High turnover, losing spot as industry leader - Lead Associate Booz Allen Hamilton Employee Review

2.0
Jul 8, 2015
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Pros

- Good diversity of work - Good access to leadership - Training readily available - As far as consulting goes, probably the best for work/life balance (except for during proposal season!)

Cons

- Brutal entry level salaries with some teams, there is no consistency. For example, some teams within the same market bring on new hires based on experience and education. Others do not. There is no reason somebody fresh out of school should be making the same as someone with a graduate degree and a year or two of relevant experience or several years of work experience. It is also hard to comprehend why teams in the same market/client space bring people on 20-25% higher than others. As a career manager, we've brought these issues up to leadership who ultimately don''t act on it. That leads to managers not taking the time to invest in the staff they manage because they know they will be gone in less than a year. - Massive spike in health premiums - Depreciation of 401k plans - Very little time to find new work

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