The Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Credit: AFP archives)
BEIRUT — It was the final boarding call. Passport in hand, Anthony* walked down the jet bridge toward the plane. He was one of dozens of consultants filling the Sunday-night flight from Beirut to Riyadh. Like others, he was flying out for another week-long assignment in Saudi Arabia.But this time, a pit settled in his stomach.While his job as a management consultant at a MENA-based firm has always been stressful, the pressure has risen over the past two years. Anthony’s firm laid off roughly a third of its consulting staff, many of whom are Lebanese. More from Stephanie IMF will not back Lebanon’s financial gap law, calls for revisions “It’s very tough to be working in an industry when you know that even if you survive this round of layoffs, you might not survive the next one,” he said.For years, consulting was a career of choice...
BEIRUT — It was the final boarding call. Passport in hand, Anthony* walked down the jet bridge toward the plane. He was one of dozens of consultants filling the Sunday-night flight from Beirut to Riyadh. Like others, he was flying out for another week-long assignment in Saudi Arabia.But this time, a pit settled in his stomach.While his job as a management consultant at a MENA-based firm has always been stressful, the pressure has risen over the past two years. Anthony’s firm laid off roughly a third of its consulting staff, many of whom are Lebanese. More from Stephanie IMF will not back Lebanon’s financial gap law, calls for revisions “It’s very tough to be working in an industry when you know that even if you survive this round of layoffs, you might not survive the next one,” he said.For years, consulting was a career...
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