At the big four consulting firms, making partner isn’t the most lucrative phase of a career. If you play your cards right, it’s the money you make as you head out the door.The generous retirement payment KPMG’s recently ousted CEO Andrew Yates is in line for is a case in point. Yates resigned last week amid the firm’s ongoing whistleblower scandal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles