Table 1.

Moral taint indications of over-demanding managers on Internet forums.

Critiques on Consulting Forums Found on Different Websites:	Threads/Entries	Period	Illustrative Quotes
Pressure of long working hours http://forum.top-consultant.com/ http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ http://postgraduateforum.com/ http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/ (last assessed on 22 March 2017)	14/79	2006–2015	Forget work/life balance. Any big 4 [consultancy] you go to, you’ll be overworked. (User #41779, forum.whirlpool.net.au, entry 2007)
Heavy workload; deadlines http://forum.top-consultant.com/ http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ (last assessed on 22 March 2017)	12/69	2004–2015	Your start-off salary will be excellent. For the brain damage resulting over the years there, they will not compensate. (User, forum.top-consultant.com, entry 2004)
Fear of boss; not supportive http://lynntaylorconsulting.com/ http://managementconsulted.com/ http://socialanxietysupport.com/ (last assessed on 22 March 2017)	11/50	2008–2015	I’m in a bad place at work. It’s in a high stakes consultancy firm, and my boss is a la Glen C. in Devil Wears Prada. Anyway, my fear has just gotten worse. (User, socialanxietysupport.com, entry 2009)
No empathy; focus on results http://forum.top-consultant.com/ http://lynntaylorconsulting.com/ (last assessed 22 March 2017)	8/24	2007–2013	The most heard story is about the boss who thinks that you can do anything in Excel with just a couple of clicks. Never understands why everything takes so much time. Also, never really knows what doing a job entails, and how all that analyst work on is done. (User, forum.top-consultant.com, entry 2007).