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      Bainbridge Reviews

      3.2

      42% would recommend to a friend

      (381 total reviews)

      Carlos Arias

      41% approve of CEO

      40% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Culture and values

      2.7

      Diversity and inclusion

      2.7

      Senior management

      2.7

      Compensation and benefits

      Bainbridge has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 381 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bainbridge employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      381 reviews
      2.0
      28 Oct 2013

      Great for 1-2 years at the beginning of your career, but leave as soon as you have reaped the benefits.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      It is a small company (20-25 employees) so you are able to "wear many hats" within the company. Lots of room for growth in both responsibility and "titles". Non-managerial employees are top notch. Very bright young professionals, great intellectual stimulation. It is a great starting point for your professional career - you will learn a lot (from both training and trial/error), work a lot of hours, get paid very low but what you take away is what made it worthwhile for me. I would not be where I am in my career if it were not for Bainbridge. I made a lot of lifelong friends at this company as well. For those two reasons, I am grateful for the experience I had at Bainbridge. If you can put up with the b.s. for a year, its a great place to put some time in and get out.

      Cons

      They consistently lie about their financial health to employees. Managers don't have full autonomy of their teams; they are merely messengers. Managing Director is in his own world (and also likes to put fake reviews on glass door to make the company look more favorable).

      1.0
      12 Aug 2013

      This would be 0 stars if that was an option. Stay away, RUN AWAY from this "company"

      M&a research analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      There were a number of highly intelligent people that I worked with.

      Cons

      -Terrible Management that is running the company to the ground. -Long hours. -Below market pay, probably less than minimum wage for the work you're asked to do with the hours to do it with. -Employees are mistreated, as they are replaceable in the eyes of management. -Really high turnover, I believe since I've worked there I've seen over half the team leave and/or fired. -Non-existent HR. -No perks, no 401k, terrible medical coverage (as in they won't give it to you unless you bug them), just god awful moldy coffee. -Straight up lies to candidates in order to get them to agree to sign on. -More interns than full-time employees (probably 15 total full-time employees and the rest of the "60" member team are interns). -Terrible company culture. -No upward movement -Fake promotions, they will change your title without offering a change in pay but expect you to perform more. -You'll never see the CEO, for some time many on the team questioned his existence. Honestly I'm going to stop here because the list can go on for days. Don't bother with this place unless you enjoy hating life. They mislead young, naive college graduates into working for them under the impression that they will easily make "60k" with non existent bonuses and work them to the bone. Don't fall for it. Company morale was at an all time low before I left and many genuinely hated being there.

      1.0
      22 Mar 2017

      Mixed bag but you can do better

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I worked for Bainbridge Consulting. There is also an M&A group, which is leadership's primary focus. The Consulting arm exists to bolster credibility for the company. For a recent grad, the exposure to a diversity of industries is solid. You'll be thrown into situations where you're managing several clients, but fewer of these are Fortune companies than the previous (employer-written) reviews would lead you to believe. I was spending 4-7 hours per week in meetings with Director-level and above, which prepared me to keep calm in tough situations with internal and external clients in later jobs. Decent office complex in La Jolla. Prepare to never leave. A couple of initiatives introduced to boost morale - dinner subsidized if you are working late, team activities here and there, and a few bonuses to address compensation complaints - but again, inconsistent or nonexistent in this area. A lot of my coworkers were some of the best and brightest young professionals I've encountered in my career. This is also why virtually all of them have since left the company. This may also provide a jumping off point for your career, but I would recommend starting with an Internship while you're still in school, getting experience at 20-30 hours per week, then looking in other markets and pursuing fair compensation. But if you can cut your teeth elsewhere, DO SO.

      Cons

      You're cold calling industry professionals as a "research firm" to then turn around and provide that info back to clients. Performance is largely dependent on how much confidential data you're able to extract (think pricing, contract structures, R&D initiatives). Because Bainbridge isn't an established name, this leads to uncomfortable situations and will likely cause you to question your morals - because we're not actually going to publish this data, or scrub confidential info. We're going to turn around and provide it to competitors. Pay is extremely low. I was working 70-hour weeks and started in the $30k compensation range. Bonuses of a few grand were arbitrary and are highly taxed. No 401k. Felt like a constant struggle for better pay and benefits (though Dental was good). Turnover was high in the HR department, so inconsistent or no representation. Ethics of the senior staff extremely dubious. There is no way all of the 5-star reviews on this page are from real employees. This is also the only place I've worked where I was screamed at - perhaps like working at a hedge fund but without the pay or perks. Turnover is extremely high. This isn't unusual for consulting, but this is no standard turnover rate. Morale was very low at times. Most stressful job I've held. Not a ton of great eating options nearby.

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