Bain & Company Reviews
Updated Jun 21, 2019
Found 2518 reviews
Pros
"Great people & team: A Bainie never lets another Bainie fail" (in 182 reviews)
"Amazing professional development and investment in people" (in 164 reviews)
Cons
"some days have to put in long hours" (in 398 reviews)
"Really high workload (work life balance)" (in 347 reviews)
- Featured ReviewHelpful (31)
"Amazing place to work!"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Bain & Company full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Interesting and challenging work with great exposure to senior clients - Fun and supportive culture, with strong focus on coaching and mentorship - Wide range of opportunities within the company (travel, transfers etc.)
Cons
- Hours and travel can make finding a work-life balance challenging
Bain & Company2018-10-16 "Ample opportunities for growth, exciting opportunities, and wonderful people"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Bain & Company full-time for less than a year
Pros
• The addition of digital capabilities to Bain's classic management consulting portfolio has allowed for designers and engineers to come into a startup environment supported by a large organization, which is a rare but desirable situation to be in • The assortment of challenges and problems to solve on behalf of clients is exciting and allows for plenty of growth • The people. are. wonderful.
Cons
Expect to work hard and push yourself on some days. It does resemble a startup environment in rigor on occasion.
Bain & Company2019-06-21- Helpful (546)
"Welcome to Bain"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Bain & Company full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Welcome to Bain. I'm going to give you a problem that neither the CEO nor his entire management team could solve. And I'm probably going to give you lots of different opinions and imperfect data sources. And then I'll ask you to focus in on where the most value is and convince all those people with different opinions that you're right. But don't worry, I'm also going to give you a Bain team. Those associates and...
Show MoreCons
Here's how you know you've made it at Bain. The reward for doing a good job is getting a bigger, tougher problem next time. Meaning, you are always solving the easiest problem you will ever solve again. This takes a lot of resilience and active managing of self-expectations to remember that you are not actually getting worse, the problems are just getting harder. So my advice is to remember that. And then take a...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Continue to find and promote the leadership that lives our operating principles.
Bain & Company2015-10-06 "Truly the best place to work"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Bain & Company full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
High impact work, collaborate with very smart people, great comp
Cons
Long hours can be draining
Advice to Management
Keep doing what you're doing
Bain & Company2019-06-17- Helpful (2)
"Director"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Bain & Company full-time
Pros
Excellent culture- pragmatic, collaborate, smart, and fun.
Cons
High stress and challenging - but also why it is rewarding.
Bain & Company2019-06-10 "Good!"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Bain & Company part-time
Pros
Good salary, everyone is nice.
Cons
Hard work, a lot expected from you
Bain & Company2019-06-11- Helpful (2)
"Great post-MBA experience"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Bain & Company full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Focus on professional development Exposure to different industries Ability to structure a problem
Cons
High travel Long hours and minimal work life balance
Bain & Company2019-05-29 "All in all, worth to work for some time at Bain!"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Bain & Company full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
As someone with just 2 years of consulting experience (more otherwise), was a great learning environment - reasonably good comp too
Cons
Not enough "ownership", intellectual or otherwise, of any significant work stream at this stage
Advice to Management
Better matching of interests and internal jobs would be great
Bain & Company2019-06-15- Helpful (1)
"Pleasant Experience at this firm"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Bain & Company full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Good pay - Interesting projects
Cons
- Manager micromanaged - Hierarchical - Desk chairs lack the needed lumbar support to provide optimal ergonomic positioning
Bain & Company2019-06-04 "Great place to work!"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Bain & Company full-time
Pros
Learning, coaching, professional development, fun
Cons
Difficult lifestyle, demanding hours, travel
Bain & Company2019-05-23
Join the Bain & Company team
Found 2518 reviews
Bain & Company Response
September 27, 2016 – Director, Global Consultant Talent Management
You have captured the essence of what it means to work here! Thanks for sharing your experience.