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Boston Consulting Group

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Everything is great except compensation - Knowledge Analyst Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

4.0
2 Apr 2022
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Pros

I'm in a NAMR Knowledge Team so take that with a grain. Fantastic team manager, really dedicated to building up offerings and has a clear pathway forward. Fun to work with. Work is very flexible, most teams are supporting of hybrid and making room for life stuff in the workday. Work Life balance is great. Content is interesting to develop, case work can be tough some times, but KT has the ability to set clear boundaries, compared to consultants.

Cons

Others have said it before, but the opportunities for career advancement in Knowledge Teams feel out of one's control. You need to collect "feedback" from case teams, who don't really understand your role and see you as an underperformer, because you aren't working insane hours like them. You don't really get to "choose" what cases you work on, so its a toss up if you get noticed by someone worthwhile. People who are higher up often come in at their level, or have miraculously gotten noticed by some MDP, who gave them a good review. I'm sure its possible, but I don't know many people who have gotten more than one promo here. Also, there's no shot of becoming a consultant. You could be "Client Focused" in KT and work 2x the hours for half a consultant's pay if you want.

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5.0
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Pros

Great learning opportunities in different industries

Cons

Really hard job most of the time.

2.0
14 May 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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