Is Guidehouse a good company to work for?

Guidehouse has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 2,996 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 40% of employees would recommend working at Guidehouse to a friend and 32% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Guidehouse have been left by employees working as Intern , Data Scientist and Director .

Does Guidehouse pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Guidehouse employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guidehouse. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guidehouse?

40% of Guidehouse employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Guidehouse 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guidehouse?

Senior Consultant (604) , Consultant (356) , Managing Consultant (175) , Senior Associate (101) , Associate Director (86) , Director (64) , Analyst (60) , Manager (43) , Associate (36) , Consultant II (33) , AR Caller (27) , Process Associate (26) , Intern (24) , AR Associate (22) , Software Engineer (22)

What are the pros of working at Guidehouse according to real employee reviews?

"and great people" ((in 241 reviews)); "Workload and work/life balance is good" ((in 152 reviews)); "Good Overall And good pay" ((in 145 reviews)); "Benefits are good but not as great as advertised" ((in 116 reviews)); "Met some great coworkers and friends." ((in 71 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Guidehouse according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor" ((in 101 reviews)); "low salary and under average" ((in 63 reviews)); "Managers have the worst attitudes." ((in 58 reviews)); "Recent announcement of no bonuses for majority of staff last minute while senior execs continue to get bonuses compensated" ((in 50 reviews)); "Long hours and sometimes mundane tasks" ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about Guidehouse layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Guidehouse layoffs and their outlook for job security at Guidehouse in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Guidehouse locations?

Washington , New York , Chicago , McLean , Arlington , Atlanta , Tysons Corner , Boston , Lewisville , Boulder , Birmingham , Los Angeles , Dallas , San Francisco , Austin , Bethesda , San Antonio , Huntsville , Houston , Denver , Rockville , Charlotte , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Tampa , Saint Louis , Indianapolis , Minneapolis , Virginia Beach , Alexandria

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Guidehouse reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(2,797 total reviews)

Scott McIntyre

38% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

Guidehouse has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,797 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guidehouse employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

May 28, 2025

Great teams, tough climb

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Team culture was great! - Teams were hard-working professionals that also knew how to be compassionate teammates. - Work flexibility was great!

Cons

- Tough climb up the corporate ladder. Career felt like it was stagnating after a while. - Growth opportunities felt tough to find.

2.0

May 25, 2025

Passionate people, terrible leadership

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Project work is interesting and engaging. The people (especially managing consultant and below) are great coworkers. There is some flexibility with hours, so long as you meet utilization requirements.

Cons

Leadership at this company is terrible. It was bad pre-Bain Capital acquisition, but it's only gotten worse. They have an obsession with being like McKinsey or Bain, but private equity has cut all of the benefits that would actually incentivize workers to perform like McKinsey/Bain consultants. Pay is "cost of labor" not "cost of living" - they literally admit they don't want you making enough to live in the areas near their offices. Leaders barely do any of the project work day-to-day and then step in and start micromanaging at the last second to feel important, creating stress and artificially tightening deadlines. 401k match is abysmal.

3.0

May 22, 2025

Not a Fan

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There was a little less of the usual superfluous nonsense most companies put you through other than the actual work they hire you to do. You are still expected to contribute time to company proposal efforts, which when you do, company leadership will completely disregard or forget about altogether when it comes to bonus time every year.

Cons

It's a body shop - just pure soul-crushing staff augmentation work. Not much real consulting going on - at least that was my experience. Rarely saw partners (or management in general) on client site, and if we did client site leadership acted like POTUS himself was coming to visit. If you were lucky you were allowed to speak to them and look them in the eye.

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