Any fish have experience going from large firm to small(25-30 people) boutique? Curious what the pros/cons might be (culture, future career outlook, etc.) outside of the obvious. Possible 40-45% increase total comp which is the main reason I’m considering, tbh.

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I'm at a small boutique that's like 20 people. Honestly, it's pretty fantastic. the pros are
- good partner exposure,
-;absurd pay ($200k 2nd year out of college, $300k this year if it were not for covid)
- interesting domain area (only our niche), really good perks (200% 401k match)
- good coworkers.
- flexible working hours
- flexible travel (pre covid)
- unlimited expense account (1st/busienss over 3 hours. I think bcg has us beat though)
- good culture (basically 4 weeks pto and we are pressured to travel/take time off)

To all of the "but mbb only does the good projects" crowd - I've done 8 projects with mck or Bain including one now. Our clients are top tier and are diverse (pe, strategic, hedge funds, etc)

The biggest cons are:

- lack of brand for MBA/exits
- hard to exit anywhere else and keep comp stable
- you have to be a self starter about everything
- no IT
- wlb can suffer when we get busy

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Got it, that makes a ton of sense. Thanks for the detailed response.

Might not be a great move in a recession. They likely have 2-3 big clients or a handful more small ones and if they lose a contract you’ll feel the impact pretty quickly

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Can you name a few of the smaller boutique ones? I’d be interested to see what it’s like too

I went from very small (<50 staff) to very large (Booz). Pros and cons to both sizes. Honestly didn't mind small all that much but few opps for promotion.

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