Stay away, competitive culture, frequent lay offs, below to average talent - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Booz Allen Hamilton

If you're reading this, you have some level of career savvy. If you see a mixed bag of reviews(or below average), you're likely joining an average(or below average) company. Before you discover all of this once you join, think about staying away from Booz Allen. For reasons, refer below. When a company begins to make cuts on how it treats its people rather than invest in them, it's a sign that bad times are looming. When this happens, a good number of the most talented people usually leave(and they have been in the last 1-2yrs) and the average to below average stay. In an industry where people represent a key asset, it's a downward spiral for the firm from there. And it's been showing as the firm has been losing many many bids for work as of recently. Last year, the firm drastically cut salaries for a key position and it prompted many to leave. The firm cut its bonus plan to a 401k plan, it then cut that 401k plan this year. Career managers(people who are supposed to help you with your career) are a mixed bag. They're not really put in a position to value your career all that much, most are looking after themselves and aren't really incentivized to help you. People are fairly territorial with their work. Divisions compete with one another for work. Lay offs happen pretty much non-stop throughout the year. You see/hear people desperately looking for work all the time.