Bain & Company reviews

4.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(8,318 total reviews)
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92% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Bain & Company has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,318 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Bain & Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
5.0
Mar 26, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I am an Executive Assistant and absolutely love it. There is a tremendous investment on people here at Bain. That's important to feel especially in a support staff role. I feel empowered, encouraged and valued in my role. The work is always changing, and that keeps it fun and exciting. The focus on work life balance is unlike anything I've ever seen for EAs. Also, there are opportunities galore - if you are interested in learning a different industry - be it HR, IT, Recruiting, Marketing, etc, they take those desires seriously and will work to place you in that space.

Cons

Securing conference room space is getting difficult because we are growing so much!

5.0
Nov 21, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working with phenomenal people on some of the toughest and most interesting business problems in the world. You are constantly being pushed to improve and expand your skills and somehow finding room for a lot of fun of your co-workers.

Cons

Fast-paced job can lead to a fast-paced lifestyle, you need to be pretty flexible with outside commitments and be ready for wahtever your client/project team needs.

1.0
Jun 17, 2018

Bain Capability Center - A Bane to your career!!!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

"Nothing nothing nothing " Will utilize this space to write Cons about the biggest Con of the century. As a serious career professional you would not find any positive in this Fraud Unit that operates in the name of "Bain & Company". However, if you want coaching for anything and everything around "Un-professionalism" "Politics" and "Unethical practices" your search ends here. Say yes to them only if you want the below: 1. Lots of Free Food - If that's your ultimate goal of going to office 2. Lots of off-sites - If you are a holiday/travel junkie 3. Lots of parties - If thats your mantra in life They do throw lots of other perks at you like we throw peanuts to Monkeys in a Zoo. But, remember they still think u r a MONKEY!

Cons

"All all all everything" 1. Sr Management (GM's): GM group is a small happy family and its a family run business. Company is very dynamic as decision making changes every hour depending on the their mood. GM's have full control on Appraisal system and policy formulations and are happy to screw careers without reason. Very mediocre leadership, most of them are adopted for life but would not qualify for a reputable position elsewhere! To survive this breed you need to be an office pet and get their coffee on time. Spineless HR is not only a mere spectator but believes in openness and transparency as nothing with HR team stays confidential. Highly paperless organisation as performance reviews are completely verbal and without facts. 2. Culture: This place has a great culture of disrespect, humiliation and unethical Behavior. Anyone who questions this is a "Cultural Misfit". Any kind of meeting/presentation is a joke as people are eating chewing & refilling the free food with no respect to the speaker who continues to present, really shocking!!! Mind blowing spy culture, the GMs have rogue agents in every nook and corner and will even report what you had in lunch hence beware every move you make is being watched - this is an essential requirement given GM's are not in office 90% of the time. Non meritorious boot-licking culture. 3. Discrimination - This is core to the companies DNA. Basic flexibility comes to you with designation - GM's stay at home for petty reasons, however anything below you are supposed to choose between a sick child and coming to office. Discrimination between Laterals and Home grown is also in your face. Laterals are considered low life's as even returning their greetings is a crime, let alone following their instructions as a senior. Out of sight, out of mind meaning newbies are not marked in email communications pertaining to your own projects and have to beg to be kept in loop. This is a body shop manufacturing goons of the highest order. Hence, if you are bored of being respected, professional and Ethical look no further and join them. All your nightmares will come true.

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