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Is "consulting" pure flame?

how flame is it compared to biglaw litigation?
pungent buck-toothed tattoo trailer park
  01/12/17
Consulting usually means unemployed, bro
vibrant ruddy theatre
  01/13/17
mbb consulting is NOT FLAME
maize underhanded business firm twinkling uncleanness
  01/13/17
Depends on the modifier in front of the word consulting.
Misunderstood glassy piazza
  01/13/17
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Seedy Hairy Legs
  01/14/17
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Kink-friendly Location
  01/14/17
Apparently big4 does legit consulting
Seedy Hairy Legs
  01/14/17
(Accenture federal service "consultant")
stirring spot
  01/14/17
What isnt flame, bro?
Big puce travel guidebook library
  01/14/17
Dont you want to know about superior Soviet helmets? You nee...
Big puce travel guidebook library
  01/14/17
(dumbass)
umber stead
  01/14/17
i would definitely hire a consultant to figure out the skinn...
greedy hospital prole
  01/14/17
Most of consulting isn't solving unsolvable problems, it's g...
stirring spot
  01/14/17
this is the so-called management consulting? you have IT...
greedy hospital prole
  01/14/17
Yes, management/strategy consulting. I work for an MBB.
stirring spot
  01/14/17
How insufferable are the women you work with or know of in y...
Rambunctious home
  01/15/17
The women are actually almost all 180. Genuinely smart peop...
stirring spot
  01/16/17
There's some truth in this only because it's true that consu...
comical low-t pit
  01/15/17
We have a decent number of clients located in ARE country th...
stirring spot
  01/15/17
Yes, especially public sector
grizzly fluffy casino elastic band
  01/14/17
varies HUGELY. like some tech consulting guys are legit e...
laughsome heaven
  01/14/17
Yeah, it's basically someone who works for a company but not...
ruby very tactful striped hyena therapy
  01/14/17
imagine trying to run for president without consultants who ...
greedy hospital prole
  01/14/17
for the most part, sure. although not entirely, in a way.
Orange quadroon native
  01/14/17
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grizzly fluffy casino elastic band
  01/14/17
...
Buff Foreskin
  01/16/17
Underrated
unhinged trust fund tank
  01/16/17
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grizzly fluffy casino elastic band
  01/15/17
Flame in that they're a form of variable capital to the clie...
180 abode party of the first part
  01/15/17
...
claret coiffed sound barrier round eye
  01/15/17
MBB (McKinsey, Bain, Booz) does legit consulting
Odious Locus
  01/15/17
It's honestly sad to see what PwC did to the remains of Booz...
stirring spot
  01/15/17
What happened?
180 abode party of the first part
  01/15/17
Booz built up a great practice and then sold out to PwC. Pw...
stirring spot
  01/15/17
we're talking public sector here? a lot of senior people ...
grizzly fluffy casino elastic band
  01/16/17
if you gave me sufficient incentive, i could add tremendous ...
overrated forum
  01/16/17
Justifying a decision the CEO has already made is mostly McK...
stirring spot
  01/16/17
interesting, thanks. the "four fingers" of the ...
overrated forum
  01/16/17
sounds like there is an opportunity to create a big marketin...
overrated forum
  01/16/17


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Date: January 12th, 2017 6:54 PM
Author: pungent buck-toothed tattoo trailer park

how flame is it compared to biglaw litigation?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32361847)



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Date: January 13th, 2017 2:37 PM
Author: vibrant ruddy theatre

Consulting usually means unemployed, bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32367415)



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Date: January 13th, 2017 2:38 PM
Author: maize underhanded business firm twinkling uncleanness

mbb consulting is NOT FLAME

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32367427)



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Date: January 13th, 2017 2:44 PM
Author: Misunderstood glassy piazza

Depends on the modifier in front of the word consulting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32367486)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 3:02 AM
Author: Seedy Hairy Legs



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32371485)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 3:07 AM
Author: Kink-friendly Location



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32371491)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 3:03 AM
Author: Seedy Hairy Legs

Apparently big4 does legit consulting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32371486)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 9:40 AM
Author: stirring spot

(Accenture federal service "consultant")

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32371826)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 9:41 AM
Author: Big puce travel guidebook library

What isnt flame, bro?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32371827)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 9:42 AM
Author: Big puce travel guidebook library

Dont you want to know about superior Soviet helmets? You need a consultant like me to educate you on the subject. I charge a fee, bro. Gotta eat, bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32371830)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 10:36 AM
Author: umber stead

(dumbass)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32371962)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 10:42 AM
Author: greedy hospital prole

i would definitely hire a consultant to figure out the skinny on how to do something that's not well-documented or available with a google search or in a book or by going on some forum full of MFEs on the topic who will tell you for free.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32371990)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 11:00 AM
Author: stirring spot

Most of consulting isn't solving unsolvable problems, it's getting data from parts of the business that don't talk to one another, and presenting them to the relevant people at the company.

F500 companies need consultants because F500 companies are poorly structured and have nasty internal politics. Companies are also happy to use consulting as a farm league for talent.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32372104)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 11:06 AM
Author: greedy hospital prole

this is the so-called management consulting?

you have IT consultants and political consultants, among others, that are hired for their knowledge of arcane systems, but what you're describing sounds a bit different.

maybe we should have separate words for these two jobs. one for people who compile information and communicate them to departments that don't talk to each other and another for people who have specialized knowledge.

if it's all considered "consulting," the term isn't very meaningful

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32372143)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 11:29 AM
Author: stirring spot

Yes, management/strategy consulting. I work for an MBB.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32372262)



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Date: January 15th, 2017 6:25 PM
Author: Rambunctious home

How insufferable are the women you work with or know of in your hotshot firm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32379930)



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Date: January 16th, 2017 11:47 AM
Author: stirring spot

The women are actually almost all 180. Genuinely smart people who are very self-aware and rarely shrewlike. My office has a ton of babbies formed by female consultants, we aren't filled with STRONG WOMEN putting off childbirth until they are barren.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32384218)



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Date: January 15th, 2017 5:52 PM
Author: comical low-t pit

There's some truth in this only because it's true that consultants are hired for political reasons. Most business problems are not complex

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32379772)



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Date: January 15th, 2017 5:57 PM
Author: stirring spot

We have a decent number of clients located in ARE country that literally need to hire us because it's the only way they can get ivy league grads to move out to Omaha Nebraska to work on fertilizer market analysis.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32379792)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 10:49 AM
Author: grizzly fluffy casino elastic band

Yes, especially public sector

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32372025)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 10:50 AM
Author: laughsome heaven

varies HUGELY.

like some tech consulting guys are legit eg that patio11 guy

OTOH management consulting is largely flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32372032)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 11:24 AM
Author: ruby very tactful striped hyena therapy

Yeah, it's basically someone who works for a company but not as an employee of that company and is hired for some sort of expertise.

Obviously it can vary, from glorified data entry all the way up to executive level.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32372229)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 10:51 AM
Author: greedy hospital prole

imagine trying to run for president without consultants who know all the idiosyncratic state systems and all the shit you have to file. would be killself territory.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32372038)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 10:52 AM
Author: Orange quadroon native

for the most part, sure. although not entirely, in a way.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32372045)



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Date: January 14th, 2017 11:02 AM
Author: grizzly fluffy casino elastic band



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32372118)



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Date: January 16th, 2017 11:48 AM
Author: Buff Foreskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32384233)



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Date: January 16th, 2017 1:04 PM
Author: unhinged trust fund tank

Underrated

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32384702)



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Date: January 15th, 2017 5:35 PM
Author: grizzly fluffy casino elastic band



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32379670)



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Date: January 15th, 2017 6:04 PM
Author: 180 abode party of the first part

Flame in that they're a form of variable capital to the client firm. Useful in unexpected situations, because they have a niche skill set - but an unsupportable cost burden in ideal circumstances.

Probably more flame than biglaw but with a similar threshold of absurdity.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32379822)



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Date: January 15th, 2017 6:10 PM
Author: claret coiffed sound barrier round eye



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32379849)



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Date: January 15th, 2017 6:12 PM
Author: Odious Locus

MBB (McKinsey, Bain, Booz) does legit consulting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32379856)



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Date: January 15th, 2017 6:18 PM
Author: stirring spot

It's honestly sad to see what PwC did to the remains of Booz, all their partners are bailing the fuck out of the company as soon as they can get the money PwC has been holding over their heads

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32379882)



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Date: January 15th, 2017 6:20 PM
Author: 180 abode party of the first part

What happened?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32379890)



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Date: January 15th, 2017 6:24 PM
Author: stirring spot

Booz built up a great practice and then sold out to PwC. PwC had its own TTT consulting "advisory" practice that it wanted to integrate a la the successful Deloitte-Monitor acquisition.

Unfortunately, PwC brought a once great firm down to the level of PwC, unlike the Deloitte merger, which brought S&O closer to the standard of Monitor. The writing was on the wall and PwC has been bribing partners and other people vital to the practice to stay.

The lulziest part of all of this is that during this time, a rogue group of partners at Bain went shopping for a buyout and were in talks with AccenTTTure of all places. Holy shit would that have been a show.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32379920)



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Date: January 16th, 2017 12:57 PM
Author: grizzly fluffy casino elastic band

we're talking public sector here?

a lot of senior people in public sector consulttttting have the client relationships worth millions, and can simply find a veteran AA to start a company with and ca$$$h in - its highly underrated

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32384680)



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Date: January 16th, 2017 12:55 PM
Author: overrated forum

if you gave me sufficient incentive, i could add tremendous value in pretty much any organization or w/e. but typical consulting = get clubbable princeton bozos who have never had an original thought in their lives to spout the latest jargon so that the CEO has cover to take out some political opponents.

so yes, consulting has value, in the same way that a good sniping blind does.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32384670)



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Date: January 16th, 2017 2:45 PM
Author: stirring spot

Justifying a decision the CEO has already made is mostly McKinsey's wheelhouse. Other firms don't tend to do this:

McK: CEO wants to stake his career on a risky move

BCG: CEO wants to come up with an off-the-wall suggestion

Bain: CEO wants to acquire

Big4 consulting: CEO wants to make a move that there is a pre-established playbook for, and wants Big4 firm to run the playbook

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32385302)



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Date: January 16th, 2017 3:20 PM
Author: overrated forum

interesting, thanks.

the "four fingers" of the CEO.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32385522)



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Date: January 16th, 2017 3:21 PM
Author: overrated forum

sounds like there is an opportunity to create a big marketing firm that assures people that everything is great, just stay the course.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3489830&forum_id=2#32385531)