Too Project Dependent - Anonymous employee Booz Allen Hamilton Employee Review

1.0
Jun 12, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work/Life Balance in comparison to other consulting companies. Consultant level is capped at 40 hours/week

Cons

Low salary compared to other federal consulting firms Hard to move between projects Difficult to align to career interests especially after trying to change projects for 1.5+ years No insight/interaction to senior leadership Business model is quantity over quality - they'll fire you if there are no projects to fill Absolutely no culture due to the size of the company being so big

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