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"Amazing work-life balance with the most flexible schedule in the industry" (in 569 reviews)
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"Work/life balance in management" (in 197 reviews)
"Mostly young inexperienced gossiping chatter boxes with a lack of work ethic" (in 90 reviews)
I have been working at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time
Pros
6% 401k match, great networking opportunities, management cares about your growth and development
Cons
Rapid expansion has caused growing pains- limited work space
I worked at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good values and work ethic
Cons
Long hours, sometimes on the weekend
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I worked at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Everything depends on your specific project/team/client
Non client-facing positions usually offer some flexible working arrangements
Cons
Outdated culture
Management talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk
Benefits are being cut even during growth periods
You will feel like just a number
Pay is terrible and not on par with competitors
Very little work / life balance
Office space is terrible, company refuses to invest in decent / large enough facilities
High turnover among younger employees b/c of everything listed above
Advice to Management
None. They won't listen anyways. They are stuck in the 1900's. If you want to be overworked and underpaid, fight your colleagues for office space, be nickel and dime'd by your own company, have your benefits slashed every year even when the company experiences growth, and experience all the worst parts of corporate culture - Booz Allen Hamilton is the place for you.
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I worked at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
The CEO seem like a good guy.
Cons
"The Work Life Balance that it promises is usally not the reality"
"It is common for a person to be hired and then let go in a few months for "lack of work""
Advice to Management
Stick with the pick
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I have been working at Booz Allen Hamilton (Less than a year)
Pros
The people are great. Everyone -- even the difficult types -- are eager to work and excel. There are some senior officers with questionable morality, but most people here are great people to work with.
Cons
1. Federal clients. Don't forget that you'll move at their pace, not yours.
2. The nature of the job means that sooner or later you'll be strategizing ways to get more money from the client (i.e. federal government), regardless of whether or not you'll actually add value. BAH runs on government money, a large chunk from DoD, and thus is part of the bigger problem we have in this country with fiscal responsibility.
3. Living off the American taxpayer. Much of the money that flies around in DC is at the expense of everyone else everywhere else in the US, BAH is a major player in this system, particularly the defense technology sector.
4. You'll never get paid what you're worth. The three lowest ranks (Consultant, Sr. Consultant, Associate) seldom make what they're worth, while senior management (looking at you, officers) make insane amounts of money.
Advice to Management
I'm leaving this job for two reasons, despite being hand-picked and groomed for greater responsibility by senior management.
1. You weren't paying me enough to do the job; especially when you factor in the amount of stress this job puts on a human being, the amount of time I sacrificed with my family, the amount of guilt this job inspired in me as an American.
2. The job is not meaningful to anyone who doesn't lust for profits. At some point each of us gets a look at how the sausage is made, and then it becomes clear that the government is basically asking (literally sending out solicitations and announcements) to be ripped off. They don't need what we're selling, but they buy it anyways because Congress tells them to. This buys Congress fancy retirement plans at the same businesses that profit. But everyone else loses, and Booz Allen isn't doing enough to be a part of our nation's long-term fiscal stability.
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I have been working at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
The benefits are fantastic. Booz Allen matches your 401k contributions up to 6% of your salary. The company culture is great and they really try to reach out to employees on a regular basis. Telecom positions are hard to come by, but they do exist. If you have a good Career Manager you'll go far in this firm.
Cons
My biggest complaint is that there is no tracking on internal talent and the skillsets they have so the firm is constantly hiring for certain capabilities. This is most frustrating when you are looking for a new contract and you see open positions that you fit, but it's a capability hire which means you cannot apply for it. Which leads me to the way you work at Booz Allen; when your contract ends it is your responsibility to find another "job" within the firm. If you don't find a new contract within a certain period of time (I believe it's 2 or 3 months) you get a warning letter that if you don't have a job within 2 weeks you will be let go.
Advice to Management
Figure out a way to track the talent you already have and stop hiring so many people when you have so many current employees on the bench. Tracking your talent will make it easier to place them on new contracts when their contract ends and they're looking for something new.
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I worked at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time
Pros
I really enjoyed the team and the work while at this position. Pay and benefits were good, and the only reason I moved on was because it looked like another contractor was going to win the contract.
Cons
Nothing during my time with the firm.
I have been working at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time
Pros
Phenomenal internal mobility to explore career paths.
Cons
Talent management could be better. Many employees have underutilized skills.
I have been working at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Flexible hours and people centric
Cons
I don't have any. This is a good company with good people.
I have been working at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great benefits, good culture, very talented staff
Cons
leadership is becoming too fluid and keep changing
Advice to Management
When some work and process is working great, why change it.
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