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Boston Consulting Group

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Dont recommend unless you only care about money - Consultant Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

2.0
Aug 2, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay great benefits and that is all

Cons

You are a commodity, you are not a human being, your feelings, problems, wants, opinions dont matter only the project matters. You are expendable. This by itself is wporrying to me but more than that its not conducive to a great working atmospohere which in general is a precondition for delivering high quality work, Im onyl a consultnat but Ik can see clients are not happy with BCGs deliverables and we are losing more and more to McKinsey and Bain, Id just say go to McKinsey or Bain for that matter. Again if money is all you care for its ok but there are other great places with great pay. And yes Im looking for something more human and supportive in the meantime Ill just make do with what I have. And also I understand this is my opinion and experience maybe for others its great not to take anything personal and treat everyone as robots.

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Pros

BCG has top tier benefits, really smart colleagues, good in-office perks, and has a great company reputation. This was a huge part of my experience and has made me go back forth about my decision to leave.

Cons

This is speaking as someone who is not on the consulting side. On my particular team, office politics were very strong with little to no opportunities for people outside of the inner circle to assimilate. More broadly, I feel like the salary trajectory was a little slow, there is a lack of location mobility and and promotions can be hard to come by. Even so, I have personally seen exceptions be made for certain people. More broadly, being located in North America can be difficult since new roles are being open in other regions which is making internal mobility next to impossible. If you have any dissatisfaction with your current team, title, or level - there's a real possibility that you will have to wait multiple years before being able to make meaningful shifts towards your long term career goals.

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