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Re:"McKinsey in a Box": The End of Strategic Consulting? by simianwords on Monday August 11, 2025 @03:31AM (#44861615)
Please understand that I'm literally debating against a conspiracy theory. Sure some times they are not hired for merit but do you think all this is a pyramid scheme where massive amounts of money are wasted for no real value?

I'm the unreasonable one?

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Re:"McKinsey in a Box": The End of Strategic Consulting? by JimDabell on Monday August 11, 2025 @03:38AM (#44861644)
> I'm literally debating against a conspiracy theory.

You’re debating against things people have directly experienced for themselves. You asked:

> Isn’t it just much simpler to accept that they indeed provide value in making good judgements?

It is not simpler to accept that when you have seen with your own two eyes multiple cases where they definitely were not making good judgements.

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