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4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(9,583 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 9,583 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
Jun 21, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent brand name Good work life balance Good office policies minus new sick leave policy :) Office build out and location Good abroad outings especially only if you are in HR function

Cons

I have spent enough time in so called HR department of BCG IKA but never found myself proud of it. The organization has great reputation across the world minus IKA. Its simply because of the person who is running the function. If you join this function, you will realize very soon that you are working for this person and not for BCG. She has her own agenda which is unrealistic. And if you don't follow her then be ready to be thrashed. I found malpractices being executed. The recruitment vendor/partner seems to be very good friend with my boss. And you can imagine very well undue favor that is been done both sides. I tried giving right feedback to vendor but I was asked my boss to not create problems for them. Can you believe that your internal org is asking to support vendors even when they are not meeting expectations. Also, there was clear mandate that out of multiple vendors, I need to work maximum profiles only with one vendor who is friend of my boss. I was even asked to reject internal referrals. For most people who are reading this review, it will be easy to understand. I have seen people making personal spend and reimbursing those on company expenses. I found everything unethical practice but cant say this to anyone. I have worked in such prestigious organizations who were not as reputed as BCG but still they had great respect for employees. I was never scolded in public before. I was always respected and my opinions were considered. I was coached earlier but not in this organization. In the end, I would say that the organization is good but the people who are running this is not doing justice.

1.0
Mar 13, 2017

Overrated

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

LOTS of free food, and again more food and great parties and diners at the expense of very generous (dumb?) clients (or maybe they have no idea where their $ go?). Great salary (although if you do the math by the hour you may not find it so attractive). Great benefits . Great learning and development options. You will meet some really smart (and arrogant) people; this will give you a chance to build a network for the future.

Cons

The cons exceed by far the pros in my opinion. If you want to be part of an organization that values arrogance over knowledge, gossip and constant subjective evaluation over team group, and true organic added value, if you are a Trump fan and wish to be part of a group that admires and provides support to the Trump administration (CEO, Rich Lesser is a enthusiast) , if you want to be part of a white boys’ club that does not promote diversity (besides what they advertise there is almost no minority that reach the partnership level) then yes, this is the right “club” to join.

2.0
Oct 6, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-great benefits and pay, esteemed firm -backbone of company culture is a hard work ethic -more good people than bad

Cons

the pros couldn't outweigh the cons: you don't have autonomy in the role at BCG, you have to report to your manager who microanalyses you (they have eyes into your email in all regards) and micromanages you on outlook. An EA for BCG is not for the faint of heart because the nature of the company requires that you preform with the highest marks-No problem. However, there is a problem when the manger watches your screen and has tiny issues with how you have your inbox sorted, how you didn't use a short cut she told you to create even though this short cut may be for something as small as changing your font size. ALSO very important to know about working on the BST (business services team) side of BCG is that the BST side and the consulting side practically feel like two different companies. You rarely see your executive (maybe a couple times a month) and you are not expected to interact with the consultants. One quickly learns at BCG that the two sides do not mingle much and it is not fondly looked upon if you do. Altogether, survival at BCG felt like high school drama appealing to the other girls needs on the admin team, as opposed to the executives needs. Because the two parts of the company are so separate, the executives typically don't have much say in choosing their assistants. You end up signed up in a role much different than the common EA role.

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