potatodumplings
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I was premed in college, took the MCAT and everything, and at the last moment, I decided to take a gap year. I got an offer at a management consulting company, where I have been for 2 years.
I've been on the fence whether to continue in consulting, or go back to school. Financially, consulting makes far more sense: I'm making ~$150K now, can expect to make double that ~4 years, and our partners make $1M >. We typically work 9am - 12am, with no weekend work.
On the other hand, the work is not at all fulfilling. Far from having a "broader impact," I feel like a cog in a machine, and the prospect of grinding up to partner for the next decade of my life is soul crushing.
That's why I'm curious: has it been worth it for all of you? Do you actually feel like you're making an impact? Or do you also feel like a cog in the machine? Competing for the same pool of grants, working in a private-equity owned practice, an employee of a university (i.e., "if I wasn't doing this research, somebody else would be?")
I've been on the fence whether to continue in consulting, or go back to school. Financially, consulting makes far more sense: I'm making ~$150K now, can expect to make double that ~4 years, and our partners make $1M >. We typically work 9am - 12am, with no weekend work.
On the other hand, the work is not at all fulfilling. Far from having a "broader impact," I feel like a cog in a machine, and the prospect of grinding up to partner for the next decade of my life is soul crushing.
That's why I'm curious: has it been worth it for all of you? Do you actually feel like you're making an impact? Or do you also feel like a cog in the machine? Competing for the same pool of grants, working in a private-equity owned practice, an employee of a university (i.e., "if I wasn't doing this research, somebody else would be?")