Pros/Cons of Working at Big R&D Consulting Firm?

pagalvin asks: "I'm being recruited for an 'R&D Architect' position at a Big 4 consulting firm in the U.S. Does the community care to share its experience working as 'overhead' in a large organization that is most famous for its consultants working 60 hour weeks and billing 'til the fat lady sings? In such places, do non-billable R&D types get any respect? Is there a a long-term career path that sticks with the technology track?"

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R&D Architect - don't take it

[niceone]

Your mother will keep expecting to see the buildings you designed.

Re:R&D at Texas Instruments

[AuMatar]

I have this hydrogen and oxygen faucet that can output hot or cold. Unfortunately it outputs twice the hydrogen it does oxygen.