Is Boston Consulting Group a good company to work for?

Boston Consulting Group has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 12,934 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 84% of employees would recommend working at Boston Consulting Group to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Boston Consulting Group have been left by employees working as Managing Director and Partner , Managing Director and Senior Partner .

Does Boston Consulting Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Boston Consulting Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Boston Consulting Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Boston Consulting Group?

84% of Boston Consulting Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Boston Consulting Group 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Boston Consulting Group?

Consultant (2125) , Associate (1294) , Project Leader (622) , Senior Associate (409) , Principal (328) , Visiting Associate (213) , Analyst (169) , Intern (167) , Executive Assistant (146) , Associate Consultant (145) , Case Team Assistant (133) , Partner (118) , Summer Associate (118) , Senior Consultant (117) , Business Analyst (116)

What are the pros of working at Boston Consulting Group according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and there is a focus on making the job as sustainable as possible." ((in 1290 reviews)); "BCG is solid company offering lots of great benefits and beginning to 'Design Thinking' seriously" ((in 777 reviews)); "Culture is great and mild" ((in 763 reviews)); "Pay is good and they tend to raise rates before rest of industry" ((in 380 reviews)); "Good salary and ability to choose not to travel" ((in 307 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Boston Consulting Group according to real employee reviews?

"no work life balance and alot of stress in week days" ((in 1237 reviews)); "This is a top firm; expect long hours and pressure; but it teaches you how to work" ((in 986 reviews)); "Late working hours for some projects" ((in 635 reviews)); "Management is bad and too many captains and not enough crew." ((in 98 reviews)); "A bad manager will make your life hell" ((in 78 reviews))

What are employees saying about Boston Consulting Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Boston Consulting Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at Boston Consulting Group in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Boston Consulting Group locations?

Boston , New York , Chicago , Atlanta , San Francisco , Washington , Dallas , Los Angeles , Houston , Seattle , Philadelphia , Summit , Miami , Austin , Detroit , Minneapolis , Denver , San Diego , Brooklyn , San Jose , Pittsburgh , Nashville , Bethesda , Jersey City , Mountain View , Manhattan Beach , Boston , Troy , Durham , Indiana

Boston Consulting Group reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(9,655 total reviews)

Christoph Schweizer

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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Boston Consulting Group has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,655 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston Consulting Group employee rating is 22% above average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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10K reviews

2.0

Jun 20, 2019

Decisions never made, exceptions are the norm

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great office location, beautiful set up, friendly people. Easy work-life balance.

Cons

No one is empowered to make a decision, all ppt slides required to be client ready even when just to be used internally.. Favoritism everywhere. Below average comp.

3.0

May 22, 2019

Full-time AA

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, tuition reimbursement, culture, diversity, good first time job opportunities.

Cons

Work-life balance can get to be somewhat difficult when supporting 12+ people. Once per quarter wfh days even though job is 100% remote. Can be hard to "shine" or stand out to managers when there is such a large team.

3.0

Dec 2, 2016

Ouch. Bad bonus year in NYC.

Project leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many of the good things that are advertised when you get recruited are true. - Smart co-workers - Such a strong brand, senior exec clients really listen to what you say and act on it - Consistent firm culture, and a lot of flexibilty to follow your own course and do any type of project you want to do (as long as you work hard and can do it really well) - All the private company perks (free proper coffee shop in the office! Lots of fancy office drink events, etc)

Cons

A few big ones, in addition to the usual consulting life drawbacks (travel, unpredictability, best people eventually leave etc)... - Feel a bit underpaid (yep as the title says, 2015 & 2016 weren't great bonus years in NYC, even for people on promotion track). Hurts when you average 70 hours a week. - Lots of recent recruiting (esp. expanding the smaller offices), maybe too wide a net, and often left with a person or two on a team who aren't able to step up and deliver as well as the others.. more common than it used to be - Big company feel now, and so you feel that much more anonymous than when it was smaller

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