I agree. My company used them on a major project for about 18 months. They were mostly 25 year olds with MBAs who were arrogant and ended up ticking everyone off.
I know you’re full of BS because average starting age for all top MBA programs is 27-28.
I agree. My company used them on a major project for about 18 months. They were mostly 25 year olds with MBAs who were arrogant and ended up ticking everyone off.
This is so accurate. I worked for a similar company and it was exactly this. Those 25 year olds know nothing about the real world.
And the thing I remember most vividly is that their "findings and paths forward" could have fit on two pages. But the powerpoint was 50 slides and took two hours.
OMG- same story with Deloitte a few years ago for us. Trued to implement inappropriate “Digital Transformation” concepts in our PLM system. Total dumpster fire. Fun to watch though.
Do you realize that the OP's son is only 22 without a masters degree and he may be working for them? But you think they only hire people with MBAs from top schools?
He can probably defer his offer at McKinsey, even doing another summer ( the summer probably fits perfect anyway with a single entry level gig). McKinsey surprisingly big on work/life balance and work/academic balance. Would shock me if they didn't support this move.
On McKinsey to get the most out of it, best to think with a 10 year horizon. Do you see yourself staying in consulting and making partner, or do you want to jump ship into sr mgt at a client at some point. If it's the latter, try to get assignments in the industries you want to work in. The beauty of going from McKinsey to client, is you are immediately catapulted into the high flyer pool when hired and set on the fast track to sr mgt. It's not necessarily fair, but consultants hired in are assumed to be smart and are paid better than peers. Just don't screw it up, lol.
This^^^^ ask to defer so he can maximize his potential as a competitive runner. Good chance they will want him in a year especially since he’s interned and a known quantity to them. Consulting gig will be there long term but he has a very short window to test his limit as a runner.
My son runs for a top fifteenish distance program that consistently qualifies for cross ncaa's every year. He red shirted xc,indoor and outdoor his freshman year. Since then he has been a top 5 scorer for the team on cross regularly and has been all conference and region a number of times in both track and cross. His goal all along has been to make All-American at some point before he hangs up his cleats which has yet to happen. This outdoor season he has been dealing with nagging injuries that have hampered his training and it doesn't look too good at this point for putting up big times. He interned at Mckinsey last summer and now he has been offered a full time position to start this Summer/Fall. He put in a ton of work to get this job offer and doesn't want to lose the opportunity. At the same time he feels like he has a lot left to do in his running career and goals he has yet to achieve. What do you former D1 guys think? Would it be worth it to stick around for his 5th year? I know Mckinsey catches a lot of hate in the media, especially right now but he won't get a better opportunity in the consulting world. 3:40,7:58,13:40,28:50
McKinsey's one of the most deeply evil companies in the world.
It'd be nice if he could find something else to do that was slightly less revolting and destructive.
Sorry, but "make[ing] All-American" won't make a meaningful difference to his life. It won't improve his resume at all, earn him better pay, and it'll fade from memory pretty quickly. Move on, maybe go run the OT while working full time and getting on with being an adult. Having a family is far more rewarding, time to leave play time behind to go be a man.
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