"Bait and switch" - Acquisitions GO Team (not client staff) - Senior Pricing Analyst Booz Allen Hamilton Employee Review

1.0
Feb 26, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Medical benefits were comparable to before the downward shift of all contractors, though they did decrease from the previous year with higher premiums. Time-off consistent with other contractors. Shorter average workweek (hours) than I've had at any other government contracting firm.

Cons

ECAP - not eligible for matching until after 12 months with the company, it starts on month 13. Also, the matching only gets paid once a year in February and if you didn't start in February, it's prorated starting your 13th month - January. Must stay at least 6 years to be fully vested. Decreased the % of their contribution in 2014. No management support - when you're working on a deliverable and the team wont deliver on-time, good luck, you're on your own. Tons of managers, no idea what they do to benefit the company except take high salaries & earn bonuses that the lower level staff aren't eligible for. All the managers really did was delegate the work to lower staff. On majority of proposals there is no cross-functional strategy. And if any strategy is done, it's not shared/explained. Get ready to be a glorified data entry person with a more interesting title. :/ If you want a job with decent - long hours with not much thinking involved, try to get hired here! If you prefer to use your brain, don't waste your time. Also note, you will be training PMs constantly on how the price model works because somehow they're always new to proposals and are not familiar with the process or model.

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Cons

Career growth can be inconsistent because it's often tied to contract opportunities rather than individual performance. Your experience depends heavily on the client, project, and direct manager, so there isn't a consistent employee experience across the company. Internal processes and approvals can be bureaucratic, making even simple decisions take longer than necessary.

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