It's shocking, the discourse here. People are calling him "weak af", "instead of blaming mckinsey, we should blame the choices people make", "Why didn't he quit? Absolutely foolish to end life due to work reasons". Let me first get my biases out. I detest management consulting as a profession (not management consultants) and I hate people people who think they are superior because of their IIT/IIM tags. Also I didn't know Saurabh (although I had heard of his name from some friends who worked at McK / IIMC). Good that this is out of the way.
Here was a guy, 24-26y old, who went to the best of the institutes in both BTech and MBA and then got one of the most "prestigious" placement offers on campus. There are people saying, oh I am from IIMC, oh I am from MBB... There's a difference. This person has consistently shown academic brilliance throughout his life. He cracked two of the most competitive and stressful entrance exams and even after that he got one of the top jobs from his campus. He had a calibre that 90% of the people on this platform can only dream about, but not achieve (I am sorry to put this in such a raw form, but it's true and when people anonymous post rubbish about a sad tragedy, they need to be put in their place). He obviously was ambitious. He was the Batch Representative of his college at IIMC (There's only one every year and it's considered a reputable position of responsibility). He was simultaneously preparing for finance roles (He had a CFA L1, NCFM Equities certificate). I am not writing his obituary. I a just telling you that this person, while competing in one of the most competitive places at IIMC, was simultaneously juggling academics, finance prep and his responsibility as Batch Rep. So, people who call him "weak" or that he couldn't handle stress, obviously don't know how many stressful situations this person successfully overcame throughout his life. So if we have to blame someone, I can only see his employer or client. (Cont.)
