BearingPoint reviews

Unreliable employment: Spring 2008 graduates hired in June were all laid off in September. If you have an H1 visa, it is terminated the day after lay off. The consultants are a level of abstraction between the software you're writing and the end user that can be a frustrating logjam for communication. It can be quite difficult to attain an understanding of the software, leading to incorrect implementations. Lots of pressure to charge to your project (even if not assigned work on your project) If you are not one of the "right people", you will not get much experience or opportunity for advancement. Some of the most talented, productive individuals were not adequately compensated. Very few experienced developers, and they are overworked. Most only have a year or two under their belt and do not have tried and tested methods of development. This means no mentors. They do not have the funds to compensate employees.

BE has progressively detioriated over the past 3 years. While maybe it wasn't a great idea to start working for a company in the middle of a major financial audit, I believed the hype that the tough stuff was behind BE and things would be better going forward. I've heard that every year during almost every global employee call. The company has been plagued with poor senior management financial decisions such as taking the company public when it obviously wasn't ready or even a good idea (under 50 cent stock price is a testament to that) to equally poor management decisions such as not investing in employees with incentives such as tuition reimbursement and adequate promotions and raises. Its extremely difficult to move from one project to another without assistance from friends in higher places. Many employees find it easier to leave the company then move projects.