From my experience working alongside Big 3 consultants in finance;
they do all the grunt work. They don’t have any business intelligence yet which you’re correct. Think of them as an overpaid apprentice. They aren’t welding or building frameworks, they’re hauling concrete up staircases and other shit work needed to ensure the qualified expert doesn’t encounter delays.
they don’t make that much money. Since they almost always live in major cities a large chunk goes to rent for a place they barely live it and they’ve got massive student loans to pay as well
They’re horrible jobs and I have no idea why anyone would want one. They typically work 50-60+ hours and pay for apartments they can’t even live on bc they’re on the client site 5 days a week.
They eat endless junk food, are harassed constantly for fun by client FTEs, and have no social life. Most of them will burn out and leave long before they become a qualified manager or director.
They work their ass off until they’re 30 and realize they have no relationships, few friends, and are never home. Then they quit for a normal job and try to start their life.
Not 30... you get hired out of university/college so you're around 22-24, then you work for 2 years before you either go elsewhere or do an MBA. Great on your resume. Good networking. Not a bad trade-off. And 50 hours would be a slow week. And yes, finance pays much more.
From my experience working alongside Big 3 consultants in finance;
they do all the grunt work. They don’t have any business intelligence yet which you’re correct. Think of them as an overpaid apprentice. They aren’t welding or building frameworks, they’re hauling concrete up staircases and other shit work needed to ensure the qualified expert doesn’t encounter delays.
they don’t make that much money. Since they almost always live in major cities a large chunk goes to rent for a place they barely live it and they’ve got massive student loans to pay as well
They’re horrible jobs and I have no idea why anyone would want one. They typically work 50-60+ hours and pay for apartments they can’t even live on bc they’re on the client site 5 days a week.
They eat endless junk food, are harassed constantly for fun by client FTEs, and have no social life. Most of them will burn out and leave long before they become a qualified manager or director.
They work their ass off until they’re 30 and realize they have no relationships, few friends, and are never home. Then they quit for a normal job and try to start their life.
Not 30... you get hired out of university/college so you're around 22-24, then you work for 2 years before you either go elsewhere or do an MBA. Great on your resume. Good networking. Not a bad trade-off. And 50 hours would be a slow week. And yes, finance pays much more.