Of McKinsey Chicago, BCG Chicago, and Bain Chicago, which has the best WLB? Particularly for the entry level role?

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Agree with BCG4 about McK CHI office not being anything special (I’m a part of that office) - but you can choose to engage more in it than I do, and WLB is not an office thing, it’s highly dependent on what studies you are staffed on (for me, I’ve experienced 50-70 but I haven’t done a DD). I suspect the same is true at Bain and BCG.

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I think the BCG Chicago office culture is absolutely stellar…and have friends at Bain and McK in the city that don’t feel the same about their firms.

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BCG4 that’s an incredibly valuable response, thank you. Happen to be post-MBA?

Triple offer? Bravo Madame

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I would die to be in Strategy& 😭

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It's all relative ain't it.

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What do average Bain hours look like? 50 or 60 or 70?

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It’s less than 60 ;)

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M1 absolutely right. Find people you think you’ll like working with. Much more variation within a firm than across.

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Bain has the best of the three (unless you join the Private Equity Group), though they’re all more alike than different

Bain >= BCG >> Mck for Chicago

How about Dallas?

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