employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Boston Consulting Group

Engaged Employer

Neither real Data Science nor Strategic work - Data Scientist Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

3.0
Dec 24, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you come from a business background, you learn some tech basics fast nice and friendly peers decent consulting lifestyle

Cons

Gamma promises to let you experience the best of both worlds, Data Science and Management Consulting, but at the end of the day you tend to rather see the drawbacks of both worlds No real tech culture or tech-savvy peers, it is more important to follow the customer's wishes or to make things look nice on slides than to do the right thing from a technical point of view Many projects are not strategic -> Not the right place for those into innovation or creative bent of mind

Explore other reviews about Boston Consulting Group

5.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All