Great place to learn, horrible place to work - Management Consultant Kearney Employee Review

2.0
3 Feb 2016
Recommend
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Pros

I've worked with some of the brightest people I've ever met at A.T. Kearney. You're placed in an environment where you will have to learn quickly on your own or through a peer as there are very little formal training available.

Cons

Compensation as well as the firm's culture has shifted in 2014. New senior management brought on a new pay structure after the 2013 year ended in early 2014 and implemented it for the year of 2013 without giving prior knowledge to the employees. Many people were left confused and angry by his pay structure that only acknowledged a certain few. Imagine working a full year and to later find out that the bonus structure changed after the fact and ending up getting a 0% bonus. Some employees are overworked while others aren't utilized at all creating an environment where people burn out or are forced to leave.

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5.0
21 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing culture and talent that truly embraces forward looking

Cons

Travel but that’s common for the industry

1.0
16 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

If you’re fresh out of school and don’t have a specific skill and don’t know what to do, and you’re willing to be a yes man then yes it might be a good place to figure out your next step.

Cons

- Lack of pipeline for certain practices (and they will blame that on you saying your utilization is low but there’s nothing you can do at an associate level) - Full of people that feel good about themselves but they actually knows nothing about how actual industry work - No talent - Management will give you vague feedback that you can’t act on, For example, I got asked to “elevate the deck” but when I asked is it the messaging or is it the format etc they can’t give me anything specific - The expectation on work quality is inconsistent - Some manager level people can’t do excel which is shocking - You need to be a people pleaser in order to get promoted

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