Pro and cons of internal consulting? Is it better or worse than Big 4?

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I mean what’s the role... is it BizOps at FAANG? Is it corporate strategy at a F500? Is it Portfolio Opps at a PE Fund? Pretty open ended question..... what’s bad? Poor hours? Boring work? Less travel? Idk dude

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Dangerous. Internal consulting roles that don’t have real budgets and visible, serious chargeback to client depts are among the first to get cut in lean times.

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What’s a chargeback? Do internal consulting groups charge the departments they work for?

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