Is MBB all it’s cracked up to be? Is it worthwhile or better just enjoying the ride to partner in big 4?

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The ride to P is enjoyable? 😂

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It’s a lot. And attracts a few types of personalities. E.g., work is a bit of an obsession for me. I can’t just not care about it. And MBB takes full advantage of this trait. Pays well though

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did junior years in big 4. gap is abyssal (talent, project, pace, quality, leadership, ...)

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Can you please elaborate?

I did my staff years at MBB and then took a B4 equity partner offer. That was the way to do it. B4 partner is a great gig, but making partner at B4 is a slog.

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Short answer: yes. That doesn’t mean a career at big4 is a bad thing.

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Used to work at a big 4 and also feel properly challenged since I got here. Both in the soft skills (comms/ intuition/ problem solving) and in subject matter content

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Big 4 life was much more sustainable and made great friends there even if I wasn't there for very long. Subject matter was boring and didn't get better as you went up. MBB talent is objectively better but there's a lot of hype on actual outcomes. Some cases are truly exceptional in terms of outcomes, but most cases tend to be typical consulting work (uncertain or low-medium impact). Private equity DDs are a joke and add zero value.

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Everything and more

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I loved big 4 when i was there. Feel like my perspective on what good was cracked open when I got here though. Found big 4 much more fun, friendly and sustainable.

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