undefined | Better HN

0 pointsdlokshin14y ago0 comments

Consulting and finance are lucrative, partially because there are serious demands of the job that you're not considering.

* Working 7 days a week (in the office for 110 hours) * Living out of a suitcase * Often living out of a suitcase in the middle of nowhere * Virtually no vacation * Expectation that you'll forfeit a vacation if the firm needs you * A lot of stress

And that's just the start of it. Plenty of people burn out and decide that the paycheck isn't worth it. Imagine that. You're making the mistake of only looking at the glamorous part of the job (the pay check) instead of actually taking a look at what the job entails.

Spoken from personal experience

0 comments

3 comments · 1 top-level

Hyena14y ago· 2 in thread

The difficulty or inconvenience of a job does not really imply additional remuneration. If it did, migrant farmworkers would probably be the richest people in the world.

mchusma14y ago

The difficulty does not, but pay is only one form of compensation. Those with the most opportunity have many good options, some with more pay, and some with better work conditions. in other words, if you need a smart person you need to compel them to work for you.

Hyena14y ago

Yes, but now you're making the skeptic's point: management consulting works by using the shock-and-awe of lots of Ivy League degrees to provide cover for management. In other words, a complete waste of shareholder money and employee time.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse