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Boston Consulting Group

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Great place to work but beware the recruiting hype on low travel and managable workhours! - Project Leader Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

4.0
15 Sept 2008
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Pros

Great people! It's really as simple as that! The staff are really hardworking, talented, and sincere. They may sometimes be obsessive about really inconsequential things, but that's only because they want to give clients the very best. The firm goes out of its way to make things easy (e.g. admin support, travel, quality of hotels when on the road, etc.)

Cons

Long work hours, type A personalities, really intense! Travel and workhours are always downplayed. Also, the promotion process can be somewhat opaque. You'll often hear partners boasting the place is free of politics. While it is as close to a meritocracy as I've seen, there's an intense political undertone that no one talks about.

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5.0
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Pros

Good benefits, people, lots of resources

Cons

Can have long hours and lots of travel

2.0
14 May 2026
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Pros

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.

Cons

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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