Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,439 total reviews)
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Horacio D. Rozanski

79% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Booz Allen Hamilton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 10,439 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Booz Allen Hamilton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Jul 15, 2019
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Pros

I can't think of any, but his may vary from team to team.

Cons

Management allowed Individuals who are superstars at their job to treat everyone around them very poorly. This caused there to be a toxic culture on my team where the work place was filled with lots of negativity. There is a very clear separation of work where the interesting work goes to the superstars and the uninteresting work goes to everyone else. The pecking order was very transparent. When my step grandmother died, I asked to take bereavement leave for her funeral. I was told I had to take PTO instead because it was "step" grandparent and not an actual grandparent. When I was in New Orleans for work a few years ago, a severe weather warning was issued, and the client told us we needed to be out of the building by noon. My superior made us stay till 1:15pm. I have never felt so dehumanized at a company before.

1.0
May 24, 2019
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Pros

Great coworkers and that just about sums it up.

Cons

Management does not listen to employees. Training is not uniform. You can ask one manager how to do something and go to the next manager and it’s wrong. Extremely high turn over. People in positions that they shouldn’t be in. Was more knowledgeable than people that had been there for years. They also play favorites. They let certain people telework, while barely giving any hours to other people. When I left upper management told me I was making a mistake and that I was getting paid what I was worth at Booz, and the new company was over paying me, told me it was my fault I didn’t get monthly snapshots because I didn’t press the issue enough to my manager(which I told them I reminded them twice a month) and he said that wasn’t doing enough, that their benefits couldn’t match Booz Allen(which wasn’t true). Basically made me try to think I was stupid for trying to leave Booz Allen altogether. There is no room for advancement here, there was even a senior consultant being used as a team lead when I was there. Management also promises bump ups but usually never delivers. My best advise is to never work for this office. I’m sure Booz Allen is a good company and has good offices. This is just not one of them. You will notice after a month or two of working here, that many people are unsatisfied and looking for a new job. Spent a good amount of time venting about working here to other employees and there are plenty that do the same. Good luck if you decide to take a job at this office.

2.0
May 18, 2018
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Pros

Good clients while we still have them, interesting work, those employees that are still here are mostly good people at the worker level.

Cons

Benefits sliding downward each year. New “trusted employee” program is mandatory and requires you to sign a document allowing your social media, legal records, and MUCH more to be monitored by an outsourced firm or you’ll be fired. No longer a place I’d recommend for a career and their touted values are empty words.

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