Pros/Cons working at a design consultancy (IDEO, fjord, frog...)?

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Cool glasses and uh .... thought leadership? My dealings with these places reminded me why I like making commercial more than I like doing retail flow surveys and attending UX conferences. I couldn't handle the bloviating.

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@SAD1 (which is an amazing acronym): 👏👏👏

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Overeducated, underemployed...

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Consultancies have no follow through. You don't actually get to make stuff.

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I assume they charge high premiums? If so, are the salaries comparable/higher to big agencies?

Huge 1 some consultancies have decks that sit in desk drawers (cough;bcg) but the work of some consultancies see products and new business models ship. it’s not all hot air.

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