Anyone here jumped from ACN/Big 4 to MBB? How have things improved/worsened? I'm burnt out by both hours and type of work but I'm told the work life bal at MBB is worse while work is more interesting.

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Not a helpful response, colleague.

We have quite a few former Big4/ACN. Mileage varies obviously, but the ones I know personally don’t regret the move. Enjoy the work, benefits are better and overall more lenient policies (eg not tracking utilization as a core KPI)

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I’ve seen non-strat folks do it. McK seems to grab lots of non-strat people from Big 4.
The only strat folks I’ve seen do it went to a top 7 business school, had good grades and a high GMAT.
In other words, MBB has a recruiting model that they use, and applying within it is the easiest way to get in for strat.

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I know a good number who’ve made the switch. None have regrets. That being said, it’s far from an easy or guaranteed path... far more apply than get offers, even via the top b-school path.

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Is there a particular level where coming in is easier? I’ve heard PL is better than Principle for new joiners

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So if it’s non-strategy, what type of roles? Tech implementation ?

I have a colleague who joined from Deloitte but only after business school. Enjoys it a lot in terms of staffing and not tracking utilization

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