Pros
There are some quality people who care about their clients and their co-workers. The PTO is good and the salaries are ok. The ECAP (401K) plan is OUTSTANDING...far better than any other company I've seen. Depending on the team you're on, flex time is good and some of the management team understands team dynamics and strives to get the best from everyone. Work/life balance is good until you step into the upper ranks - life as a Sr Associate and Principal becomes a work-work balance.
Cons
Specific issues are the new minimum 42 hours of billable work for your client THEN do your proposal, marketing and admin work on top. I've watched many of my peers and team members look upon Sunday as another workday to get everything accomplished. Also, the late winter of 2012 purge was handled poorly. Since the senior leadership/partners enacted the PR campaign of touting "Ralph's Bold Plan" was going to be good for the company - the company has seen their stock tumble almost 18%, and many of the Principals and Sr Associates who survived the purge are simply buying time to collect their annual bonus - then they will leave. Supposedly the firm "predicted" this and as such are poised to pay out larger than normal bonus to the managers in an attempt to retain...however, they will find they are pouring money into people who are leaving. The recent federal ruling and loss of the large IDIQ contracts (SURVIAC/IATAC) means BAH (and other large, previously entrenched in the DoD firms) will need to compete all their contracts against lean, agile small firms who don't have sky high multiples - a serious issue which must be quickly addressed. The senior leadership needs to revamp how it approaches the market, how it makes itself financially competitive, and return to the days of taking care of its people.