MBB folks, after getting in, did you feel that people started treating you differently? If so, in what way? Do you feel a sense of inflated ego? Did it deflate after a while?

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Literally no one outside of consulting/professional services knows what mbb is

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Most people do not read page 13 of the New York times, or whatever irrelevant section the McKinsey articles are in. Most people don’t read the Times at all

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Lol what

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Been here since 2015 and I still can’t explain to people outside consulting what I actually do

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Yeah you feel that you have become a generalist and a slave with a comp ceiling of $1-2m annually. Which is probably lower than what a good trader can rake in in bonuses for a single trade. The world is bigger than you think. Grow up

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People who know consulting will treat you differently. The rest of the world will just go huh?

You are better off as director and above at <large consumer brand > if you are looking for clout.

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Hate us cuz they ain’t us

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I get paid to have my ego deflated on the daily

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If someone asks me where I work, I say the name followed by “you’ve probably never heard of it”, which is true. No one cares

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