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Is McKinsey & Company just a bunch of scumbags?

Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:17 pm
Posted by AlwaysPutsSeatDown
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:17 pm
-Jeffrey Skilling
-Piyush Jindal (R)
-Pete Buttigieg (D)

are of examples of products these consultants have produced. It seems there is a lack of conscience. A factory for sociopaths.

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Posted by TheWalrus
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:20 pm to
And yet most elite MBAs would give a testicle to work there... Makes you think.
Posted by TheTroll
Member since Feb 2020
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:22 pm to
quote:

Jeffrey Skilling
-Piyush Jindal
-Pete Buttigieg


Three out of several hundred thousand alums/current employees.

Case closed, all scumbsgs.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:22 pm to
If only there was a board for this...
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:22 pm to
I don't know about that, but if I were making business decisions I'd mostly avoid them.

McKinsey hires based on high IQ and that's not exactly what you need to make a business succeed. You do need intelligent people, certainly. But when they're the ones making decisions about strategy and design, super-smart people tend to get things wrong.
This post was edited on 2/9/20 at 12:23 pm
Posted by AlwaysPutsSeatDown
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:22 pm to
Name a good one????
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:27 pm to
quote:

Jeffrey Skilling

What’s ole boy up to these days?
Posted by crewdepoo
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:31 pm to
Why is Pete a scumbag?
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:31 pm to
quote:

What’s ole boy up to these days?


Catchin' fish and stinkin'... mostly the latter.
Posted by lynxcat
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:37 pm to
There are thousands sitting on executive teams across the world...
Posted by gthog61
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Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 12:43 pm to
quote:

Why is Pete a scumbag?



I dunno, people tend to think that those who look upon them with utter contempt for no reason are scumbags.

and I will add my anecdotal evidence - the one time I worked with them they offered recommendations to do shite that we had already figured out wouldn't work, but the big boss who didn't know that forced them upon us. They went away, don't know what became of their report, we were successful. I am sure they got a few hundred thou for their efforts.
Posted by RabidTiger
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 1:39 pm to
Pete Buttigieg is your example of a complete sociopath with no conscience?
Posted by dixiechick
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 1:39 pm to

This post was edited on 10/1/20 at 8:08 am
Posted by 14&Counting
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Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 2:07 pm to
quote:

What’s ole boy up to these days?


Finishing up his stretch
Posted by CharlesLSU
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 2:10 pm to
Aren’t you best-served at the Poliboard?

Seriously

Posted by CharlesLSU
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 2:13 pm to
No. They are an exceptional think tank that has provided insight to many of the most successful companies in the world......and got that way AFTER consulting them.

But, by all means, continue the politically-angled witch hunt.
Posted by barry
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Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 2:17 pm to
As a former management consultant, I can tell you it’s not a great culture. They give the industry a bad name.
Posted by lilsnappa
Red Stick
Member since Mar 2006
1794 posts
Posted on 2/9/20 at 2:26 pm to
Read this and you'll understand:

The Firm
Posted by OweO
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Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 3:06 pm to
I'd put street smart up against book smart any day.
Posted by ElderTiger
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Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 2/9/20 at 3:12 pm to
quote:

Is McKinsey & Company just a bunch of scumbags?


Don’t know about scumbags, but my company spent a small fortune with those guys as they constantly retooled our division. After about 3 overhauls, our division continued to make about the same amount of money we always did, which was always a substantial return.
The biggest change they got implemented was a change in salesman’s compensation. Thanks McKinsey... my last 5 years, I made a lot more money than I would have before.
This post was edited on 2/13/20 at 1:55 pm
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