My friend (background in startups) just went through a final round interview at a boutique firm and immediately withdrew her candidacy and called me asking how the hell I don't get bored to tears and lose my mind in consulting. It's a firm that specializes in ops, so definitely different than the strategy work I do...but it's got me wondering if there are more compelling things out there I should be looking at, like I'm a fool for thinking this is pretty decent 😂

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I did my internships in BigLaw, got an offer. Turned it down in favour of consulting because I kept thinking "how the hell do people do this (law) without getting bored to tears and losing their mind"


I have yet to be bored in consulting, although losing my mind is debatable. It's all a matter of personal tastes and perspective

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People have different interests

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Of course there are more compelling things out there....but do they pay well enough, and are these opportunities open to you?

It's just different, I get bored after a couple of years in industry because you're usually dealing with the same people, systems, and (often) problems over and over.

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