Big 4 consultants come to fishbowl with their problems, MBB consultants come with their humble brags. Discuss.

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For Bain, at least, I don't think we have fewer problems. I do think we have the propriety to avoid bad-mouthing our company on a public forum

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Why are EY guys so in awe of MBBs?? Chill out, they're just people

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I do genuinely think we have it good at BCG :)

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Awwwwwww

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Which practice are you in? If you don't like your job, maybe you should just leave. It'll make you happy and the firm will have one less fake employee :)

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Guys. If you don't like your jobs and if you think you are smart enough to find better ones, QUIT. Don't fucking complain here. It's weak.

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We have it good at EY too! Stop bad mouthing your firm @ OP!

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If you get Bain ACs together in private, we have plenty to complain about too

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Stop playing it cool EY1!

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Ok so layoffs? No. We pretty much didn't have them. At MBB it's up or out. So yeah shouldn't complain about that OP. Difficult middle managers? Who on earth doesn't have that? You think MBB is void of management flaws? Interesting. YE compensation? Depending on your level and year, I do think some people are over paid. Is it rough sometimes yes? Do we work as hard as our I banking counter parts that get their huge bonuses? No.

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People as in the 99% vs. 1% ? Got it.

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@EY1 let me point you to all the threads around YE compensation, layoffs, difficult middle managers etc.

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@EY1 solid advice. I will consider that.

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/\ lil better than your 5-7 % raise in the base.

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Y'all salty! No cares thooooo

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So many pissing contests

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@EY1 also it is not just an EY or practice specific thing. Just a general observation I made based on the threads I see. No need to get all your feathers ruffled over it.

@EY2 - let me reiterate - this is not specific to EY but a perceived trend about big 4 posts. No need to get defensive about it. If you are not dating the hot girl, don't have to pretend the girl you are dating is hot. Arguably, she could have a great personality and the hot girl might have problems of her own making, not debating which one is better. Get my drift ?

@EY1 How is your 1.5% "bonus"?

@EY3 Is leadership still pretending they align bonuses to the market? I used to love that line a few years back.

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