Consultants or Contractors???? - Anonymous employee Booz Allen Hamilton Employee Review

3.0
Jan 11, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits package; flexible work arrangement for employees not sitting with government clients; core values engrained in culture

Cons

no real work/life balance for ALL employes; some managers expect you to work weekends (even if simply answering blackberry or emails) after putting in 50/60+ hours each week; too much time spent on developing quarterly assessments for employees when management or committee will include / not include what it wants for the employee; some employees are promoted before they are truly ready for the next level based on the competencies set; continues to lose strong Level III (Associates) b/c of lack of career development / growth opportunities, even with the newly added Lead Level III. (just another layer added to expand the amount of time to reach senior leadership level

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Cons

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Pros

Work - Wide range of important and interesting projects to work on and ability to transfer between projects - Opportunity to get sponsored for a higher clearance - Great work life balance at lower levels and for those not involved in proposal work - Ability to telework depending on the needs of the client - Generally friendly work culture and people Benefits - Retirement benefits are 6% immediately vested every year in February - Ability to contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA) - Good benefits options like MetLife legal insurance and Maven Clinic services

Cons

- Luck of the draw as far as admin chain, which can accelerate or completely derail your growth and promotions - Significantly reduced bench time depending on profitability of the rest of your admin account

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