Pros
Most fantastic colleagues I ever worked with (30+ years) Nice place to "be from" Good opportunity to meet and work with stimulating government clients For relatively senior staff, benefits package is good and for those +55, 401K vesting is instant
Cons
There's "no there there" anyomore. IPO is slowly strangling the culture = quality of working life Most incompenent first line managers I have ever experienced; worse than government...and Booz Allen ALWAYS backs them up Annual assessment project does not do what it purports: for a tiny raise they want a perfect human being; assessments focus far more on the negative than positive. Booz is fairly expensive for clients now in this pricet-sensitive environment, leading to techtonic turnover in contractors--and availability of positions for staff Booz is shedding senior (more expensive) people in favor of junior (cheaper) hires Probably still good if you are young and command a relatively low salary, but otherwise, avoid it or expect to receive the disappointment of your life Utilization (100% funding) isn't the most important criterion for tenure, raises, and promotion, it is the ONLY criterion. Don't believe whatever else the recruiter tells you.