Commercial vs Public sector/Federal Consulting within the Big 4 or MBB. Differences in culture, types of work, wlb, exit opportunities, etc

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This is a very loaded question.

Having done both I can attest that federal is a joke.

Big 4, ACN, and Booz treat public sector as a completely different business - with lower bill rates and compensation, and much higher consultant to partner ratio.

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