For those who went consulting -> PE, are you glad you made the switch? Biggest pros and cons you’ve found vs consulting?

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I’m glad I made the jump, but I wasn’t happy at the first PE firm I worked at. Particularly in the middle market, there is huge variation in quality of culture / people / work-life and it can be difficult to get a good read on that from the outside in, particularly when you’re new to a demanding industry

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Generally happy with the switch now that I’m a few years in. My first year SUCKED getting up the learning curve / felt like I was drowning all the time in stress, but glad I stuck with it.

Biggest pros: getting the chance to meet tons of management teams to learn about their business, seeing my portfolio company work pay off, much better pay (though this varies wildly and def some funds out there that don’t pay more than BCG in long run)

Biggest con: MBB/T2 consulting firms have much better culture on average. Also more stressful at times (e.g., when closing a deal)

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Pros: lot higher pay, I think people are smarter, lot more accountability/ownership over work, is cool to be 3 years out of college and have relationship with CEOs of $xB companies as your portco (relationships only senior partners at mck normally have)

Downsides: huge unpredictability in lifestyle. Weekends and holidays constantly blown up when live deals are being chased. Lot more pressure and stress I’ve found than consulting. Not easy to climb the ranks (vs. consulting at least)

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