McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company Employee Reviews
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Grato ambiente laboral, con personas de todas partes del mundo que hacen el ambiente muy enriquecedor.
recepcionista bilingüe (Current Employee) – Santiago, Chile – January 10, 2019
Buena escuela, posee mucha tecnología de punta y uno está constantemente aprendiendo. Alto nivel de exigiencia que inspira a ser mejor profesional día a día.
Pros
Buen ambiente laboral, buen seguro de salud
Cons
Momentos muy estresantes a veces, los reconocimientos son pocos y eso desmotiva. Aquí hay room for improvement.
Could be a good place to work for but terrible management
Executive Assistant (Former Employee) – Philadelphia, PA – January 15, 2019
McKinsey has great benefits and job/work life balance, however that isn't enough when it comes to your mental health. The management and some of the team members in the Philadelphia office should be fired. They are corrupt along with a lot of bullying and favoritism in the office.
Office services
Office Services Intern (Former Employee) – Stamford, CT – January 3, 2019
I go to work throughout the week and prepare food setup I have learned how to ship out supplies through ups external and international
management was okay
the hardest part of the job was seeing people get off work 30 better you do
the most enjoyable part of the job was celebrating after we completed a goal and had been successful with all our hard workers
management was okay
the hardest part of the job was seeing people get off work 30 better you do
the most enjoyable part of the job was celebrating after we completed a goal and had been successful with all our hard workers
Pros
free lunches, vacation discounts
Cons
20 minute breaks
Heavy investment into Learning and Development. The snobby culture is unfortunate.
Manager of Learning (Former Employee) – Global – December 10, 2018
- I absolutely loved all of the resources for learning and development. The company really cares about employee growth.
- The culture is unfortunately very snobby. Everybody is a "leader" and there is no hierarchy which ends up causing a ton of "churn". In other words, you'll have thousands of meetings with people disagreeing constantly and adding "scope creep" throughout a project cycle. Implementation was painfully slow.
- The HR department is horrendous. Problematic employees are not dealt with after numerous offenses (Thousand strikes you're out). They have no structure and they take weeks to respond. And when they do respond, they could care less.
- The culture is unfortunately very snobby. Everybody is a "leader" and there is no hierarchy which ends up causing a ton of "churn". In other words, you'll have thousands of meetings with people disagreeing constantly and adding "scope creep" throughout a project cycle. Implementation was painfully slow.
- The HR department is horrendous. Problematic employees are not dealt with after numerous offenses (Thousand strikes you're out). They have no structure and they take weeks to respond. And when they do respond, they could care less.
Pros
Excellent Benefits
Cons
Snobby culture. Very bureaucratic.
McKinsey Implementation: a different kind of McKinsey consultant
Senior Implmentation Coach (Current Employee) – Chicago, IL – November 29, 2018
McKinsey Implementation (MI) doesn't look for the standard Ivy league undergrad or top 5 B school applicant. Instead, since MI focuses on driving real lasting impact with clients (as opposed to traditional high-minded strategy problem solving), it looks for candidates with real work experience (generally at least 6 years) that know how to get things done. As a result, MI consultants have an extremely wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Additionally, the learning and development opportunities are immense. My initial training was better than almost any training I received in the military (and was located in Santiago, Chile!). Most importantly, while MI strives to provide the greatest impact possible for each and every client, it does so with a mind toward a sustainable lifestyle for its consultants. Each study begins with team members stating their lifestyle goals and boundaries, and the team works from there.
Overall McKinsey Implementation has been a great career choice for me coming out of the Navy.
Overall McKinsey Implementation has been a great career choice for me coming out of the Navy.
Pros
development opportunities, wide industry/function exposure, sustainable lifestyle, driving actual impact for clients
Cons
New aspect of McKinsey (value prop not well-known among partners)
Productive and fun place to work. With a ping pong and air hockey table.
Duplicating Operator (Former Employee) – Chicago, IL – November 28, 2018
Nice place to work but leadership was weak. Met some really nice people there as well. Just too cut throat and too much back stabbing. Not a place for me.
Brings out the worst in people
Contracts Specialist, Public Sector (Former Employee) – Washington, DC – November 28, 2018
The pressures of the work environment at McKinsey brought out the worst in otherwise good people. What I witnessed and experienced there still saddens me. Use it to get where you want to go and never look back.
great
Executive Assistant (Current Employee) – Atlanta, GA – November 15, 2018
culture could use work. unfair to be judged off perception. constant changing of assignments. Great manager. not alot of encourage ment/space to grow from admin
Pros
insurance
Cons
room for growth
Best Consulting Company
Contract Digital Media Developer (Former Employee) – New York, NY – November 12, 2018
McKinsey is by far the best consultant company. I was a contractor for the communications department and we had the resources we needed to accomplish any task.
Pros
Resources
A great place to work
Contract Senior Recruiter (Former Employee) – Chicago, IL – November 8, 2018
Very well known management consulting firm with a solid reputation. Great corporate environment with excellent benefits. Very fast paced with strong executive leadership.
Work with the best people on interesting, high impact problems
Implementation Coach (Current Employee) – Canada – October 21, 2018
McKinsey is a fast-paced, high performance workplace where the demands are high but the work is extremely rewarding. Some key benefits include:
+ Amazing people - you will be surrounded by brilliant and personable colleagues. The work is challenging, but there is a pervasive attitude of being in it together - I have found everyone to be tremendously supportive and I continue to be amazed by the caliber of all those I have worked with
+ Unparalleled opportunities for growth and development - the pace of learning is unlike anything I have experienced outside of the firm, and there are great opportunities to explore new industries and functions
+ Work with clients on to drive change at pace on interesting, high impact problems - the name of the game in consulting. In all my experience, I have found McKinsey's approach to be highly effective in driving impact and seeing fast results. The firm is also committed to building client capabilities and helping them actually make the changes they need to succeed long term; this is a specific focus of McKinsey Implementation
+ Amazing people - you will be surrounded by brilliant and personable colleagues. The work is challenging, but there is a pervasive attitude of being in it together - I have found everyone to be tremendously supportive and I continue to be amazed by the caliber of all those I have worked with
+ Unparalleled opportunities for growth and development - the pace of learning is unlike anything I have experienced outside of the firm, and there are great opportunities to explore new industries and functions
+ Work with clients on to drive change at pace on interesting, high impact problems - the name of the game in consulting. In all my experience, I have found McKinsey's approach to be highly effective in driving impact and seeing fast results. The firm is also committed to building client capabilities and helping them actually make the changes they need to succeed long term; this is a specific focus of McKinsey Implementation
Pros
Learning and development, interesting work, people, benefits, compensation
Cons
Long hours, extensive travel (great for some, not for others!)
It's okay short term or for retirement
Project Coordinator (Current Employee) – Tampa, FL – October 17, 2018
I got this job right after graduating college and it's a great company to work for. It's an agonizing process to move up within the company and slightly elitist.
Great growth and awesome team
Implementation Consultant (Current Employee) – Seattle, WA – October 4, 2018
exposure to high end clients from day 1
tons of training and growth opportunity.
constantly changing scope and environment
lots of support from all team members at all level
tons of training and growth opportunity.
constantly changing scope and environment
lots of support from all team members at all level
Pros
collaborative team, tralve points
Cons
lifestyle
Stressful and alienating company
Executive Assistant Floater (Former Employee) – New York, NY – September 25, 2018
Work involved supporting very busy executives. They were not accessible and therefore there were constant pressures to deal with schedule which never had time to accommodate the pressures of the job.
Pros
Free snacks
Cons
No breaks were possible due to frenetic workload
A wonderful placer to start and end your career
Executive Assistant (Former Employee) – Detroit, MI – September 14, 2018
McKinsey is at the top of their field, and there isn't a management consulting company that cares more about their clients, and their workplace. They place a premium on intelligence in their employees, and many start at McKinsey and go on to fabulous careers.
Pros
Very structured training and maintenance of employees
Cons
Long hours, lots of travel
Incredibly heavy workload, but you work with incredible people
Executive Assistant (Former Employee) – Summit, NJ – September 9, 2018
A typical day as an EA at McKinsey is mostly scheduling and rescheduling meetings, booking and changing travel, doing expenses, and working on additional special projects.
You either "get" the job right away or are let go, so in that respect, it's a tough place, but the other EAs are an incredible resource for one another.
You are treated like a second class citizen though. The consultants are clearly the stars of the company and we are treated as replaceable cogs.
You either "get" the job right away or are let go, so in that respect, it's a tough place, but the other EAs are an incredible resource for one another.
You are treated like a second class citizen though. The consultants are clearly the stars of the company and we are treated as replaceable cogs.
Pros
great benefits
Cons
feeling unimportant to management; high pressure
Great people, incredible place to develop and grow.
Summer Associate (Former Employee) – Charlotte, NC – August 26, 2018
You'll work hard and be challenged by some of the smartest people in the world. Only frustration was not having control over the outcomes of client decisions.
Pros
incredible benefits
Cons
work a lot hours and travel a lot
Great place to start your career and learn
Engagement Manager, Associate (Current Employee) – New York, NY – August 20, 2018
Great place to learn, lots of opportunities to develop new skills and master them. Heavy interactions with high-level clients and great program to develop problem solving skills
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