Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

It’s a sink or swim culture here where they care about optics more than anything else. There’s been a lot of turnover and leadership refuses to do anything differently for retention. They care about nice looking decks more than anything else. They don’t properly onboard you or try yo set you up for success. But they’ll definitely make it known if you don’t meet their changing and unmet expectations. I wouldn’t recommend this work culture. They say they value diversity but it’s performative. Their actions say otherwise and have the data to support why but don’t do anything meaningful about it.

Booz Allen Hamilton is famously a "sink or swim" organization. Their business model is billable hours, so its no surprise that they try to put you in front of client as soon as possible, even if that means you are undertrained, or alone. It also means that you oftentimes don't get to choose the clients or work you want, as your managers will have the role of keeping "billets" filled, and your interests don't make the business money. The facilities in which you work are often run-down government buildings with poor IT infrastructure, and clients who are themselves government bureaucrats often espouse an obstinate opinion on how things should be done. Creativity and ambition are consequently not rewarded half as much as conformity and obedience.