Looks like consulting and IT are the road to riches in the working world. It’s funny the highly paid CEOs of big corporations who are supposed to be the strategic thinkers have to hire highly paid consultants to tell them what to do. These Ivy League educated consultants then tell the CEOs they should buy back their stock as the best way to succeed. Fucking brilliant. This will surely end well.
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• Chart: The Highest-Paying Companies In America | Statista
Research conducted by online employment website Glassdoor has found that consulting and technology companies offer their employees some of the highest salaries in America. Chicago-based consulting firm A.T. Kearney was ranked first overall for pay with median total compensation amounting to $167,534. Strategy& came second with $160,000 while Juniper Networks rounded off the top three with $157,000.
