Great culture- long hours - Principal Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

4.0
Jan 5, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Smart people who are good to work with and interesting work. Particularly at the most junior levels there is a huge opportunity that would not exist in "regular" jobs.

Cons

Culture is generally good, but you do have to be careful about certain offices. For example, the leadership in office like DC, Atlanta and Texas are very, very focused on revenue- so they are more likely to force you onto projects that may not be a particularly good fit with you/ your interests or skills. In addition, there has been an increasing push on "transformation" projects which can mean being stuck on boring, never-ending process oriented work that doesn't necessarily drive skill development (but does make lots of money for the partners).

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 3, 2026
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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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