Pros
You will make some good trauma bonding friendships through the process
Cons
Be prepared to live on credit card debt or personal loans- travel requirements expect you to foot business travel expenses upfront, while finance pays you back on 60 day+ terms (probably because the company is illiquid). Often times weekly travel expenses exceed weekly pay, so be sure to take into account credit card interest rates you’ll be self funding from your paltry take home pay. For the privlege of providing upfront liquidity for biz ops, you can watch as the CEO kicks back at his Utah Ski Chalet between floundering about, constant direction changes, firing people because he can’t sell work, and general mismanagement of his business (over stretching resources on free work, overcommitting to clients, scope creep, poor employee development) Expects tier 1 MBB consulting commitment in terms of hours, but doesn’t even pay close to big four or bottom tier shops.
