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Boston Consulting Group

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Intense, 5 years of experience crammed into 1 leaving little time for personal life - Management Consultant Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

4.0
23 May 2011
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Pros

Bright co-workers provide a stimulating enviroment Intellectually interesting assigments across multiple topics Ability to work on international assignments Attractive salary when compared to industry

Cons

You are expected to be available 24/7 Theoretically the projects are scoped such that the workload is reasonable, but in practice this often does not hold as the true content of the project is defined as it develops Large variance in the mentoring skill of more senior members

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Pros

So much learning and great culture

Cons

Decently long hours, 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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