Bain & Company reviews

The work, the people, and the culture at Bain Dubai are very different from Bain in the US or Europe, and that is not a good thing: -longer cases (>6 months are no exception) -many experienced hires in mid-management that only come for the money & have 0 commitment to Bain values. Same thing for partners. Serious issues with the quality of people. Various people are known as slave drivers. Everyone knows, no one says anything. Strong yay sayer culture where no one dares to contradict the most senior people. And don't be fooled by the impression you are given in interviews. No one will remember you when you turn up on your first day. Make sure you speak to current employees to get the real view -culture is more like m&a banking on wallstreet than what Bain is like in the US. Very long hours, frequent weekend work is a given, no one cares about either. They say that will change, but 0 changes have happened. Employee satisfaction at consultant level and below is extremely low

High pressure, long hours and residual "old boys club" culture still persists. There are obvious favoritisms right from the start for those who have previously worked for the firm as Associate Consultants. The "meritocracy" that the firm preaches isn't always true - the louder one whines the more one gets. There is generally a lack of clarity on what is expected and what those expectations mean. Promotion usually favors those who were with the firm previously, and is openly talked about by management. This creates conflict and disparity among post-MBA hires and sets unnecessary rivalry and competition among colleagues. Managers at Bain are not trained to lead and manage people - they're trained to produce presentations and get the project done, so there is little in terms of professional development, even though that's what the firm touts as its key characteristics.