Is Boston Consulting Group a good company to work for?

Boston Consulting Group has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 12,909 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 84% of employees would recommend working at Boston Consulting Group to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Boston Consulting Group have been left by employees working as Project Leader , Consultant and Working Student .

Does Boston Consulting Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Boston Consulting Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Boston Consulting Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Boston Consulting Group?

84% of Boston Consulting Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Boston Consulting Group 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Boston Consulting Group?

Consultant (2120) , Associate (1290) , Project Leader (622) , Senior Associate (408) , Principal (328) , Visiting Associate (212) , Analyst (167) , Intern (167) , Associate Consultant (145) , Executive Assistant (145) , Case Team Assistant (133) , Partner (118) , Summer Associate (118) , Senior Consultant (117) , Business Analyst (116)

What are the pros of working at Boston Consulting Group according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and there is a focus on making the job as sustainable as possible." ((in 1330 reviews)); "Great benefits and very flexible with your living situations." ((in 764 reviews)); "Culture is great and mild" ((in 739 reviews)); "Pay is good and they tend to raise rates before rest of industry" ((in 382 reviews)); "Good salary and many advantages" ((in 294 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Boston Consulting Group according to real employee reviews?

"no work life balance and alot of stress in week days" ((in 1233 reviews)); "This is a top firm; expect long hours and pressure; but it teaches you how to work" ((in 988 reviews)); "Late working hours for some projects" ((in 638 reviews)); "Management is bad and too many captains and not enough crew." ((in 94 reviews)); "what sucks is getting a bad manager" ((in 77 reviews))

What are employees saying about Boston Consulting Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Boston Consulting Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at Boston Consulting Group in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Boston Consulting Group locations?

München , Berlin , Düsseldorf , Frankfurt am Main , Hamburg , Köln , Stuttgart , Köln , Buxtehude , Homburg , Mainz , Travenhorst

Boston Consulting Group reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(9,635 total reviews)

Christoph Schweizer

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

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Boston Consulting Group has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,635 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston Consulting Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

10K reviews

4.0

Mar 18, 2013

Increased the experience and maturity very fast, but long working hours are very common

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Helpful people Challenging projects High exposure with clients and partners

Cons

Undefined project scope are becoming more common, resulting in long hours of work Short time for delivery, putting more pressure Hard to have a personal life

3.0

Mar 13, 2013

Experience varies widely from person to person

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly motivated and intellectually curious colleagues who challenge one another to excel; Good compensation packages; Incredible support staff; Top-tier clients with interesting business challenges to work on

Cons

Training is meant to be achieved through on-the-job apprenticeship, but one's ability to get a good quality, productive apprenticeship is at the mercy of the nature of the case one is assigned to and the personality / time availability of one's manager on the case. Sometimes a new consultant gets a very good case and good manager who has time for apprenticeship, which sets one up for success; and sometimes a new consultant does not, which can immediately impact one's performance and the breadth of opportunities available going forward.

5.0

Mar 12, 2013

Excellent place to work

Principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great promotion, development and training opportunities. Opens a ton of door to the next chapter

Cons

Travel can be hard - often gone 3-4 days a week. Fine if you are single and like it, but hard on families.

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