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Updated Jan 23, 2023
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Not as stuffy as I thought it would be and I got to work with some really great people." (in 37 reviews)
- "Very top heavy management, leading to very slow pace in decision making and implementation of new processes or procedures." (in 5 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
incredibly smart, talented and caring colleagues
Cons
work life balance and limited promotional path
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
People are very friendly and create an atmosphere to make others feel welcome
Cons
managers' lack of communication and training
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits, nice office and WFH flexibility
Cons
Lack of learning and development efforts and mediocre review process
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
-Cares about your opinion about the morale of the team
Cons
-some teams have long hours due to lean staffing
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Collegial work environment, strong teams
Cons
Can be busy at times
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Collaborative, always encourage everyone to speak up
Cons
Sometimes it takes a very long time for decisions to be made
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
High caliber intellect and collegial team
Cons
Limited ability to move across offices
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Company culture is great, close knit
Cons
Pay for lower level employees
- Former Employee★★★★★
(Fund Accounting) Great Pay, Smart People, but look elsewhere for a 9-5
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-Excellent pay, bonuses, benefits. Raises are fair. -Very smart people. Colleagues are nice and mostly competent -Boston office is insanely nice (views of Public Garden/Harbor, chef kitchen, free breakfast/coffee/snacks) -Never been denied vacation, used all my days off -Young, energetic teams (similar to Big 4 culture)
Cons
-Gets busy (better than public accounting, but not a 9-5) -Work is not meaningful (fund accounting) -Deals can pop up and fall through on a day’s notice. You can unexpectedly have a 12-hour day -Training is nonexistent. Learn as you go/sink-or-swim -Working for rude/demanding MDs is exhausting. But that’s PE. At least the accountants are nice.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
A lot of smart and genuinely good people
Cons
Little to no diversity. HR is focused on box-checking than truly effectuating positive change.
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Bain Capital has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 228 reviews left anonymously by employees. 89% of employees would recommend working at Bain Capital to a friend and 84% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
89% of Bain Capital employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Bain Capital 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Bain Capital to be career development, culture, benefits and the cons to be management, work life balance.