Bain & Company Reviews

Pros

Incredible training opportunities
You meet a great network of fun and very talented people
Ability to work across a multitude of industries

Cons

Hours can be very long in a high pressure environment
Hierarchical work structure which is less collaborative than I imagined it would be

Pros

Good pay and employment benefits. Prestigious brand name.

Cons

Fast pace, long and stressful environment.

Advice to Senior Management

keep up the good work.

Pros

The people are incredibly smart and fun to work with. Firm culture promotes a one team environment. Office culture is friendly.

Cons

There are few opportunities to grow into senior administrative roles. Your personal experience will vary depending on manager and team.

Pros

strategy consultling, interesting work long hours

Cons

long hours, no scope planning, yield loss

Advice to Senior Management

getgood manager to run cases

Pros

1)Great environment
2)Best people to work with
3)Great teams and opportunity to learn

Cons

1)Salary is not competitive.
2)Very less growth chances for non consulting staff.

Advice to Senior Management

Try not to get biased.

Pros

Great Pay, Good brand, Exposure to a wide variety of cases early on, great network building opportunity, smart colleagues, fun environment, very young crowd

Cons

No career progression, monotonic job after 2 years, absolutely no interaction with client, fear of being isolated as a market research specialist

Advice to Senior Management

think about the career progression for retaining employees, try to get more challenging cases, promote cross staffing with Bain New Delhi and Mumbai if possible

Pros

work hard/play hard
great co-workers
good benefits

Cons

poor management of administrative staff

Pros

Great training. The management team sets a great example for professional development and mentoring. The culture is fun and young at the entry levels.

Cons

Work/ Life balance is incredibly challenging. Be ready to commit yourself to the job for a minimum of 12 hours a day.

Advice to Senior Management

None - great job.

Pros

Prestige, smart people, fun culture, good growth opportunities.

Cons

Typical consulting hours, can be late nights. Probably not any different from other consulting firms.

Pros

Great people, lots of professional development, a fantastic stepping stone to a wide variety of other opportunities. You'll come away with a broad set of business-related experiences and will have had a good time doing it

Cons

Culture has a tinge of expected overcommitment; working hours vary widely and it is difficult to plan a life around them