Best aspects of quality of life are that (1) everyone, even managers, principals, and partners are genuinely friendly and care about the team. Even when work is stressful, having friendly and fun colleagues makes it worthwhile; (2) the hours are generally very good (for consulting) - the team probably averages 50-55 hours per week and there is relatively minimal travel, so people get to sleep in their own beds >95% of the time; (3) the firm invests considerably in culture, sponsoring weekly happy hours / social events and biannual retreats, all of which leads to a close-knit team; (4) the partners make an effort to match people to client work and/or internal projects that aligns with their interests.

Worst aspects of quality of life are (1) those aspects elemental to consulting work: deadlines, being at the behest of a client, long hours during "crunch time". Occasionally, working 50-60+ hour weeks can come at the cost of other important elements of one's life (e.g., mental / physical health, relationships, hobbies, etc.)