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Boston Consulting Group

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Boston Consulting Group reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(9,601 total reviews)
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76% positive business outlook

Boston Consulting Group has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,601 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
Dec 5, 2023
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Pros

Crazy benefits - you'll get to claim meals in USD (during MCO it was everyday basically), permanent employees got reimbursement for WFH equipment, medical is also in USD, they definitely don't stinge either for get-togethers or engagement events Great brand name - just by attaching to it despite being in an operational role gives people the perception that you're smart(?), you'll be a hot cake for headhunters in years to come if you stay long enough

Cons

They hire people who are not pure-doers (not as smart as the consultants, but good enough and have enough drive) to become do-ers only (literally the most manual and boring tasks that you can imagine since Workday has not been fully implemented) Some teams in HR have good culture/ balance, but the Staffing and Career Development teams have the worst. Pressure from the Partners, poor guidance from bosses and seasoned colleagues, conflicting direction to perform the tasks, everyone just wanna look good so you're on your own if you mess up - Inadvertently you feel that you're not good enough. Anyone who joins, do think of your career capital since the tasks are so manual and specific, you may find it difficult to adjust when the day comes that you leave for another role.

4.0
Nov 29, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Generally smart co-workers, generous company benefits, fun social events, several learning and development opportunities, work travel, leadership willingness to take feedback from employees.

Cons

If you are not a consultant, expect a second-rate experience at BCG. No promotion opportunities for middle management in BST due to hiring surge in 2021 through 2023. Very little racial diversity in many BST roles (look at Director level and up). While they have announced a Chief Diversity Officer recently, they are focused on gender diversity. BIPOC talent leaving due to lack of investment,

1.0
Sep 13, 2023
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Pros

Great group of counterparts. Everyone is incredibly smart and easy to get along with.

Cons

Overall high workload and high stress environment daily (the pros, benefits, and office space do not outweigh the cons and day to day work experience). Systems and reporting are horrible to work with and you are expected to be an expert with minimal training and things constantly breaking. Prepare to be slapped with any work priority at any given time with minimal heads up, and this is on the BST side where people are viewed as disposable. Forced bonding and protecting "special culture", requires sharing too much of personal life than one would want to. Managers are horrible, they don't know what they're doing and generate a toxic environment. It truly is a high feedback culture, a manager will make or break your experience. Managers don't have time to manage people or bring substantial information to teams because they're loaded with work top down consistently.

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