McKinsey is still dealing with the after-effects of a hiring spree in the late 1990s that tested the ability of its culture to absorb large numbers and also created unprecedented tensions when lay-offs followed the pricking of the technology bubble.

• 麦肯锡现在还在处理其上个世纪九十年代末疯狂招募的后遗症，那一次的疯狂严重的考验了麦肯锡文化吸收大量新员工的能力，并且又在技术泡沫破灭后大量裁员，给自己带来前所未有的压力。