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Boston Consulting Group

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Boston Consulting Group reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(9,592 total reviews)
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Christoph Schweizer

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Boston Consulting Group has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,592 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston Consulting Group 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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1.0
Nov 18, 2024

BCG's overhiring taken out on staff

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Pros

Really smart and nice people. Learn a lot from projects (when staffed). Fun outings and offices are very nice.

Cons

BCG screwed up big time and hired way more people than they had work for. Now they are looking to find problems where none exist as a way to out counsel really good people. The problem is not the As and Cs but is the lack of work because BCG isn't selling enough - their prices are too high. It's really insidious that BCG fails to own up to this like McKinsey did and just admit that they need to do a layoff instead of making up performance issues. The other problem is MDPs are underselling work so when you do get staff you have to work 80 hours a week to meet what the client expects and this does not count toward billability.

1.0
Nov 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Mentorship and apprenticeship is unmatched with any job out there.

Cons

Firm has changed from a firm that values its people to a sea of numbers. Don’t expect the organization to deliver on any promises particularly Re: mobility or have any transparency as they make changes that impact people’s life plans. In particular, this has worsened since the latest team of Csuite leads. If you’re considering BCG for the mobility opportunities, think again — most has been removed. The people you meet and work with at the firm are, however, exceptional. I wish that NAMR’s constantly changing rules and lack of transparency or consideration of people’s lives and plans outside of work had not ruined this experience. There was so much potential. Hours are not sustainable or with the pay.

2.0
Sep 17, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great Insurance and benefits. Free lunch on Wednesdays. Great people to work with (in general). A variety of trainings available to help you upskill.

Cons

Very fake and toxic leadership that will find ways to terminate you if they feel envious or jealous of you. They expect you to take a lower salary to work with the firm as they think they're doing you a favor. Very Gynocentric company that clearly favors women over men The onboarding process is stupid, complicated, and they provide little to no assistance with it. Leadership is very lazy and does not provide any direction when you are a new employee. Leadership will claim they want you to be entrepreneurial so they don't have to give you any assistance, but then they act petty and jealous of you when you actually do achieve results.

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