Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

-Layoffs are big now. 130+ senior staff were let go last week and today (1/27/2012) over 300 people were let go in just this area. Types of people let go today: Mailroom staff (most of them), printshop staff, Human Capital staff, EA's and others. This is just the start. -Management is terrible at communication. You never know what is going on and when you ask about anything you are looked at as "creating waves" and that is not a good thing right now (considering the layoffs). -The pay isn't great -- especially for what they charge gov't clients. -Benefits are about to get a big overall for a lot of people. In the coming weeks, Booz Allen senior staff will be rolling out a plan that will put a great number of staff in what they call "Cost Band 8." Those put into this category will have greatly reduced benefits, reduction in pay/level in the firm, reduced tuition reimbursement, and many other benefits stripped from them. If you are on the client side and are not cleared, are at a low level (Sr. Consultant or below), or don't have high value to the firm -- expect to be on the list. GO Team people can expect it to shortly after.

On a large scale Booz Allen seems to be compensating for several bone headed executive level mistakes and the results are being felt by the general population in extreme. Since IPO workplace culture and attitude toward team/staff has noticeably deteriorated. The political structure is more like junior high and less like a top tier professional services firm - the in crowd rules. Always thought that observation was a joke until experienced it first hand and seen all around the firm. Hiring surge in anticipation of work that did not and will not materialize due to extensive defense and other government client budget issues is having a domino effect on staffing. An Ill- conceived and executed, expensive and ineffective work place strategy has demoralized many - a lot of money spent allegedly to save money is costing dearly in employee morale and productivity. Senior team managers are becoming arrogant and absent, and are obsessed with pressure from above on cost cutting measures, diluting staff talent pools, preserving their own turf and pushing their own agendas. Complete break down of honoring, valuing and appreciating formerly strong core values and work place culture of inclusion and diversity. They should really re-evaluate all the hype in their external communications because that Booz Allen Hamilton is history.