Would you stay if you worked hard to reach partnership, only to be denied equity? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/05/04/end-of-accountancy-gravy-train
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Hey, for some reason I’ve been kicked out of the Deloitte uk bowl so will ask here… I’m contemplating moving op units. How should I approach this so that I don’t burn any bridges? The op unit I’d potentially like to move to is currently hiring, but they might not hire me so I don’t want to apply and then not get it and my op unit knowing that… Thanks in advance helpful people :)
Hot take: Unless you are in MBB or select tier 2, I don’t think consulting in London is worth doing long term. Every other tier (Big 4, specialist, or tier 3) is only fair to do a few years before exiting to a brand name in the industry or into MBB/ brand name tier 2. Why: Outside the top tier, pay is not competitive despite hours. Path to partnership is increasingly uncertain. Even as Partner at a smaller firm/big 4, the effort to pay ratio is not great. Thoughts?
I’ve done the classic path of consulting to fintech generalist (Strategy & Ops, Corp Strategy, etc.), and really all I’ve learnt is that I should have specialised at uni (finance, engineering, law) Now it’s been a few years and I can keep going but it will be a slow upward trajectory (promotion every 2-3 years if all goes well) Where next for ex-consulting, ex-fintech people? All I have is a generic project management skill at this point. Is startup the only way to making actual money?
Currently considering an opportunity at Partners in Performance (recently acquired by Accenture) and would genuinely love to hear from anyone who has worked there recently or knows the firm well. Would be really interested to hear honest thoughts on: • day-to-day culture • work/life balance in reality • how intense the travel actually is • what the Accenture integration feels like in practice Posts online about PiP are fairly limited. Thanks!