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1,344 Ratings
Pros
"You'll work with some really smart people who really care" (in 253 reviews)
"Great place to work and good opportunities" (in 159 reviews)
Cons
"Lots of travel, although some perks come with this" (in 162 reviews)
"Poor lifestyle, no work life balance" (in 61 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Reviews about "smart people"
Return to all Reviews- Former Freelancer, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
A set of smart people working important problems
Cons
Very tiring job from dusk to dawn
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
-Smart people and managers -Great compensation and benefits -Amazing exits (the best in the industry) -Clear career trajectory in the firm
Cons
-Intense work environment -Capitalism on steroids -Little work-life balance -Often political (promotions)
Continue reading - Former Intern, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great learning experience; smart people to work with
Cons
Limited projects in terms of types of technologies
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Smart people. Professional work culture The Firm strives to improve your productivity
Cons
Mon-Fri travel (as with all management consulting) Long hours, depending on the project
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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super smart people to work with work on big issues for clients compensation is good though not great compared to other options now
Cons
Lifestyle and travel can be a challenge Can turn into a job with a lot of advice but no implementation a lot of work is done for the sake of pleasing clients
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Smart people, quick learning, high impact work, focus on development of people, huge stress on mckinsey values
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Will take conscious effort to maintain a healthy work life management
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Great place to work with super smart people and good benefits. Lot to learn.
Cons
Can get challenging at times.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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1. Learning 2. Smart people 3. Good business problems
Cons
1. don't implement things on-ground 2. lot of time wasted in creating presentations
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
smart people, employees are taken care of very well
Cons
bad work-life balance, extremely high expectations
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Get to work with very smart people
Cons
Work life balance can be tricky
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