ZS vs BCG for WLB/TC/Overall Trajectory?

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If you have the option, you have to pick BCG, complete no brainer

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Is WLB comparable then?

ZS if you want better WLB, deep specialization in life sciences, and a long-term career in consulting with a sustainable path to partner. BCG if you don’t mind consistently burning the midnight oil, want cross-industry experience, and don’t want to be in consulting forever but just want a couple years of experience and a big name on your resume before exiting.

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This isn’t even a question. ZS isn’t anything compared to BCG. Wake up!

You must be really new to the industry. The only conversation to be had here is WLB or specialization.

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There are try hards everywhere but plenty of us have very healthy wlb. Comes at the expense of doing interesting work, unless you think transformation work is interesting.

Pay is definitely worse. I would work elsewhere if any of those firms had wanted me, looking to go back to industry.

WLB will be better, everything else will be worse

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Would you say this difference is marginal enough to go for BCG?

LEK vs BCG for LS? Don’t like traveling

LEK if travel is really the main decision factor

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