Based on my own experience at McKinsey and what I heard from coworkers, I think the author’s experience comes from a mixture of the realities of management cons

Based on my own experience at McKinsey and what I heard from coworkers, I think the author’s experience comes from a mixture of the realities of management consulting and the realities of working in the Dubai office. For whatever reason, my colleagues who spent time in that office described poorly-defined projects, unmotivated clients, and rubber-stamping that went well beyond anything I experienced in the US.