Pros
Booz Allen has great people to work with and the company is well respected by clients. The focus of myself and my colleagues is helping our clients succeed in their mission and delivering value. The folks I work with are great people. They are smart and as a team we are driven to deliver the best work and value to our clients.
Cons
I received a 2% raise this year and there was steep decline in benefits! The 401K 10% contribution is gone and this year they switched to high deductible health plans effectively negating raises. As a high performer on a profitable project, I am constantly asked by upper management to do marketing, proposal and administrative activities. Recently, with the lack of performance recognition I’ve been declining the “extra” activities. I wish management would realize we are not volunteers and they need to take of their greatest asset…..people. As many other folks have written there has been an erosion of what made Booz Allen so great before….culture! Management has taken note, but I’m not sure there is anything to do at this point to turn the ship around. Attrition rates have been VERY high and I heard that recently it was over 25%. Upper management says 2-5% raise is the standard in the industry and they are confused why people jump ship to competitors. If a competitor dangles better benefits and a 10-20% increase….doesn’t seem like a hard choice.