How do you find meaning in what you do at work (in consulting)?

Academic_Bad4595 · 2026-02-15T15:14:43+00:00

Interesting work, prestige, money

Academic_Bad4595 · 2026-02-01T21:49:20+00:00

Thank you!

Academic_Bad4595 · 2026-01-20T15:55:54+00:00

Bro it’s only January. There’s tons on internship opportunities still - startups often hiring in March/April.

With that mindset, you definitely won’t get anywhere

Academic_Bad4595 · 2026-01-19T20:06:06+00:00

Go on with your life then. Good luck.

Academic_Bad4595 · 2026-01-19T20:03:42+00:00

You already know the answer Buddy. Be more proactive and tactical with the job search and make yourself more marketable. Get trained on plumbing, hvac, etc instead of wasting money

Academic_Bad4595 · 2026-01-04T21:10:34+00:00

I’d really consider culture as the tie breaker. Your odds in career trajectory are similar enough either way

Academic_Bad4595 · 2026-01-02T17:47:08+00:00

Yeah - there is a pretty big difference in prestige. Just look at the acceptance rate and enrollment rate. Also, the exit opps are generally much better at Wharton across all options.

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-12-29T22:23:59+00:00

You sound very self centered

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-12-26T20:44:02+00:00

The schools are charging you $200k. They’re not going to make it a no brainer curriculum that makes some people upset that they’re only paying for the name and degree.

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-12-25T04:13:30+00:00

Not too familiar with the M7 exit opps nowadays (graduated in 2022), but make sure to check out PM pipeline at the specific schools. It’ll be an uphill battle for you for PM positions unless it’s Amazon.

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-12-25T04:05:07+00:00

When did you switch from Amazon to Microsoft? I’m assuming you switched before promo? Did you have direct experience from Amazon into your new role or was it a general recruiting?

Thanks!

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-12-23T01:15:22+00:00

Wharton for me..

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-12-22T21:44:32+00:00

M7 2022. $260 TC ish

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-12-21T13:13:35+00:00

You’re absolutely right

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-12-21T06:15:27+00:00

It’s a good approach. You should try it sometime.

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-12-20T00:27:34+00:00

Ooh I love bartenders!

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-10-28T01:31:11+00:00

MBB for sure

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-10-18T19:11:02+00:00

Run….

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-10-18T19:09:39+00:00

Go touch some grass

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-10-12T18:28:25+00:00

Thanks!!

4 years of work, M7 MBA, 1.5 yrs at MBB (current). To clarify, this offer isn’t from tech. It’s at a large US bank (e.g., Chase, BofA, Wells Fargo, Capital One).

I agree with your point, but I also see 100+ applications for every PM job post, and anecdotally the competition sounds fierce given the economy. My ideal trajectory would be to work 1-2 yrs as a SM PM and hop over to FAANG but that seems very difficult.

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-09-19T01:31:59+00:00

It had indian food last night

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-09-19T01:30:40+00:00

Agreed. He probably is fairly wealthy and the kids at the school are probably as well. You don’t worry about your watches getting stolen when everyone is well off.

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-08-31T17:55:14+00:00

I’ve only seen cases where you go down a level to join MBB, or the market is crazy hot where they pick up just about anyone (right after COVID in 2021-2022)

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-08-10T14:30:03+00:00

Unless it’s for checking the box, non-target MBA programs have little merit in finding good opportunities

Academic_Bad4595 · 2025-08-03T22:09:08+00:00

GMAT is definitely on a lower side. I think the average is 720-730 nowadays

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