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Boston Consulting Group

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Great benefits, but you're-on-your-own - HR Specialist Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

1.0
Dec 5, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Crazy benefits - you'll get to claim meals in USD (during MCO it was everyday basically), permanent employees got reimbursement for WFH equipment, medical is also in USD, they definitely don't stinge either for get-togethers or engagement events Great brand name - just by attaching to it despite being in an operational role gives people the perception that you're smart(?), you'll be a hot cake for headhunters in years to come if you stay long enough

Cons

They hire people who are not pure-doers (not as smart as the consultants, but good enough and have enough drive) to become do-ers only (literally the most manual and boring tasks that you can imagine since Workday has not been fully implemented) Some teams in HR have good culture/ balance, but the Staffing and Career Development teams have the worst. Pressure from the Partners, poor guidance from bosses and seasoned colleagues, conflicting direction to perform the tasks, everyone just wanna look good so you're on your own if you mess up - Inadvertently you feel that you're not good enough. Anyone who joins, do think of your career capital since the tasks are so manual and specific, you may find it difficult to adjust when the day comes that you leave for another role.

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Cons

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Pros

Education on AI Fluency and access to the latest LLM models. My immediate team who energizes me.

Cons

BCG isn't what it used to be. Former CEO Rich Lesser cared about Innovation about deep IP and expertise, truly about unlocking the human potential that powers us. Current CEO and leadership trickles down commercialization message, everything is about metrics, what's the business impact, how many cases did this work touch, what is the trend. Often times appearing shortsighted. Lots of politics, lots of words, limited action from PA leadership, largely because they are unable to make a decision, going back and forth on priorities; Every MDP wanting to own something, with too many chefs in the kitchen, and not enough true clarity. Incentive metrics are broken, and asked to do more, An innovation unit is not recognized.

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