Booz Allen Hamilton Employee Reviews

Booz Allen is a fantastic firm that pays well and treats all team members with respect. Like all management and technology consulting firms, contracts come and go, so turnover is fairly common. Fortunately, Booz Allen has a solid program in place to help those "at the beach" find new positions.

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Good place

Logistics Engineer (Current Employee) - Michigan - September 27, 2023

Good place, it is up to you to create your path and find your opportunities. Training is always available to learn new skills and management supports growth and development.

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Booz Allen Hamilton insights

Based on 671 survey responses

What people like

Feeling of personal appreciation
Ability to learn new things
Time and location flexibility

Toxic Work Environment

Senior Consultant (Former Employee) - San Diego, CA - September 26, 2023

I worked here for a little over a year and it was by far the worst year of my working career. From the beginning it was easy to tell I didn’t fit in. It had a cult like mentality and it was strange. They pressured me to be more social while I was at the client site, even though I told them I don’t like it and my PTSD makes it a little more difficult for me to make small talk. If your leadership doesn’t like you they will go out of their way to make you’re like miserable. It got to the point it was so bad I had to reach out to HR and start documentation during every meeting.

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Very larger company

Machine Learning Engineer (Former Employee) - Alexandria, VA - September 25, 2023

Large company, however they are new to the AI/ML work just like most companies. Although I was hired as a AI/ML engineer I did no computer vision work.

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Average Experience

Senior Consultant (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - September 20, 2023

Pay was less than satisfactory. Opportunity for growth is reliant upon factors that are not always clear. After leaving the firm was notified that there was a PII leak and my information was apart of that leak. When I called to get more information they were less than unhelpful.

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Executive Assistant (Former Employee) - McLean, VA - September 18, 2023

BAH is a great company to work with the flexible remote opportunities and competitive pay and benefits. Closed a few offices but overall stable. Loved my EA teammates.

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Amazing company, Amazing personnel

Sr. Contracts Administrator (Former Employee) - Tampa, FL - September 9, 2023

Just a flat out great place to work. The people are phenomenal, the work/life balance is really good. The company genuinely really cares about its employees, has more than adequate pay, great benefits. I truly enjoyed my time there.

Pros

Culture, Mission

Cons

Sometimes work can be slow

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The Best

Data viz developer (Current Employee) - Remote - September 9, 2023

I'm mid career and feel I've found my home here. In just a few months, I'm blown away by the quality of people, value of work and the entire organization. Sure it's still work and there are bumps. But this place is amazing. If you're humble and talented, join us

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Good experience overall

Integration Engineer (Former Employee) - Bremerton, WA - September 8, 2023

Great place to work - complicated promotion system in some ways. Experience will depend on your client leadership as well as engagement with a high quality career manager

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A good gig depending on the contract

Consultant (Former Employee) - Charleston, SC - September 6, 2023

I feel fortunate to have worked at BAH because I met some amazing people and further developed my skills. The pros: it was remote, over all my colleagues were nice and engaging, they trust employees to work independently with little instruction, and the flexibility was awesome.The cons: feeling dispensable. If your contract doesn't need you, better find a new gig quick. You are assigned a career manager but from my experience they're not too on the ball as they have others reporting to them as well. If you try to get a gig when already in a gig, good luck. Transitioning is extremely hard. The pay is surprisingly bad. Toward the end of my tenure I found out that a colleague who had only been there for +9 months longer than me and was one above in title was making 10k more than me. Even though I had a longer career and worked with more established companies. Promotions were also a downside. Unless you ask and campaign for one will you possibly get one because after jumping through hurdles, there still has to be a need for you to get promoted.

Pros

Hours, people, experience

Cons

Contract work, pay, time off

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Great company!

Senior Associate (Current Employee) - United States - September 6, 2023

Pros: Great company with good benefits, inclusive culture, excellent work life balance, and job security. Cons: lower salaries and limited promotion opportunities

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Projects

Lead Technologist (Current Employee) - Maryland - August 29, 2023

Projects are mostly for federal clients. Pay is ok but it is based on the technology you work in. Benefits are good, work culture depends on the client

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Engaging and rewarding place to work. I would highly recommend!!

Associate (Current Employee) - San Diego, CA - August 29, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Excellent benefits, competitive salary, many opportunities, great training, and great team culture. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The challenges that are presented with the clients. But this isn’t a bad thing. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Challenging, engaging, great work culture, and everyone helps each other out. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Meetings, client engagements, reports, taskings, and assisting other team members.

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If you're going contracting, go Booz

Systems Administrator Associate (Current Employee) - Norfolk, VA - August 24, 2023

Booz has a robust internal structure with a war chest of resources that enable it to put its employees in positions to succeed. The worst part speaking frankly is sometimes some incompetent with a higher certification and more job experience by virtue of their age is put in a managerial position and can harsh the vibes. Otherwise, the people that are good are really good and it's a great place to network and grow.

Pros

Plenty of opportunity to grow

Cons

Could get stuck with a lame job leader

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Emphasis on Balance; supportive leaders

Application Support Analyst (Current Employee) - Charleston, SC - August 21, 2023

My time at Booz Allen has helped me find balance in my personal and professional life. My leadership supports me to upskill and be the best asset I can be.

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Excellent management, easy growth, excellent education plans, and excellent team events.

Executive Assistant (Former Employee) - McLean, VA - August 17, 2023

I was lucky to work at the McLean Campus (it's beautiful), it has a large gym, several small kiosk's that sell cold beverages, lunch items, and hot beverages in it's hallways. Walking to my office/desk and starting up the computer to check emails and start on the days assignments. Every team I've worked on was professional, fun, and ever so knowledgeable of what we were working on at the time. I've learned so much over the 19 years I was employed with Booz Allen Hamilton that I've been able to share and educate others my experiences. Leadership is committed to ensure everyone is treated fairly, and has a voice. Lastly, winning tickets to a music concert, sports venue and plays was thrilling! Lastly, receiving a bonus or a paper award during a project, and given a yearly bonus for your tenure was most satisfying!

Pros

Yearly Spring, Summer and Winter parties. Winning concert tickets, and sports tickets

Cons

None.

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An adventure I will never forget.

Lead Technologist (Former Employee) - Lexington Park, MD - August 16, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Many opportunities, training, benefits are excellent.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?If you lose your contract, you have to find another contract to get placed on or lose your sign on bonusWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?I was work at home when I wasn't overseas. Culture was incredibly warm and nurturing.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Morning meeting followed by work monitoring systems and calling sites for updates.

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Good experience

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Chantilly, VA - August 14, 2023

Hard working, talented people, poor management - arbitrary decision-making process. Know that people dont quit because their job is bad, rather they quit because of bad managers!

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Multiple roles

Sr Project Leader/Scrum & RTE (Former Employee) - Washington Navy Yard, DC - August 11, 2023

With a place and role for many there were many teams. Coordination and communication wasnt clearly shared, there were many silos and it was hard to clearly grasp big picture and alignment.

Pros

Training and business processes

Cons

Layers

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Welcome to the Nasty side of the grind

Consultant/Contractor (Former Employee) - Herndon, VA - August 11, 2023

Okay, here is the Short version, they want you to be a file clerk out of college, and if you want to do anything extraordinary, kiss someone's tail or be former military since they want the network, not the person.

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Its laid back, and relaxed

Cloud engineer (Current Employee) - Orlando - August 10, 2023

Very laid back chill place to work. Wages are lower than other firms but the work is easy and they pay even when on the bench so you don't really need to worry about much.

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