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Good people, Bad management - India DRS - Anonymous employee Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

2.0
Sep 5, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Majority of people at the R/AR level are amazing, always there to help whenever needed -Great work life balance, gives you a lot of time to decide where you want to go after BCG

Cons

-Learning is very limited, you work on multiple projects with a very quick TAT at the same time, even if you learn something, it is unlikely you will remember it or benefit from it later -Terrible management, some SRs serve no purpose, verbal discussions have no value -Too much emphasis on metrics, R/ARs end up taking responsibilities that are outside their job role -KPIs used to measure performance are largely out of control of the team because you can not decide the type of work the team gets -Tough to focus on the pros with so many cons

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Cons

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Pros

BCG has top tier benefits, really smart colleagues, good in-office perks, and has a great company reputation. This was a huge part of my experience and has made me go back forth about my decision to leave.

Cons

This is speaking as someone who is not on the consulting side. On my particular team, office politics were very strong with little to no opportunities for people outside of the inner circle to assimilate. More broadly, I feel like the salary trajectory was a little slow, there is a lack of location mobility and and promotions can be hard to come by. Even so, I have personally seen exceptions be made for certain people. More broadly, being located in North America can be difficult since new roles are being open in other regions which is making internal mobility next to impossible. If you have any dissatisfaction with your current team, title, or level - there's a real possibility that you will have to wait multiple years before being able to make meaningful shifts towards your long term career goals.

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