Booz & Company Employee Reviews about "culture"

Pros

- Impactful projects with top-name clients - Great place to start your career, especially right out of school - Industry practice alignment strengthens exit options - Perks of traveling consultant lifestyle - Very actively supporting female development (but long way to go)

Cons

- Training is weak. Don't know why we don't leverage more out-of-house training services. - Unclear project responsibilities between undergrad and MBA hires; diminishes value proposition for MBA hires. - Culture is acidic; very cut-throat, rumors are rampant and can be career-ending. - Lack of minority and female partnership is embarrassing and tell-tale of 'boy's club' partnership culture. - Knowledge transfer is weak. Poor systems for information sharing. No culture of cross-project learning. - Staff treated as a resource. Little thought to career development unless you've lasted 4+years - When business is slow, management is quick to bring out the axe

Pros

Good pay, great experience, can move up the ranks quickly.

Cons

Company was consumed by PWC so I left. Not sure if there is still the same culture sitting within a larger company like that.

Pros

- Intelligent colleagues - Project work is mostly strategic and aligned to c-suite priorities - Exposure to several different projects and clients - Opportunity to b ecome 'famous' for something, if you like - Strong focus on improving company culture and people value proposition

Cons

- Work-life balance is possible...as long as you manage it and accept the work part will be high - Limited in terms of infrastructure, general support and technology (not an area of high investment since spin-off) as compared to larger firms (though this is being addressed) - Limited training and development (again, this is being addressed) - Heavy emphasis on powerpoint production...sometimes feeling like "overkill" both on client engagements and for internal initiatives

Pros

Family-like supportive and entrepreneurial culture down-to-earth

Cons

Still small scale, and need to cultivate a unique firm culture

Pros

Really good consultants to work with

Cons

A few of the partners do not fit with the broader firm culture and can be difficult to work with

Pros

Opportunity to work with some of the smartest people

Cons

Culture is not well integrated across teams

Pros

Great people, professional development focus, high-impact projects, respect for your personal time on weekends (generally), and lots of opportunities to contribute to the company culture.

Cons

Not sure what the culture will look like post-merger with PwC. Compensation is competitive but not quite as aggressive as some of the peers Booz claims to have in the consulting marketplace.

Pros

Some good people and good projects.

Cons

Too much travel in the Middle East and Leabanese mafia culture. Most expats usually leave in less than two years. Less strategy work in the Middle East than the overall firm.

Pros

Good, smart people and exciting projects make this a good place to work. Each office has it own culture and it is important to find the right fit.

Cons

As is to be expected in a consulting company the travel is the only downside. There is also the unstability associated with an up-or-out system.

Pros

Very open and non heirachical culture. Smart folks, but not arrogant

Cons

Lots of fragmentation, no clear direction. Leadership did not have a good vision