Bain & Company Reviews

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 consultants are going to be tenacious in coming up with creative approaches. Those managers and partners are going to knock down barriers for you, connect you where you need to be connected, guide, support, direct and re-direct you. The office support staff is going to fix your computer after you spilled coffee on it for the third time, find you the unfindable data source, and smile and hand you a baked good after you ask for help re-doing dozens of slides. You are empowered and accountable but you are not alone. And the best part is you can't fail. Because after all, what all those people are reinforcing is that a Bainie never lets another Bainie fail.

Cons

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 second to realize that it would be a lot less fun if the reverse were true. And isn't that precisely why you wanted this job in the first place anyway? It sure was for me.

Advice to Management

Continue to find and promote the leadership that lives our operating principles.

Pros

Engaged Leadership, Team Environment, Mentorship Culture

Cons

None, the company is great

Pros

Focus on employee development and culture

Cons

Travel and work / life balance can be tough

Pros

People culture, work environment and opportunities

Cons

Working hours are really unsustainable

Pros

1. Get to work with brilliant peer set 2. Steep learning curve 3. Amazing perks

Cons

1. Work is back-end; boring and repetitive 2. Long work hours

Pros

Amazing place to work with super smart, driven colleagues, engaged senior leaders and interesting projects

Cons

Incredibly high work loads, demanding time committment, and often grueling travel requirements

Advice to Management

Keep up the amazing company culture and Bain spirit

Pros

Good work hours, nice salary package

Cons

Strict schedule, intimidating at times

Pros

Clear progression and growth potential within the firm. Opportunities to grow professionally and financially are in line with other MBB firms but far outpace the rest of the competition. Great place to springboard your career.

Cons

Long working hours and tight deadlines mean work life balance can be very tough at times. This is always project dependent though.