Work-life balance

Consultants have a well-deserved reputation for being hard workers. In their work, they often face intellectual challenges, long hours and time away from friends and family.

As an associate, we know that you need time away from the office to relax and recharge. You’re more likely be satisfied in your job when you enjoy your work – and when you lead a happy, fulfilling life outside of the office.

At Simon-Kucher & Partners, we ask our partners to try to avoid excessive weekend and late night work where possible. Beyond that, we support our associates’ efforts in finding and maintaining a balance between work and home life in several ways:

An approved leave of absence may give you the time and space to fulfill a personal wish, such as an extended journey, a non-work-related educational program or simply spending time with friends and family.

If personal commitments such as caring for a child or an elderly family member require your attendance more permanently, together we will attempt to work out flexible or part-time arrangements that fit both your personal needs and our business needs.

If your personal situation requires that you move to a different location, we will do our utmost to identify opportunities for you to transfer to a different office. The same is true if you want to work from home or from a different Simon-Kucher office for a short period of time. For more information on international opportunities, please click here.

As a final point, unlike at many other consulting firms, our consultants' career advancement is not measured in terms of hours worked/billability. Rather, we value substantive contributions and review advancement decisions on the basis of contributions.

Follow this link to an article in ConsultingMagazine.com to find out how Simon-Kucher Senior Consultant Lasma Orlovska balances her consulting career with her personal passion for competitive figure skating.

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