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Kevin Sneader
653 Ratings
Pros
"Smart people and lots of learning opportunities" (in 227 reviews)
"McKinsey is great place to work" (in 136 reviews)
Cons
"Not a sustainable lifestyle with very long hours" (in 702 reviews)
"Lots of travel and tough for young families" (in 155 reviews)
"Great Values"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year
Pros
Tremendous ethics that are believed and followed by all
Cons
Work hours are off the charts, absolutely insane
McKinsey & Company2020-05-19"NO respect to supporting staffs in China"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
can learn a lot of useful skill set for the daily work. good training system, good working environment.
Cons
They do NOT respect their supporting staffs, which reflects on lower pay than market and much higher standard than market; the supporting staffs will not be count as a McK Alumni and never got invited to the Alumni events, not matter how long they worked for the firm. McK value does not applied well on the supporting staffs, especially in China.
Continue readingMcKinsey & Company2020-05-25"Great company, tough lifestlye"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great people, interesting work, good career opportunities
Cons
Long hours, up or out policy
McKinsey & Company2020-05-15"Worth it"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
The best people and engagements that make a difference.
Cons
Long hours and constant pressure to succeed.
McKinsey & Company2020-04-26"Amazing place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Interesting and impactful work, amazing people, caring culture
Cons
Like all professional services firms, you need to ensure you maintain good work life balance
McKinsey & Company2020-04-26"Delivers the promise"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time
Pros
Great people, over-sized impact and exceptional development
Cons
Travelling gets old, some tribalism, recently tarnished values/ highest professional standards
McKinsey & Company2020-04-07"Switch o your frameworks"
I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time
Pros
Thinking structurally is critical but not all can do it
Cons
Not all can get it
McKinsey & Company2020-03-12"Associate"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year
Pros
Flexible, good culture, good pay
Cons
high expectation, long work hour
McKinsey & Company2020-02-22- Helpful (3)
"Ruthless yet rewarding"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Exposure to high level clients - Working with really smart people
Cons
- Ruthless in approaching development - Experienced hire take a while to understand the way of working - Most relationships are transactional - People are treated as machines not human - Long hours - Perception management is very important which leads to lots of stress
McKinsey & Company2019-12-05We're sorry to hear of your challenges, especially with colleagues. If you have not already addressed this is local leadership, please do share your feedback and suggestions.
"Analyst"
I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time
Pros
Most of things are pros
Cons
Nothing much in particular to add
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