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Boston Consulting Group

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Extremely arrogant atmosphere, very different from mature markets - Principal Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

1.0
May 25, 2021
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Pros

The global brand and global colleagues

Cons

The Moscow office has an extremely high level of arrogance, condescension, and hostility. Russia has few job opportunities, and the people (from the top down) act like they are gods. What they lose in intellect to hedge fund managers, venture capitalists, private equity investors, tech & entrepreneurs etc etc, they MORE than make up for in their arrogance. Horrible place, and the culture is set by the top, so think twice if you expect any change here. There are 0 exit options in Russia, and they know this, so they will do whatever they want. They clearly don't care. Hilarious to hear "BCG values" mentioned in the Moscow office, as if to make the whole experience even more insulting. Some of the partners there, like the head of FI, would never work in a more professional market like London, but this is Russia. Really a horrible horrible place and very different from global offices, where people actually thank you and respect you.

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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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