This is dumb. The whole point of McKinsey and Goldman is to increase one’s career trajectory.

This is dumb. The whole point of McKinsey and Goldman is to increase one’s career trajectory.

https://x.com/awilkinson/status/1721216345457700988?s=46

Okay but why it's dumb? The calculation is true, even if you work for comparatively not-so-good hourly wage to get better hourly wage & career opportunities later.

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I understand that and I guess most people are aware that McKinsey & Goldman are high status. 

But don't see how it makes this post dumb - I think it's just another data point that might be useful for the 'where should I work' equation, even if it's weight is low.

Because people - especially young fresh out of college students - don't only optimize for $/hr earned which is a very crude and short term measurement. The intangible and hard to "value" items such as optionality (i.e. where can I end up after this job), status (how does this make me look) etc etc