Guidehouse reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(2,791 total reviews)
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Scott McIntyre

38% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Guidehouse has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,791 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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3K reviews
1.0
Jan 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is ok - better than some nonprofits

Cons

Pretty terrible management, benefits, low quality work, overall kind of a miserable place to be

2.0
Jan 10, 2026

Amateurish

Recommend
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Pros

Nice people for the most part. Work life balance is good; no pressure to work additional hours or weekends unless higher promotion is desired. Getting time off approved has limited drama.

Cons

Other accounts may be different. Despite positioning itself as a major player, most accounts have surprisingly weak knowledge and expertise base on client outside of a few niche areas. Very limited / non rigorous problem solving methodology.. most project work involves a lot of slideology with a lot of "consultanty" fluff. Micromanagement is common although how persistent it is varies. Nonethess, very few instances of real trust or delegatio, and no feedback or clarity on how to improve. Leadership at all levels is "involved", but fixated on BD / growth opportunities to please PE masters. Communication is a joke. Beware of utilization - Guidehouse claims unlimited time off but requires you to meet a billable hours target. This sounds fine until there's a snow day, you get sick, or you're on a government contract and there's a shutdown.

2.0
Jan 9, 2026
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Many good colleagues across the firm.

Cons

Path to promotion is ambiguous and the needle kept moving. They push extra hours like a requirement.

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