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Boston Consulting Group

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Fairly good salaries don't justify the hours or opportunities - Project Lead Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

1.0
Oct 11, 2024
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Pros

Some interesting briefs and cases. Good benefits.

Cons

Everyone competes against each other, you rarely feel like you're working as a team (those who think otherwise have only ever worked in consulting). Majority of work is slide generation, effectively writing reports with quick turnarounds. Ways of working haven't changed in decades in terms of processes and expected working hours. Many people have work-related stress issues as a result, some times to a severe level.

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5.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

One of the best opportunities to accelerate career

Cons

High pressure environment and long hours

3.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

Education on AI Fluency and access to the latest LLM models. My immediate team who energizes me.

Cons

BCG isn't what it used to be. Former CEO Rich Lesser cared about Innovation about deep IP and expertise, truly about unlocking the human potential that powers us. Current CEO and leadership trickles down commercialization message, everything is about metrics, what's the business impact, how many cases did this work touch, what is the trend. Often times appearing shortsighted. Lots of politics, lots of words, limited action from PA leadership, largely because they are unable to make a decision, going back and forth on priorities; Every MDP wanting to own something, with too many chefs in the kitchen, and not enough true clarity. Incentive metrics are broken, and asked to do more, An innovation unit is not recognized.

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