Used to be great, now declining
Pros
BAH does a decent job of finding new work for existing employees, although this is becoming more difficult since losing several large contracts recently. - Their large size means that they can prime contracts, which has some perks. - Flexible work hours are great for avoiding traffic.
Cons
In 2007 managing director Marc Gerencser said that, "being privately held allowed the firm to consider long-range investments that companies beholden to shareholders might not be able to make". He was right and since going public in 2010, BAH has been on a steady decline from an employee perspective. Traditionally BAH has valued their people as their biggest asset and salaries and benefits proved it, but that has changed. Salaries are flat--no raises for management this year and small or no raises for others, but CEO Ralph Shrader managed to get a 47% increase. Vacation and 401K contributions are being cut this year and next year. Sure government contracting is hurting all over, but BAH compensation and benefits are now no better (and in some cases, worse) than their competitors. Under Ralph Schrader's leadership, BAH has become extremely liberal. Here are some of the forums that are sponsored and encouraged at the firm: Administrative Professionals Forum African American Forum Armed Services Forum Asia & Pacific American Forum DiverseABILITY Forum Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Employees (GLOBE) Latin American Forum Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENA) Multinational Forum Native American Forum Parents’ Forum Rising Leaders Forum Women’s Forum With all this focus on diversity, the firm seems to have lost its identity of being a cohesive team with the most technically competent workforce. One last item: annual assessments. The firm knows this is a problem because they keep changing the process every 2 years, but it's still an arduous task with questionable benefits. Every year my feedback it to learn more about the business side of things, and every year I feel like quitting when I hear that.