<p>What is understood is that you are wrong, and that's why I responded in the first place.</p>
<p>Post:
"they've already been working for ~20 years on an average salary"</p>
<p>Response:
First of all, if you are ever going to make partner it's not going to take 20 years. It would probably be a range of 10-15. I wouldn't exactly be calling 100k+ at the manager level (5 years in) very "average" salary, since the annual raises are generally large at Big 4. Also the reason why many people don't make partner is because generally people don't stay at Big 4 that long, not because they can't make it (Although that is a factor as well).</p>
<p>I don't give a crap about your point or whatever you were claiming, all I know is your reasoning was wrong. I took the effort to clarify this for any even interested in going this route. No it doesn't take 20 years, and no it's not "average salary" the whole way through.</p>
<p>But okay if you want to talk about your original point of why we are bringing it up is because it's out there and its possible to obtain but its not for everyone. It may be difficult but so is getting into IBanking and Consulting and also this is not for everyone. But, yet we see jackasses discussing it all the time.</p>