Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

- I have just gone sideways in my career for the past year. I really wanted to work on a hands-on data science project and put a machine learning model into production, and I never got the opportunity because I got descoped from one program (where I was only allowed to talk about data science) and the other program lost funding after I was there for only three months. - I guess this place works out for some people, but I just felt like I was lost in the shuffle. - You really are on your own if you get descoped from a program. You are told, you find your next job by networking. But how are you supposed to network when you get hired in during a pandemic when it's all remote work? - When I applied for roles on other projects, I was too expensive for most projects or else lacked the right experience. There was much more interest in my resume outside of BAH than inside the company. - It's crazy that BAH hires people but then makes them find a role once they are inside of the company. Like, you think you're going in for your first day of work, and it turns out that it's not your first day of work, but instead just a new phase of your job search.

Work-life balance is non-existent; "never say no" when asked for help is drilled into you from orientation as a necessary part of the "collaboration culture." But in reality, it is a way to get maximum work out of employees, who are often understaffed on projects. Those who remain for years are, as a rule, workaholics. The company offers lots of options for counseling (financial, psychological) for a good reason: it works people to the point of exhaustion. Turnover is high, newly hired outsiders in management are viewed with suspicion. Competition for the good assignments/contracts is tough and political. I've been at HQ for eight months and I'm looking for the first opportunity to escape. Avoid!