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Boston Consulting Group

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Get a life instead of BCG - Associate Consultant Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

2.0
Mar 20, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Overall good package Possibility of gaining insights in many areas (if you get the missions which you are interested in) Nice office, hard-working colleagues and stimulating environment for your professional career

Cons

You are just an employee among others, whose goal is to bring money to BCG. Very little care about yourself as a person and the main objective is to get the most out of you. There are some programs where you can express concerns or problems, but if you express anything negative, you will get warned ("not in line with BCG values") Still wondering what the real value brought to clients here. I was wondering before joining BCG, and I am wondering even more after leaving it. Long working hours, often without real reasons. Most people do not like their jobs, and do it for the money or to boost the rest of their careers, which is a bit sad. Some managers care about you, most care about themselves and their own progress in the company, and will use you to serve their own ambitions.

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Pros

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Cons

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May 14, 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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