Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

Many Cons: The technical talent is very low in the engineering and data science areas. Many "data scientists" do not know how to code, have 0 knowledge of machine learning and statistics, and are hired because they have any resemblance of engineering knowledge related to math. I can understand that they are hiring bodies to train them later but the quality of work suffers immensely because of it. The pay is not anywhere near the industry standard either... Don't let the rebranding facade fool you - turnover is very high and many are hired to the firm without any clear project in mind for them leading to a surplus of employees on the bench looking for work even after their employment begins. As a data scientist, the only tasks that I have been given to work on are purely software engineering, computer infrastructure (basically IT support), and administrative tasks. This is definitely not a one-off situation as many of those whom I have met with are suffering from the same situation.

Bah is a meat grinder. The majority of employees "hotel" which means you have no fixed office location. As a new person, you will have limited access to in person resources. This makes navigating through the company a challenge. Bah also promotes resources annually - meaning you are pitted against your co-workers from day one. Management is pitted against management..you get the picture. In certain instances I was expected to work 12 hour days and was poorly treated if I wasn't available to put in more hours. The expectation was that everything should be fast, perfect, and under budget.... I resigned before a year was up - it was that miserable. Get yourself a blood pressure cuff if you plan to work there!