Great for learning but horrible culture - Senior Consultant Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

2.0
Apr 1, 2026
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Pros

- Sharp people - Good problem solving - Good and impactful projects - Good senior and global exposure (depending on project)

Cons

- No work life balance - Unskilled talent promoted if they just project visibility and do brown-nosing - Toxic culture and solution is to develop thick skin rather than keep managers and leadership in check - Most people face burnout and take unpaid leaves to recover

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5.0
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3.0
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Pros

Education on AI Fluency and access to the latest LLM models. My immediate team who energizes me.

Cons

BCG isn't what it used to be. Former CEO Rich Lesser cared about Innovation about deep IP and expertise, truly about unlocking the human potential that powers us. Current CEO and leadership trickles down commercialization message, everything is about metrics, what's the business impact, how many cases did this work touch, what is the trend. Often times appearing shortsighted. Lots of politics, lots of words, limited action from PA leadership, largely because they are unable to make a decision, going back and forth on priorities; Every MDP wanting to own something, with too many chefs in the kitchen, and not enough true clarity. Incentive metrics are broken, and asked to do more, An innovation unit is not recognized.

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