[cbtacy]

1) they're taking advantage of market conditions to top grade 2) they need to protect partner payouts 3) they will replace these folks over the coming 18 months with cheaper, younger versions (but won't get anywhere near the absurdly low average annual comp of Accenture)

[davidwihl]

4) They have enormous fines to payout 5) This was mostly backoffice not consultants

[meghan_rain]

What fines?