About to start my new position at McKinsey as senior automation engineer with Internal T& D department, not sure what to expect from a Management Consulting company in regards to automation field or software engineering. How will the wlb be, how will be the learning and growth oppurtunities, how will be my first few months etc..

Any exMcK or Mck person wants to share any thoughts or may be some generic thoughts from someone based on experience?
#consulting #mckinsey .

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  • . The consultants at McKinsey are really nice , knowledgeable and fun to work with .You won't be working with them however for the tech role.
    Work will be like any other tech company and lot of new people have joined who bring and change the overall culture ( and sometimes not so good practices from their past) and the culture is not the same as McKinsey overall . It can get overwhelming like older tech companies as they ramp up.
    Working with multiple timezones will be detrimental to health depending on where you are.
    Wlb also depends on this as you're expected to be flexible with time zones. But generally can be 8 hours.
    Technical certifications they partner with vendors are good if you've bandwidth to attend.
    Mar 17 2
  • I believe benefits may be different for internal vs external roles, so you may want to get in writing what benefits you should expect. Draw lines around work life balance early if you want to preserve the balance, McKinsey pushes hard but will respect boundaries if you lay them out. Take advantage of internal trainings, they can be really high value, one of my big regrets about my journey is not taking more.

    Edit: if you’re based in India, boundaries may not be as respected.
    Mar 17 3
  • Good to hear,
    When you say amazing growth oppurtunities can you elaborate a little bit may be on moving to leadership/managment kind of role, how is training and all for that.
    Mar 17 0
  • The work at senior level is good and t&d is completely tevh but I have biased thought on it. There is too much vendor related things and somehow t&d is valued less inside the firm . I am currently part of t&d, work is great but it gets too much of timezone difference for me as most teams are based in india or Prague. It’s worth a try great compensation amazinh growth opportunities . Work is much flexible too. I haven’t had more than 10 hrs a day ever and someday it’s 5-6 hrs only.
    Mar 17 0