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2.0
30 Apr 2018
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Pros

Sparking water, points, trips, Friday lunches

Cons

Obsession with Powerpoint, live and die by "scores." Very little interest in solving client problems, dubious analysis, dissappointd by aptitude of colleagues. Seems like art majors would do best here. First case I was told I was being "hazed" because they didn't like me and wanted me to quit. I reported this to management, and was told that I had to stick with the same team for 3 months. I would come client side at 8 AM and leave at 10 PM, whether there was work or not, I was just required to be on-site for 14 hours a day. I took a substantial pay-cut to come to BCG and they were not interested in negotiating. The firm has absolutely awful technology. Antiquated laptops that frequently break, no desktops to use for processing power, few dual monitor set-ups. This is probably the least tech friendly place I have ever worked.

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Great learning opportunities in different industries

Cons

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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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