Booz Allen Hamilton Reviews

Pros

Good values and work ethic

Cons

Long hours, sometimes on the weekend

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Outdated culture Management talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk Benefits are being cut even during growth periods You will feel like just a number Pay is terrible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.

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

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....

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...

Pros

Flexibility, 401k, tuition assistance, upward mobility, experiences/opportunities, fair salaries

Cons

Health insurance isn't great, work/life balance quality depends on the office

Pros

Flexibility, career growth, management support

Cons

Stacked with ineffective middle management

Pros

Lots of opportunity. Great training ground for self-motivated, self starters who know how to work on their weaknesses.

Cons

Directionless leadership; transition from private ownership to PE to public has fundamentally changed the employee experience. Danger of turning into a pure beltway bandit body shop.

Pros

Good people and great work life balance. Semi-interesting and valuable work.

Cons

Pretty hard to get different project experiences like a typical management consulting firm. Pretty easy to feel "stuck" on a current project.

Advice to Management

Management is overall supportive and wants you to succeed. Could do a better job giving constructive criticism.