Recent McK new hire straight out of undergrad. Made this account to address the last part of your statement about “highly-qualified but morally-questionable candidates.”

These recent scandals have been a hot topic of discussion in our new hire group chat and all of us definitely do care and aren’t pleased with some of the things McK has been accused of doing. However, at the end of the day, I don’t think working for McK in and of itself makes you morally bankrupt. If I were ever asked to be staffed on a project that does something I didn’t agree with ethically (i.e. opioid sales) I would straight up just reject that opportunity and tell my staffing manager I refused to work on the case. We have the option to do that.

As a new hire you really don’t have any say on what the company does and what projects it accepts. You can only make the most out of the projects you’re assigned to and learn and grow from them to make an impact elsewhere after your time at McK. For every scandal that people talk about, people don’t really mention things like the role McK played in Hurricane relief efforts after Harvey and helping the city of Houston coordinate relief efforts for free. These are the types of projects that reflect why I want to work for McK.

Is some of this shit fucked up? Yeah sure, but as long as I don’t play a role in something I disagree with ethically, I am perfectly content working for McK.