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&lt;p&gt;If investment banks are famous for their infinitely long hours, consulting firms are known for perpetual travel.  But will all consultancies park you on a plane the moment you set foot in the door?  Vault.com turned to our insiders to find out. &lt;p&gt;In general, consultants can indeed expect to travel a lot - but there are no guarantees.  Some consultants report &quot;being on a project in our consulting firm&#39;s home city, where the most travel I did was catching a taxi every morning,&quot; while another young consultant says: &quot;I started work on Monday.  Tuesday, I was shipped off on a six-month project in Canada which actually ended up being eighteen months.&quot;  &lt;p&gt;Then, there&#39;s the commuting.   Many consultants complain that in their field &quot;the hours are already 60 hours plus, and then there is all the damn airplane time.  The travel is the worst, just the worst.&quot;   A typical consulting firm tells its consultants to &quot;expect to be out of the office several days each month during your first year and 2 to 3 days each week in subsequent years.&quot;  Many consultants would say that&#39;s on the low side.  &quot;Travel can take up to 80 percent of your time,&quot; say consultants, and many note that they are &quot;required to be available for travel 100 percent of the time.&quot; In general, say consultants, &quot;travel is the rule.&quot;&lt;p&gt;This doesn&#39;t mean that travel is all that bad.  Some consultants actually think that &quot;the extensive travel&quot; is &quot;a big perk.&quot;  One consultant gloats: &quot;If you want frequent flyer miles, you got &#39;em!&quot;  Some consulting firms try to make travel fun; one offers &quot;free business class airfare for employees and their spouses when flying to international locations.&quot;  A former analyst raves about his travel experiences, citing &quot;the  unbelievable opportunities to travel around the world and enjoy yourself in style.  Things I did because of my consulting job: flew the Concord, went to the winter Olympics, took a cruise from Miami to the Bahamas, gambled in Monte Carlo, opera at Covent Garden, dinner in the Eiffel Tower, a summer afternoon at a topless beach in Nice, and the list goes on.&quot;  Some consultants feel in-control by traveling; one says: &quot;As a consultant, you work very independently, always traveling around the country, so in effect you are your own boss.&lt;p&gt;Despite its initial novelty, for many consultants travel becomes wearisome.  Many consultants feel that the &quot;travel stops being a perk after the first three or six months, and then becomes a royal pain.&quot;  Others caveat that &quot;if you&#39;re travelling-which is about half the time-you&#39;re away from home a lot more than this. There is some flexibility to when you schedule your work.  Generally weekends are free if you want them to be-but not always.&quot;  Consulting firms realize this, and most try to strike some kind of &quot;balance between work and personal life.&quot;  Many firms now offer a &quot;Fridays-in-the-office&quot; policy to ensure that employees spend the weekends at home (or at least, at their home office).  Others have a telecommuting policy, which permits consultants to spend some days at home.  Still, many consultants say the job &quot;is best for those who are unattached&quot; since &quot;you&#39;re rarely home.&quot;

Management Consulting Travel - Insiders Speak!

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