I joined KPMG a while ago from federal consulting. Federal consulting had super good work life balance but I’ve been working at KPMG strategy for a while now. The hours are wild, my managers expect perfection, and I feel like it’s all meaningless. Does anyone else feel like this, how have you dealt with it, and is it like this once you go into industry?

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Welcome to the big4 race. Sometimes it’s toxic, insane with unreal expectations!

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Welcome to big 4, my friend. Especially in a strategy role, that’s why the pay is substantial. Hours will generally be horrendous compared to most other companies, but you’ll learn a hell of a lot faster than anywhere else in a good amount of instances

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