Bain & Company Currently making 188k TC, but have wanted to enter consulting for years. Is it worth it to pivot to consulting at the SC level? Or should I just stay in industry?EY Deloitte PwC Bain & Company McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group Oliver Wyman KPMG Kearney Alvarez & Marsal

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Don’t. Toxic af environment built upon “relationships” that value loyalty. By loyalty I mean ass kissing and blind followership and cranking out work and slide decks you hardly believe move the needle. So to answer your question absolutely F-no. If you have some sense of work-life balance and you don’t hate your current job - do not move to consulting. There are exceptions to the rule and obviously there are great people in consulting; but those are the exception.

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KPMG1, I never upgraded form student so I don’t think I have referral access

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People who don’t grow up in consulting have a hard time adjusting. If 30s+, I wouldn’t take on the stress or toxic environment

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What do you do now? lol

At 188 TC at a university, they must be the head of IT

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Make the move, you'll regret not having done it in the future and if anything you can always move back to your current position

Definitely worth it if you want to try consulting. Though it seems like some of my B4 peers disagree lol

Depends what you’re seeking - work life balance/project opportunities/travel… but at 188TC, I think you’d have a good chance of making more at A&M SA level - assuming your utilization and bill rates are high enough.

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