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I think the even more productive conversation is centered around how these consulting firms (Deloitte, BCG, Bain, etc etc) have become giant black holes, suckin
by remarkEon 6y ago
I think the even more productive conversation is centered around how these consulting firms (Deloitte, BCG, Bain, etc etc) have become giant black holes, sucking in massive amounts of hyper talented and competent people.
And then they have them building spreadsheets about how to more “economically” provide a product that was/is literally killing Americans at scale.
It’s part of a larger conversation that’s difficult to have, but I think is largely true: managerial and financial capitalism has been a complete disaster.
- whimsicalism 6y ago> hyper talented and competent people Talented, but not hyper talented. At my school, consulting was sorta the career you did if you couldn't get a job doing something else (like tech or finance).
- remarkEon 6y agoProbably highly dependent on which program you attend (assuming you’re talking about MBA programs). For some banking is the “high status” profession, for others it’s consulting, for still others it’s tech.
- whimsicalism 6y agoNo, just my Harvard undergrad experience
- paulyy_y 6y agoI went to state school and do consulting at a B4 - you're right on the money, consulting (especially at Big 4 level) isn't sexy. MBB is a league sexier though, but gets beat out by PE and some good spots at the FAANGs