BCG's overhiring taken out on staff - Recensione dipendente - Consultant presso Boston Consulting Group

1,0
18 nov 2024
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Really smart and nice people. Learn a lot from projects (when staffed). Fun outings and offices are very nice.

Svantaggi

BCG screwed up big time and hired way more people than they had work for. Now they are looking to find problems where none exist as a way to out counsel really good people. The problem is not the As and Cs but is the lack of work because BCG isn't selling enough - their prices are too high. It's really insidious that BCG fails to own up to this like McKinsey did and just admit that they need to do a layoff instead of making up performance issues. The other problem is MDPs are underselling work so when you do get staff you have to work 80 hours a week to meet what the client expects and this does not count toward billability.

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5,0
7 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Great learning opportunities in different industries

Svantaggi

Really hard job most of the time.

2,0
14 mag 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

BCG has top tier benefits, really smart colleagues, good in-office perks, and has a great company reputation. This was a huge part of my experience and has made me go back forth about my decision to leave.

Svantaggi

This is speaking as someone who is not on the consulting side. On my particular team, office politics were very strong with little to no opportunities for people outside of the inner circle to assimilate. More broadly, I feel like the salary trajectory was a little slow, there is a lack of location mobility and and promotions can be hard to come by. Even so, I have personally seen exceptions be made for certain people. More broadly, being located in North America can be difficult since new roles are being open in other regions which is making internal mobility next to impossible. If you have any dissatisfaction with your current team, title, or level - there's a real possibility that you will have to wait multiple years before being able to make meaningful shifts towards your long term career goals.

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