Why do people obsess over relatively minute “prestige” differences?

I’ve noticed some people stress over M vs BCG vs Bain or Alix vs A&M in terms of “brand” and “exit opps” when they’re largely perceived to be the same tier/caliber outside of consulting circles.

I would think that individual project experience, networking and personal branding is far more important at that point.

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Because my tribe is better than yours. And if you disagree I’ll smash your head with a stick.

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Because their whole identity is [company]. Funny and sad.

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Jay Alix is that you

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You rang

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I agree. But, let’s be real, Harvard Medical School is way more prestigious than UChicago Med

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Because they are an empty shell of a human being bereft of purpose or spirituality.

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Because they’re empty shells who don’t know themselves and don’t know how to value themselves other than by what perceived external status symbol they can obtain. They’ve bought into a made up prestige so as to overcompensate for the emptiness they have inside

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Cause once you make enough money to satisfy your needs and most whims to boot, what else do you have to occupy yourself with except d*** measuring contests?

I don’t think people obsess over it. Since this is Fishbowl, people who have offers for one or the other use this platform to do market research on moving companies when offered.

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