Aussie living in the US here, and turned consultant while being over here.

How is the work/life balance as a consultant in Aus? Typically I feel like Aussies balance well overall, but curious if that translates in this profession?

Or if anyone has worked in both US and Aus, would love to hear your overall thoughts on the differences.

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Paid less than US, you can google AFR big4 consulting pay.

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Yeah that’s one thing I can’t understand. The cost of living in Sydney and Melbourne is the equivalent or sometimes higher to any major city in the US but the salaries are further behind 😕

Did consulting in the US, but worked with consultants as part of corporate strategy teams in AUS. It seems like PTO is more respected in AUS, but overall WLB is about the same. Consultants in AUS do the overtime that corporate employees can’t.

I’ve also found the quality of the consulting analysis much weaker here. I think there’s much more standardized problem-solving and group think, which leads to less creative and tailored solutions. I’ve also noticed a tendency for consulting firms to look at the US for inspiration for something that worked and making a case to bring it to AUS as is, rather than tailoring it to the Australian customer and company’s capabilities. It’s basically a case for expensive failure IMO.

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This is an interesting take. Great that PTO is more respected but if the hours overall are similar, seems like Aus consultants are under paid which sucks.

Great insight on not tailoring the solution to the Australian customer.

Worked in both countries in both consulting and non-consulting roles. Can confirm work-life is more balanced in Aus in general; the difference is definitely noticeable vs the USA

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