go work for McKinsey or something. Out of the frying pan, into... another frying pan. I have friends who worked for McKinsey, BCG, etc. My observation: High p

go work for McKinsey or something. Out of the frying pan, into... another frying pan. I have friends who worked for McKinsey, BCG, etc. My observation: High pressure, long hours, continuous travel which eventually drives you crazy. (Travel sounds like fun, until you realize that business travel consists of the insides of hundreds of airports, limos, hotel rooms, and conference rooms and not much else. And it really is continuous -- four days out of every week, except for the lucky folks who make it into the coveted Wall Street office where the commute is only a few blocks. Ever wonder why every ad at every airport seems to be targeted at management consultants? Wonder no more...) Lots and lots and lots of diplomacy and office politics (which is your primary task). You'll wear out a lot of ties. Not to mention the first-order problem: There is a right time and a wrong time to get that job. The time right after you get your MBA is a good time. Thanks to a fad (which, I believe, began in the nineties) for hiring fresh new Ph.D.s, the time right after you get your Ph.D. is a good time. I'm not sure that there are many other good times. I'm guessing that "right after you burn out on medicine" is not a good time.