A lot of long hours, a lot of travel, lots of interesting and diverse work, and a group of very intelligent people. The travel is what almost burnt me out. I traveled Monday through Thursday, every week, for about 2 years. The good thing is that I hardly ever work weekends.

The work here is always challenging and exciting. Hours are pretty good with 50-60 hours a week depending on if you are traveling or not. Some DD projects can be done on weekends voluntarily, but is never forced. There's a lot of team work and problem solving. You will also get a lot of feedback from EMs, and you need to improve yourself appropriately.

There is a physical hierarchy in each team. You will have your senior team members and your junior team members and you will be clearly defined to the company. The beauty is that every member of the team is encouraged to develop solutions for the company. You will not be locked into grunt work; instead, you will be working hand-in-hand with the seniors on the team to develop a solution that the client can implement. The best thing is that if you create the best solution, you will be given the credit for your work. Your input is just as valuable as a Partner's input.

McKinsey's image is that it is a huge problem solving entity, capable of creating solutions that no one else can delivery. The truth is that I spent about 3/4 of my time build a powerpoint deck for the client meeting, while the other 1/4 of my time was spent on analyzing the client's problem and creating a real and actionable solution.