"Where there is no vision, the people perish" - Proverbs 29:18; DONT DRINK THE KOOL-AID!! - Senior Management Analyst BearingPoint Employee Review

1.0
Oct 30, 2008
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Pros

Great place to launch a career. A lot of opportunities to travel within Emerging Markets. The work life balance is great and whenever you need a day off, management has no problem giving it to you.

Cons

No respect from management. I got cursed at when I put in my two-weeks notice. Edwin Harbach has no vision for the company. I started looking for a new job on the first day he became CEO. He said in our first global employee call that he is not a big vision guy. Proverbs 29:18 says "Where there is no vision, the people perish" God's word is proving again to be true and right. I will keep all BearingPoint employees in my prayers as I move on. When I took the Yale Consulting Foundations training, I thought that would help me in my career, and give me a pretty good chance of getting promoted. But when I went to it, it actually HURT me when it came to my Performance Review. In fact, my Managing Director told me I would not be getting promoted because I went to this training for a week!

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5.0
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Cons

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BearingPoint Response
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Thank you for your review. You refer to a different company, namely BearingPoint Inc. Our company, BearingPoint headquartered in Europe, has been a separate legal entity and conducted a management buyout in 2009. Its development since then is very positive, see our Annual Report: https://www.bearingpoint.com/files/BearingPoint_Annual_Report_24.pdf
1.0
Apr 3, 2025
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Pros

Good pay, good location, other employees are good to work with.

Cons

This organization is deeply mismanaged. The four U.S. partners are consistently at odds with one another and unable to collaborate, often dragging employees into their conflicts. The lead U.S. partner regularly makes inappropriate, sexist remarks, despite being a father to daughters, creating a hostile environment. Employees are encouraged to report issues to HR, but concerns are routinely dismissed, and no meaningful action is taken. Speaking up only puts a target on your back, several employees who voiced concerns were included in subsequent rounds of layoffs. The global leadership team is fully aware of the ongoing dysfunction, especially at the partner level, yet chooses to ignore it in favor of their own career advancement. This lack of accountability at every level makes for an incredibly toxic and demoralizing workplace.

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