The people here are of very high-caliber. I can honestly say that I respect every person in the company and feel that they are extremely driven, motivated, and intelligent. The culture is very friendly, everyone works together as a team, and the managers and executives want to see you do well within the company.

Consultants put in very long hours at McKinsey. We work an average of 70 hours a week. The dress code is very formal: men wear suit and ties and woman where dresses or suit pants. Casual Fridays aren't really that casual: no jeans or skirts are allowed.

There is a lot of diversity in the company. I have worked with lawyers, PhDs, MBAs, physicists, athletes, orchestra directors, and artists. The hours at the company are long, about 60 hours a week. The dress at the company is very formal and the culture is very formal as well.

The dress code at McKinsey is very conservative. The whole company culture is pretty much very structured. Your advancement within the company is structured, group projects and client interactions are structured, and it gives you the feeling that you're always being evaluated. The company is very good at giving you feedback whenever your request it.

I truly dislike the environment here at McKinsey. The culture is very cut throat. There is so much competition that people are looking to undermine each other. Everyone is trying to appeal to their superiors instead of focusing on creating good work. They overwork you without really paying you better. Overall, if you worked somewhere else, you could probably shine and be appreciated in your firm. At Mckinsey, you're just one of the folks that people grind to pump out cash.

The people here are very supportive and they all want to see you move up within the company. You have to be proactive when it comes to finding a mentor (the company will not automatically set you up with one). You have to make an effort to talk to the partners, but if you do make the effort, then they definitely will give you a lot of advice.

McKinsey is all about bringing value to clients and developing its consultants. We spend a lot of time developing our consultants through training, performance reviews, and mentoring. You will constantly feel challenged at McKinsey and feel that you always need to strive for more.

Most of the people that I meet at McKinsey are very nice and approachable. There is the occasional person on the team who has a large ego or who has an indifferent personality. I love the diversity in the office and the ability to constantly work with different people on different projects.