How long are the hours at BCG compared to Big 4? Obviously there is a significant difference in pay, and I am trying to understand how many more hours/weekends folks out there are expected to work.

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When I compare my hours to those of my Big 4 friends, there really doesn't seem to be that big of a difference. There are however more weekends where we are at a coffee shop doing work.

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What??? I've worked maybe 3 Saturdays in 2 years. No weekend work is a very strong norm, even in the midst of 80 hour/wk DDs. 55-65 is typical.

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Do you already have an offer?

I'm with BCG2 on the weekends and hours. There are few things that will ruin a teams morale than mandatory weekends. Also, in my experience, I don't even know how that would work since most of the teams I have been on were from multiple offices.

I have had a very consistent ~60-65 hours per week for the past year or so with occasional spikes up to, but not past, 70

Same B4. Occasional cruise weeks in the 50s. Only significant time >70 have been DDs.

Same same. Just higher bill rates.

I worked only a handful of Saturdays in my career at PwC (7 years). 40 hours/wk was probably my average, and some weeks were significantly less.

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