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If distance makes the heart grow fonder,
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Leaving McKinsey

Alex feels a mix of excitement and apprehension of leaving McKinsey. He didn’t get a return offer but he feels lots of love from the Mckinsey and the QuantumBlack people. He began sending leaving emails on the Tuesday but he was already getting messages from people saying how he would be missed. He got over…

January 2024!

They spent the first week in Southwark. L started work again and A was kinda working because he was about to resign. He spent some time playing his steam deck. L really enjoyed working from Southwark because she saw lots of people in the mornings before starting like Davina at Soho House and Rob at…

December

They went to a surprise jazz gig at 915 which was a gift for A for no reason. L had a nice whisky drink. They went to Ethica and read their books and ended up at Donna’s for brunch and had really great sandwiches and a brown butter dressing salad. Alex went to the Marlies…

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