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).
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).
- 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
According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bain & Company employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bain & Company. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
89% of Bain & Company employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Bain & Company 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.
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