What’s the work-life balance like at MBB (and other strat consulting firms)?

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Same story - the good ones are good; bad ones are bad. I guess over time, if you learn to align yourself with the right partners, you get more good ones than bad ones. If you just keep ‘going with the flow’, you’ll keep getting thrown to the wolves.

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Variable? I've done 80 hour weeks including weekend work and 3am finishes. This case I'm coasting 50 hours every week. Chill as.

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D1 a thats head down working time which includes work in flight. That’s why we fly biz class.

I probably average 62-66 and 55 is the dream.

I average 55-60, but that’s not to say I’ve never been on 60-75 hour cases

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I average about 60-65/week.

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You can have lighter cases at strategy firms but they are usually not strategy. A blend is nice, sometimes feels good to do an OD in the middle of the mayhem

Source: Personal experience, primary interviews, BCG Analysis.

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