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"I studied a global strategy consulting firm with a strong U.S. presence" That's the problem right there. These kind of consulting firms are the worst kind of
by stupidcar 12y ago
"I studied a global strategy consulting firm with a strong U.S. presence"
That's the problem right there. These kind of consulting firms are the worst kind of soulless, dysfunctional, corporate sweatshops, preying on the ignorant management of other companies. They desperately try to compensate for the essential mediocrity of their expensive solutions with a veneer of marketing, overwork and crassly macho professionalism.
When a company is built on bullshit, and everyone knows it, even if they won't admit it, then the same falseness and bullshit eventually pervades every corner of the company, and produces the kind of poisonous atmosphere that makes them such a nightmare to work for.
- praptak 12y agoA classic article about this: http://tech.mit.edu/V130/N18/dubai.html http://tech.mit.edu/V130/N18/dubai.html "The story BCG offered me $16,000 not to tell"
- mpdehaan2 12y agoStartups can (but not always are) be just as rough for expecting crazy outputs, because they belief they have nothing, can lose everything at every time, pivots and changes happening all the time, lack of process. The "using the mail/chat client to see if people are 'working'" thing, etc. I prefer more established startups and companies for this reason, but I think they can have most of the same traits, at times, as consultancies as mentioned in this article.