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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I worked at one of MBB out of college (10+ years ago) and even then, remember there being very real conversations around professional standards and which clients/cases to work out. I wasn’t staffed on any morally questionable cases (think tobacco, opioids) and generally felt good about my time there.

I would take anything the NYT says with a grain of salt. They are not without some very real biases (think: anything large and corporate) that make me question their reporting. Still, as a former consultant, I do think there’s some element of truth here that McK really needs to reckon with. Companies are only Teflon for so long.

And as to some of the comments here - standard DCUM that think the only meaningful and moral work can be found in the public sector. I think it’s short sighted to say anyone going into these jobs simply only cares about money. It’s intellectually dishonest and weak argument at best. Most people go into consulting (or law or medicine or finance) because they are also very intellectually curious and competitive. The work and analysis is *hard*. It’s refreshing and invigorating to “crack” a case as we used to call it and then implement that solution. Not everyone wants to work as a teacher or public servant and that’s ok! [/quote]

BS. I have worked at one of these companies too. The work for the first couple years is mind numbingly boring and the hours suck. You only do it for $$$ and prestige [/quote]

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