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Pros
"Good experience with smart people" (in 326 reviews)
"Great place to work with great culture" (in 194 reviews)
Cons
"Lifestyle - lots of travel away from home" (in 178 reviews)
"High pressure environment can be tiring" (in 86 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Incredible people, great opportunities and very interesting work
Cons
Work/ life balance can be tough - it can definitely work if you set and uphold personal boundaries strongly
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
salary, hours, people, culture, pay
Cons
management, manager, system, pay,people, I dont know..
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Talented colleagues and support everywhere.
Cons
Be prepared for travel and long hours.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Fast learning Smart people Big topics Sometimes good ppl
Cons
Churn Late hours Hierarchical Vales deteriorating
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Good learning, Good people generally
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Bad lifestyle, Demanding team and clients
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Great colleagues and a fast-paced learning environment
Cons
Long hours and sometime very short deadlines
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
- Brand halo remains strong - Access to senior responsibility early in career
Cons
- Lots of effort required to find projects that align with your interests - Not a good learning opportunity for 'getting your hands dirty'; too easy to give the advice and move on to the next thing
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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- Amazing personal and professional development, with the ability to move quickly if you have the capability - Work on some of the most interesting and challenging/complex problems - Genuinely wonderful and inspiring people you get to work with
Cons
- Remuneration isn't as competitive as what's being offered externally - Work hours are still challenging, with difficulty balancing work/life - Leadership remain committed to the status quo
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Access to senior clients, impact, incredible people, development, mentorship, capacity to chase your interests
Cons
Pace, workload, pressure, intense feedback culture
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Free food and some pretty good colleagues
Cons
Endless nonsense, meaningless psychobabble, absurd working hours
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McKinsey & Company has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 7,467 reviews left anonymously by employees. 90% of employees would recommend working at McKinsey & Company to a friend and 85% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
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