Pros
Sparking water, points, trips, Friday lunches
Cons
Obsession with Powerpoint, live and die by "scores." Very little interest in solving client problems, dubious analysis, dissappointd by aptitude of colleagues. Seems like art majors would do best here. First case I was told I was being "hazed" because they didn't like me and wanted me to quit. I reported this to management, and was told that I had to stick with the same team for 3 months. I would come client side at 8 AM and leave at 10 PM, whether there was work or not, I was just required to be on-site for 14 hours a day. I took a substantial pay-cut to come to BCG and they were not interested in negotiating. The firm has absolutely awful technology. Antiquated laptops that frequently break, no desktops to use for processing power, few dual monitor set-ups. This is probably the least tech friendly place I have ever worked.
