It’s what you expect - Data Scientist Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

3.0
Jul 26, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

BCG Gamma definitely is a partner with the classic side. The team values your opinions and contributions and you have the ability to have an opinion on what direction things go. You’re not just a code monkey for consultants. You work on super high priority projects for Fortune 500 companies and generate a ton of value for them.

Cons

The work life balance can be bad. It depends entirely on your manager, but you’re always a roll of the dice away from having no life for the entirety of your next project (3-6 months typically). The data science work can get tedious. You get hired because there’s a problem they don’t know how to fix, so typically you can’t do anything advanced to solve the problem.

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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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