During a recession, which is safer? Big Four consulting or a smaller boutique firm?

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The more diversified, the better

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I think boutique. Large ones can fire a team and operate normal but small ones dont have a lot of choices to fire.

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Marginally a B4. If a B4 group doesn’t sell enough it will get riffed. You may get chances to move to a different group in a big firm which you won’t get in a boutique.

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I would have thought bigger was safer. I guess it depends how small. I know some that worried about making payroll last time around

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Cutting is coming

What about MBB?

Wait... should we be preparing for a recession. I didn’t get the memo lol

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