Bain & Company reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(8,365 total reviews)
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92% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Bain & Company has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 8,365 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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5.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Huge, infinite resources, has hands in many of the major pots, great launch pad.

Cons

You need to engineer your way past the mid-level positions. Socially, networking, being known, etc..matters equally if not more than doing good work (98% of ppl there do, or can, do excellent work).

3.0
Mar 23, 2026

Political

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Excellent perks and benefits - Great exposure / prestigious firm - Pay is great

Cons

- Highly political / not merit based - Favoritism in promotions / staffing - People not a priority in times of downturn - Non existent work-life balance

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