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Pros
- "Good benefits and the pace is very slow for those that like to work at a slow pace." (in 762 reviews)
- "Great work/life balance and very flexible when it comes to work location for off client site." (in 515 reviews)
Cons
- "Poor management particularly with career and reporting managers who rule with an iron fist." (in 218 reviews)
- "Career Managers and senior leadership don't seem to care what happens once you're placed on a project." (in 193 reviews)
- 5.0FEATURED REVIEW14 Jun 2023Senior Master SchedulerCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsWarren, MI
Pros
Great pay, benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, more), and opportunities to grow your career through training and developmental jobs (6 months to 2 years, trying out a new job/position).
Cons
No real cons. Every now and then you'll come across a manager who isn't very good, but that happens anywhere.
2 - 5.018 Sept 2023Senior Full Stack EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearLake Oswego, OR
Pros
* _Excellent_ support for pursuing certificates while 'on the bench' looking for a project * Generally positive work environment (but I imagine this can vary significantly depending on project and area of the company you're working in) * Big company benefits (broad range of benefits, not necessarily _the best_ though - my deductible doubled.. eek) - listing as both a pro and con * Lots of potential to move to new projects / fields of interest if you feel comfortable with informal networking and hunting projects down * Insulation from start-up vulnerability (though funding for government contracting certainly comes with its own ebb and flow) * Generally speaking, excellent culture
Cons
* Big company benefits (broad range of benefits, not necessarily _the best_ though - my deductible doubled.. eek) - listing as both a pro and con * Easy to get lost in a big company, advocating for yourself and networking are essential ingredients of a good career at Booz Allen * Very locked down machines. All of the security restrictions / processes takes some getting used to. * Clearance process can definitely feel invasive and the process requires a lot of patience.
- 1.016 Sept 2023Senior Lead TechnologistFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsAnnapolis Junction, MD
Pros
good starting company to get training if you can front the cost but get out ASAP
Cons
No more bonus even thought company has record breaking profit, no mobility, sexist leadership, toxic managers, no training available without being friends with TechX leadership, Boomer principals give you low pay raises. Training budget has to be prepaid, disparate treatment for disabled veterans, management works from home and does nothing while employees have to deliver on client site
2 - 4.02 Sept 2023AssociateCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearWashington, DC
Pros
- Great Innovation and Ideas - Many Motivated Junior-level Employees - Involved with Cutting Edge Technologies
Cons
- Junior-level employees often lack professionalism and experience - Organized Chaos. They lead with what the junior- to mid-level SW developers need versus what true thought leaders should develop as a comprehensive data, technology, and systems governance strategy. Without a real strategy, everything is "important".
1 - 4.026 Jun 2023Senior ConsultantFormer Employee, more than 1 yearSan Diego, CA
Pros
Flexibility and benefits. Great for a mid-career employee who wants to clock in and clock out. Working here can be positive but your experience at BAH will depend on your Client and the amount of work/time they demand. Some roles and Clients at BAH can be incredibly rewarding and give you a sense of purpose.
Cons
Sitting at a Client site makes it difficult to connect with the corporate side of BAH and leadership does not make an effort to keep the company culture alive. BAH makes it incredibility difficult to recieve pay raises or attain promotions and routinly underpays early career individuals. There is no clear path to promotion and goal posts are often moved. There is also a tendarcy for leadership to promote employees that they work with on a regular basis. If you dont work directly with leadership you will likely be underpaid and passed up for promotion yearly. At times it will seem that people recieve promotions to management but do equal or less work that consultants and senior consultants. Promotions are usually reserved for high visibilty, client facing positions.
6 - 3.015 Sept 2023Managment ConsultantCurrent EmployeeWashington, DC
Pros
Pros it pays more than the government and good work life balance.
Cons
Cons the way to get promoted is the most insane thing I've ever heard and no one will be able to tell you how. Also they are so cheap. They won't even pay for lunches. Healthcare sucks it's like you don't have any. Got into a car crash where a drive hit me, went to the ER and my insurance just outright denied it.
- 5.020 Sept 2023Software EngineerCurrent Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
Company values work life balance and personal career growth. Benefits are good, and work culture promotes curiosity and growing into one’s role.
Cons
Standard bureaucracy to navigate when working with government clients. Work can be a bit unpredictably slow or fast depending on government deadlines.
- 2.01 May 2023ConsultantCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearWashington, DC
Pros
Hours are manageable; good job security usually; it's a good firm for people who want a relatively chill yet halfway decent paying job working for a government agency. Good for folks in grad school or who want to spend more time w/family or other pursuits. Not good if you're actually trying to be a management consultant
Cons
There are very few (if any) true consulting projects here. There may be some IT work that Booz does that's kind of like IT consulting, but that's about it. Just because you have or work for a "client" does not mean that you're a consultant. Accountants, Lawyers, Talent Agents, Therapists all have "clients." A true consultant is someone who comes to an organization briefly to provide strategic advice (Strategy Work -- McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte Strategy etc.) or someone who comes to implement change and then leave (Implementation/Operations Work). This is not Booz Allen. Booz sends employees to government agencies to do the work that a regular Government Service employee would do otherwise, and they want their team/employees to stay on that client contract for as long as the government will let them. I gather that Booz pays less than other firms as well. This firm is fundamentally not really different from a CACI or SAIC -- those two firms don't masquerade as "consultants," they are simply government contractors. Booz Allen is a firm that decades ago used to be an actual consultancy, but is now in effect just a big government contractor.
21 - 1.029 Aug 2023Contracts AdministratorFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsMcLean, VA
Pros
Health Care is decent, which is about it.
Cons
Within the first two months, I realized I made the worst mistake joining Booz Allen. The 401k - company only matches at year end, leaving before then you’ll lose your match. Top heavy, too many VP’s. All micromanagers. The culture is just a bunch of very angry people who work against one another rather than working as a team. Super political, people will smile at your face and spit on your name behind your back to make themselves look better. CEO only addresses the numbers, never addresses the staff for their hard work. Promotion within the company is “extremely difficult,” unless you threaten to quit or you’re favored. HR knows about the problem, but could literally care less.
7 - 4.011 Sept 2023Staff EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsLexington, MA
Pros
The people and company are outstanding in the services they provide and everyone is very happy to help you with whatever you need. Management provides good opportunities for you to improve and grow within the company.
Cons
The nature of government consulting can be frustrating for those who want to just get things done. Since you're not the prime decision maker, you're at the mercy of all those who make the decisions in the USG.
Anyone made the jump from booz to Deloitte or the other way around? Willing to share any pros/cons? Salary would be a little higher starting as SC but I don’t see any other benefits? I’ve heard the work culture at Deloitte is too toxic?
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Does it matter which school I get an MBA from? I graduated from JMU Dec 2022, and I know their online MBA program is pretty good. I know it’s still relatively cheap at ~30k, but I saw that Shenandoah University has an online MBA for ~15k… my education benefits from BAH would almost pay for the whole thing. Or should I look at even more prestigious Universities for an MBA? I plan on going for my MBA after I have 3-5 YOE under my belt.
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What’s your ultimate goal? Generally, you want to go to a decent mba program for consulting. Something like Indiana and UNC place well in consulting and ardently overtly difficult.
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Booz Allen Hamilton has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 8,663 reviews left anonymously by employees. 87% of employees would recommend working at Booz Allen Hamilton to a friend and 81% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
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Honestly, i would do it just for pay and exit ops. Any big4 brings some prestige to your profile and makes you more desirable to recruiters. If you stayed at Booz for another two years, your chances of exiting at a much greater position is less than it would be if you went to Deloitte for two years. Of course, this is just likelihood, anyone can beat the odds if they work for it. But going to a place like Deloitte will allow your resume to grow. Also, pay. You’ll get a slight increase, right? If you decide to leave Deloitte even just after a year, you’ll be able to potential increase your salary 10-15%, and maybe even 20-25% compared to what you’re making now at Booz. Any big firm will be toxic given the rep it has to maintain. That doesn’t mean the people you work with will be shitty, although there are def some bad apples, but those are everywhere you go. I say if you can, make the jump. If you do, you’ll set yourself up for better opportunities in the future.