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Boston Consulting Group

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Poor work culture, work life balance and people - Associate Human Resources Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

2.0
Sep 21, 2022
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Pros

Just the brand name, no pros

Cons

Poor culture/environment Pathetic work life balance Leadership team is not supportive Will be treated like intern Managers are not supportive Loads of work load and pressure as work not devised properly No skip levels call Your view and suggestions doesn’t matter to anyone Even for taking a leave you have to beg your manager and they will keep taunting No structured the Managing directors, managers , stake holders and eveybody msgs you on whatsapp No proper channel for professional chat Targets are pushed , no matter if they are manageable or not Poor appraisal and bonus even if you are given the good rating and feedback Only the ones who will chato the managers will get the best Hard working people are not respected They make you work till 10-11 at night Want you up at 9 doesnt matter if the manager wakes up at 12 in the noon Managers are too bossy you will feel like a slave

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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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