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Boston Consulting Group

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A challenging place to work - Consultant Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

3.0
15 Mar 2010
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of learning experiences both during case work and in the company traning materials Working directly with senior executives of very successful companies

Cons

Very demanding work, not much life outside of work, people do not have time to have lunch with friends on weekends because they have to work on something and/or go back to the office. Staffing is a bit unpredictable, with people "generalised" too much across different industries and functions.

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Pros

Great learning opportunities in different industries

Cons

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2.0
14 May 2026
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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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