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 12,953 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 (2128) , Associate (1295) , Project Leader (623) , Senior Associate (411) , Principal (328) , Visiting Associate (213) , Analyst (169) , Intern (168) , Executive Assistant (148) , 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 1338 reviews)); "Great benefits and very flexible with your living situations." ((in 784 reviews)); "Culture is great and mild" ((in 744 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 305 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 1231 reviews)); "This is a top firm; expect long hours and pressure; but it teaches you how to work" ((in 999 reviews)); "Late working hours for some projects" ((in 639 reviews)); "Management is bad and too many captains and not enough crew." ((in 102 reviews)); "A bad manager will make your life hell" ((in 84 reviews))

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

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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

(9,669 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 9,669 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).

Reviews by job title

10K reviews

2.0

Jan 27, 2013

Long hours, low predictability, and internal politics outweighed positive aspects

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Intelligent coworkers - Ample compensation - Great health benefits - Career opportunities and experiences for some - More exposure and autonomy than many jobs will afford you - Invaluable connections

Cons

- Can't have much of a life outside of work b/c long hours are compounded by unpredictable work schedules and travel - The politics of the staffing system in Dallas prioritizes alliances and perception as much as, if not more than, actual work product - Relatedly, widely variant outcomes for quality of case experience depending on the individual; not everyone is given an equal chance to succeed, and individual fate can be based on subjective factors - Women are disadvantaged both because of the low numbers of women in the South and bc of the presiding culture in the Dallas office

3.0

Feb 17, 2009

Great opportunity to leverage in short term - but think of it as a 2-4 year opportunity

Project leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great brand, you will develop professionally Fantastic people up through the PL level - though hard to find inspiring partner role models Fantastic benefits and pay - best pay outside of the financial services industry relative to experience / tenure Work can be quite industry - get a broad range of functional areas across industries and geographies in a very short time frame - a classic strategy consulting background

Cons

It has a burn out culture - must work too hard to get ahead Promotion timing and criteria not well understood or transparent - the company will go back on previous promises, be careful

3.0

Sep 28, 2008

A good starting point for a business career

Project leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great training ground. Teaches you early in your career to distill most business problems to the essential issues. In theory it can give you exposure to a variety of industries, although people often get pigeonholed in industries they happen to have worked in before. Very nice salary, bright and committed colleagues.

Cons

Grueling travel commitments as in all big consulting firms. Projects are sometimes ill-conceived and poorly planned (a partner basically sold (oversold) a project wihout having any idea of what we were getting into or even whether this was really necessary.

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