Boston Consulting Group reviews

Lack of diversity,Toxic environment, no work life balance. There is a lot of bench - no work

As a lateral hire with work experience at other organizations (including other consulting firms) prior to joining, I found that the company is fundamentally structured to benefit those who do not value WLB (and by WLB I mean feeling comfortable closing your laptop before 10PM on an average day). In my experience, there are no WLB role models in leadership - for example, a MDP WLB panel once presented one day off a week as a commendable WLB set up, partners email at all hours with urgent requests, people at many levels have to designate non-work-related tasks to paid help or a partner/spouse, etc. The pressure of managing WLB also falls on middle managers who have little control over partner/MDP behavior. There are gender balance implications of this type of working style as you move up in the org (though the company is actively trying to improve this). It can be a difficult transition for lateral hires who have worked at companies and with colleagues that set work/life boundaries. My understanding is that lateral hire retention is currently low, in part because many do not find the working style to be necessary or acceptable.