[tequila_shot]

the BIG 4 I'm referring to are Accenture, McKinsey, BCG and Bain.

[luma]

How do you know an Accenture consultant? They change "Big 3" to "Big 4".

[wheelinsupial]

Accenture is a new one to me. I've seen MBBD(eloitte) used a fair bit, but figured it was just a reddit meme.

[HelloMcFly]

Accenture has over 700,000 employees. Pretty easy to see how they'd get lumped in given they are everywhere, working for everyone.

I am not nor have I ever been an Accenture consultant.

[SargeDebian]

If you redefine common terms as you go, you should at least give the reader a heads up. Nobody uses “big 4” for MBB and Accenture. Those are not the same type of companies.

[fphhotchips]

There's nothing quite so "tell me you worked for Accenture without telling me you worked for Accenture" as referring to MBB and Accenture as "Big 4".

It's like Deloitte consultants referring to MBBD.

[mbesto]

That's not the Big 4. There is "Big 4" and "MBB", that's it.

Big 4 = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Four_accounting_firms

Big Three / MBB = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Three_%28management_consul...

[hallqv]

Accenture is not even close to MBB in terms on hourly rates (~1/5) & “status”. They are a 3rd tier firm.

[throwaway202212]

Accenture aren't even in the Vault Consulting Top 50 rankings. I don't know how this list is calculated but people in consulting tend to refer to this (I used to work at MBB).

[curiousllama]

Keep in mind that Accenture has a lot more variability than MBB or Big 4. I've seen McKinsey undercut Accenture on price for strategy projects

[carabiner]

lol. McK isn't a body shop. McK = ivy league grads, olympic medalists, top PhD's from flagship state schools. I mean Chelsea Clinton worked at McKinsey. You think she's going to be managing some Indians on setting up SAP?

[turing_complete]

One of those four is not like the others.

[kabes]

Accenture is neither in the big 3, nor the big 4.