Fraud, nepotism, hypocrisy - Senior Consultant Booz Allen Hamilton Employee Review

1.0
Oct 30, 2020
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Pros

None, will leave at the earliest opportunity

Cons

Mandatory 8 hour daily billable policy encourages fraud and strips employee’s (with family) ability to flex their hours. Leadership talk a big game but really only care about their bonus and profits. Claim work life balance is important but don’t trust you to manage your hours. Nepotism is rampant. Bunch of “boozers” with zero experience outside of Booz Allen making decisions. Don’t even give employees the Friday of thanksgiving off even though clients are not working (basically fraud because we still billing to clients on federal holiday). Use firm meetings to parade people of color but will do little to create a professional environment. Education benefit is honestly pathetic (like I said, Booz Allen only cares about profit).

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