Pros
Pay & benefits Work-life balance Junior employees are sharp and helpful Occasionally interesting work
Cons
Biggest problem: the enormous amount of sitting around "on the bench" that often occurs because of lack of client work or fed bureaucrats not moving contracts quickly. Result: I've only had actual work for for about 1/3 of my time at this company, which is bad for my career development and a waste of tax dollars because that's what pays Booz. As an MBA, I expect to be challenged. That hasn't happened. I've seen a LOT of people at my level leave because they are very smart, very motivated, and this place wastes their time and talents. Government consulting is a misnomer. It is NOT consulting. It is contracting out what the feds don't want to do or aren't staffed for. Booz has become a "butts in seats" place, where they just try to get you client site basically doing the same thing as a bureaucrat. And trying to help entrenched, unmotivated career bureaucrats make progress on important national issues is frustrating. Management: Senior Associates usually SUCK, and they are the middle management you'll likely work for. Principals are usually good, but there's limited interaction because they're senior to the Senior Associates.