My roommate has a friend at Bain, and told her that his roommate (me) works at McK. Apparently, her response was- Hah nerd
Is that our perception?

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Hah nerd

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No, BCG is the nerdy one. McK is the evil corporatist

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Came here to say exactly this. #BBD

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No, but that’s not a bad reputation in my opinion. I always saw BCG as the nerdier of the MBBs. Nerds are awesome!

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BCG is where the nerds reside ...

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As someone from BCG, i can confirm the nerdiness. But that’s what I love about us

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From this thread I confirmed:
-Bain folks have a chip and always need to assert they’re cooler than McK
-McK insecurities flare up anytime they think their “prestige” is doubted and assume all haters just want to be them (I’m ex-McK)
-BCG chimes in to make sure they aren’t forgotten and can’t let anyone else have their nerdy/quirky/not evil identity

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And OW people are forgotten

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It’s just a joke. When someone says their friend works at another big 4 I just say “haha nerd” but it means nothing. Looking too much into this lol

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Among the MBB’s, I’d say Bain are def the cool kids. As a self proclaimed nerd, my perception of the firms post-sell weekend(s) was BCG>McK>>Bain. So, her response seems pretty apt!

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You need/want a roommate even with that McKinsey salary???

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I'd want a roommate (well, flatmate) regardless of cost savings. I find it too depressing to live alone, and I was moving to a new city as a recent grad so I didn't know anyone

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if it makes you feel any better whenever I know of someone that works at another Big 4 I go "oh🥴 lol" don't mean anything by it...

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Ow is where the nerds are

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I'd say that's a nice compliment in our knowledge-based industry.

Nah, we perceive you to be the insecure ones

It’s either nerds or drug dealers, you pick

Get back to work

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