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Boston Consulting Group

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It’s what you expect - Data Scientist Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

3.0
Jul 26, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

BCG Gamma definitely is a partner with the classic side. The team values your opinions and contributions and you have the ability to have an opinion on what direction things go. You’re not just a code monkey for consultants. You work on super high priority projects for Fortune 500 companies and generate a ton of value for them.

Cons

The work life balance can be bad. It depends entirely on your manager, but you’re always a roll of the dice away from having no life for the entirety of your next project (3-6 months typically). The data science work can get tedious. You get hired because there’s a problem they don’t know how to fix, so typically you can’t do anything advanced to solve the problem.

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Pros

Great colleagues, intellectual work, high impact, interest from recruiters, learning & development resources

Cons

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2.0
May 14, 2026
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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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