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Boston Consulting Group

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Supportive environment but challenging promotion dynamics - Research Analyst Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

4.0
Apr 21, 2026
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Pros

lovely coworkers, nice office space to work in, management isn't too micromanage-y, room to learn for early career people

Cons

BCG heavily deprioritizes their expert track and BST staff (ie. anyone not on the consulting track), and it bleeds into metrics and promotions. Hard to make a case for promotion when metrics are low due to the nature of the practice area or because your hours are the first to be cut when there are budget issues.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

Salary was great also the work life balance was average.

Cons

Pressure was real people are working overtime everyday!

2.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

BCG has top tier benefits, really smart colleagues, good in-office perks, and has a great company reputation. This was a huge part of my experience and has made me go back forth about my decision to leave.

Cons

This is speaking as someone who is not on the consulting side. On my particular team, office politics were very strong with little to no opportunities for people outside of the inner circle to assimilate. More broadly, I feel like the salary trajectory was a little slow, there is a lack of location mobility and and promotions can be hard to come by. Even so, I have personally seen exceptions be made for certain people. More broadly, being located in North America can be difficult since new roles are being open in other regions which is making internal mobility next to impossible. If you have any dissatisfaction with your current team, title, or level - there's a real possibility that you will have to wait multiple years before being able to make meaningful shifts towards your long term career goals.

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