. car insurance is about $400 per year. our housing runs about $1,800 per month with insurance. we live in a nice neighborhood but our house is only about 2200 sq. ft. you can definitely get larger homes for less money in a less expensive neighborhood, but i would defintely stay on the east side -- sandy and draper are nice. if you go on the west side, be sure it's southwest -- south jordan, riverton, bluffdale. 

since i'm digressing, i'll just continue on this bent. your better schools are on the east side -- anywhere on the east side. if you want to go north of salt lake, consider bountiful, and fruit heights (good schools, but slightly more expensive) stay away from ogden, woods cross and layton. traffic into and out of davis county is horrendous.

if you go one county south (utah county) you have an excellent school district with alpine. avoid lehi. alpine and highland are lovely little suburbs with great schools and a great atmosphere nestled right up against the mountains. home prices and taxes are higher than other places (like american fork, pleasant grove and orem) but they are very sweet places to live. if you're not mormon i probably would'nt consider them -- they're about 98% mormon. mormons are very nice people typically (i know -- i am one) but you're kids might feel a bit left out not being one of the majority.

ok, back to the topic at hand. if you would like to email me, i would be happy to tell you what we make and how we live, but i'd rather not broadcast that all over the internet. email me at daves\_comet@yahoo.com. i would be happy to answer any questions you may have about moving to salt lake. let's just say that i moved here 20 years ago and i have never found a place i like better. i have lived in many cities in different parts of the world, but this is where i hang my heart.

good luck. apple: top few most valuable companies in the world. amazing products. doing interesting work in several fields. could stop selling product for years and still be solvent.alipay: rapid growth, large but niche market. chinese owned. pre ipo so your options are worthless. about ready to ipo so probably really diluted too.lyft: lower comp, smaller and niche market. dependent on gig workers to provide labor. long term outlook?really depends on what you want, but unless one of the others really interests you for some reason, go with apple for a while. probably better comp, looks great on resume. i worked for walmart ecommerce (and jet.com) in hoboken for a few years, and i'm currently at bloomberg. let's me start out by saying that both offers are surprisingly low.with 6 yoe, you should be at least a senior engineer at walmart and definitely a senior engineer at bloomberg.aim for 155k to 160k base with 40k signon (and 40k rsu) at walmart. and 200k base with 30k signon (and 40k+ bonus) at bloomberg.in terms of culture, walmart is pretty inefficient and slow and could be purposeless. but it's relaxed and expectations aren't too crazy.bloomberg is fast paced, transparent, very very efficient and could be stressful at the beginning. also, it's very purposeful (many big firms and companies depend on the code "you" write), but... the codebases and code quality may not always be good because of the speed at which code is written and commited.good luck. Dear User,


thank you for your question.


Generally speaking, one of the most competitive RB offices is the London one due to:


- The general attractiveness of London as a city  

- The high number of candidates fluent in English as their second language and hence consider London as their first choice when looking for opportunities abroad


Regarding the application process I'd recommend to be yourself and show us why you want to be a consultant. Let us know what drives you and why we should hire you. So for me it is not about what you did but rather about why you did it and why this makes you a good candidate for us.


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Yves finding a wife. might leave the bay area for it (among other reasons)career wise i’m not too ambitious. i’m already l5 and would be 100% happy with that comp outside of the bay area. not sure if principal/l6 is worth the added stress. it all varies depending on the team.if you’re close to production, pressure is high. outside of this there are a lot of variation, but in general people are working a lot. this is not really that there are explicit pressure to work long hours but many are very committed , and i think that when you are joining a team you’re more likely to pick up the same rythme.in terms of compensation, it depends on the role / the team and how much they want you after the on-site, but they will in general align on other offers you may have (from google/fb/apple/amazon/...) there are lots of places along the california coast that are just as nice, and not quite as expensive. santa barbara, san luis obispo, san juan capistrano, san diego, santa rosa, etc.

san jose has what's called a "mediterranean" climate. so if your tastes run to europe, you could live in spain, italy, greece, etc. spain and greece are relatively inexpensive.

of course, the trick is finding a nice place, where you can also make a living. Hi Eugene,


if you are referring to the test for the AC position in London, until the end of last year it was structured in two parts. The first part is related to a personality test. The second is related to logical, numerical and verbal reasoning sections. Logical and numerical are SHL-style, unlike the other parts.


Bain also has a different test in South America, also divided into two parts. The first part is GMAT-style with critical reasoning, data sufficiency and problem solving. The second part is business-case-related with multiple choices, somehow similar to the BCG potential test.


Best,


Francesco yes there is a high rate of crime there. as far as work; it depends on your ethnicity,and, or your finances. if you are white, you wouldn't work for the wages offered there. they can get mexican labor cheaper. if you are white and rich, then you could go into business and hire mexican labor cheaper then a white man would work for. i know, i lived and worked there for several months and was even told this by the residents. on the whole, it's not too different - but europe / uk have better healthcare and social systems in place, and better working conditions / employment laws