Analyst

Salary at main

Les plus : Consulting- good pay, good work culture
Les moins : No work life balance, strenuous hours

Consultant

Good Experience, As advertised

Les plus : MBB firm, great colleagues, likely best WLB/culture of MBB firms
Les moins : Nothing unexpected; it's still long hours; up or out; and very competitive environment to advance

Senior Associate Consultant

Great company

Les plus : Lovely culture, great opportunities, new project every few months
Les moins : Could be more engaging with newcomers

Manager Assistant

Great Benefits, Good Program

Les plus : Great benefits, professional development, Remote opportunities
Les moins : Very high expectations, up or out, Could use more competitive pay for functional professionals

Business Analyst

business analyst

Les plus : lean team structure gives early responsibility
Les moins : heavy work load and expected to be on-call constantly

Consultant

Great company, great culture

Les plus : Good people, solid culture and teams
Les moins : Working hours sometimes can be a bit tricky

Consultant

Truly the best place to work

Les plus : Incredible compensation and benefits, strong upward feedback systems that impact leadership compensation, considerate and effective colleagues
Les moins : Long hours typical of professional services

Consultant

Good learning opportunities but hit and miss culture

Les plus : Bain has a great apprenticeship model where a senior consultant is invested at the very start of your first project. You then work on very high impact projects for important clients and learn a lot in a short amount of time
Les moins : The culture - people who work here, work long hours and as such feels like work colleagues only hang out with work colleagues after hours. Unclear expectations especially as the business slowed in 2023. Cutbacks

Analyst

Good

Les plus : - handsome pay - culture is good
Les moins : - gets hectic sometimes but manageable

Knowledge Associate

N/A

Les plus : Good work culture and DEI
Les moins : Not all offices globally follow the DEI policies

Analyst

-

Les plus : Great culture Company support Good benefits
Les moins : Work life balance Weak learning path

Senior Consultant

Great

Les plus : Great Opportunity to grow and learn
Les moins : Is intensive and requires Extensive effort

Manager

Good team, WLB

Les plus : Supportive team and manager Decent WLB
Les moins : Culture can be overwhelming Difficult business environment placing added pressure on support functions

Manager

Bain Capability Network

Les plus : Great minds and people to work around.
Les moins : Maintaining a healthy work-life balance could be a challenge sometimes.

Manager

Great learning university

Les plus : High levels of learning, ownership to drive outcomes
Les moins : Work life balance and sustainability concerns

Manager

Great learning environment

Les plus : A lot of great learning opportunities
Les moins : Career consists of a consistent grind, all the time. Great development opportunity if you are with that mindset / that stage of life.

Associate

Can improve

Les plus : Good culture, adaptive, friendly, college like feel
Les moins : less pay, leadership stringent, unclear org structure and lack of proper leaders

Consultant

Awesome collegial culture within teams and office; very sharp people and interesting projects

Les plus : - Emphasis on mentorship in the culture; SO many structures in place (as well as informal bonds) to make sure you thrive - Firm is filled with A-players and is pretty inspiring; takes a bit to ramp up - Standard of excellence is very high, which is awesome if this is aligned with your personal values
Les moins : Experiences can vary from team to team; some projects are more "burners" than others

Associate Consultant Intern

ok

Les plus : good working culture, good people
Les moins : long hours, a bit pressure sometimes

Associate Consultant

Good Work environment

Les plus : Better pay, good work environment
Les moins : long working hours, frequent travel

Expert Associate Partner

Great culture, weak leadership

Les plus : Bain has a world-renowned culture and track record of delivering results for our clients. Day-to-day client interactions can still be rewarding.
Les moins : The leadership of the expert group lacks effective governance and exhibits glaring weaknesses, failing to demonstrate foresight or long-term planning and treating senior employees with a lack of respect that is demoralizing.

Consultant

awesome place

Les plus : great leadership and professional development
Les moins : really long hours but pay makes up for it

Analyst

NA

Les plus : It is a very Good company
Les moins : No Cons are there as such

Associate Consultant

Very long hours, opaque

Les plus : - High profile clients - Some training provided
Les moins : - chaotic work environment - tasks opaque, at times random, with little clarification - very long hours (routinely working past midnight, sometimes till 4am)

Consultant

Amazing colleagues and growth

Les plus : You get to work with amazing teams and friendly people. The leadership team is really supportive of growth and professional development.
Les moins : It would be great if we had protected time for our extra non-client facing responsibilities

Recruitment Coordinator

Great company to work for!

Les plus : Great place to work, great team, loved my time here.
Les moins : No clear cons, really enjoyed my time here.

Specialist

A people company

Les plus : Diversity Great place to work Team spirit Enterprising Culture
Les moins : No/ restricted travel Low (in-person) exposure to global stakeholders

Internship

Great

Les plus : Best company to learn and start your consulting career with
Les moins : Less focus on modern technologies

Senior Analyst

Great place to work

Les plus : Work culture, Pay, People, Benifits
Les moins : Sometime work can be repetitive and limited growth
Friendly people but case work is reducing

Les plus : Fun place and nice people Strong support from company
Les moins : Business demand is slowing down Senior Management too rigid to change

Cloud Engineer

Great work environment

Les plus : flexible and hybrid work environment
Les moins : there's a below competitive starting wage

Senior Analyst

Great people, mediocre work

Les plus : Great culture and friendly environment to work
Les moins : Less interesting and repetitive work

Marketing Executive

Best Place to Work

Les plus : Inclusive culture, WLB, WFH, great people, good learning & opportunities, great teams to work with
Les moins : The downturn in consulting has been pretty hard on everyone but I think Bain is handling it way better than other firms

Associate Consultant

Great company with ups and downs

Les plus : The culture and the people and mentorship
Les moins : tough hours, low visibility into future tasks

Senior Associate Consultant

Great people and culture, but maybe not the best market for now

Les plus : Inspiring and super supportive leadership team; nice office culture (small and close-knit); lots of opportunities to travel to mainland China for projects
Les moins : WLB is not going to be comparable to western markets; entry level salary is much lower than global (but gets to global pay at Consultant level)

Ex-Consultant

Really good company to start your career

Les plus : Great place to work for just starting your company.
Les moins : A lot of working hours.

Associate

Good culture

Les plus : 1. Great support system in terms of career progression and learning
Les moins : 1. BCN to frontend switch is not that common
Best Company culture

Les plus : Super smart employees and leadership who cares about your personal development. Lots of growth opportunity at each level
Les moins : Long hours, which is expected

Manager

Amazing mentorship and coaching from company that cares about its people

Les plus : Unparalleled learning opportunities Supportive environment Very structured and frequent feedback Great colleagues Generous benefits, including flexible work options
Les moins : Long hours; consulting is not a 9-5

Associate Consultant

Bain Canada Salary

Les plus : Very collaborative culture, learning environment that pushes you to do great work and become an expert on each case.
Les moins : Not as much collaboration with upper management as I would like to see

IT Co-Op

Great first experience

Les plus : Life balance, energy, good environment
Les moins : Many levels of management to go through

Senior Consultant

Culture is crap, benefits are great

Les plus : 1. Great benefits 2. Good salary 3. Smart people
Les moins : No one cares about you, you are a number in the system.

Manager

Company review

Les plus : Great culture of apprenticeship in the firm
Les moins : Hours are long, diminishing sustainability

Associate Consultant

Great place to start

Les plus : High salary and great benefits Work flexibility
Les moins : Long working hours Stressful job

Senior Specialist

Great place to work and gain knowedge

Les plus : 1. Constant learning 2. High employee satisfaction 3. Employee oriented culture 4. Agile environment 5. Fast paced
Les moins : No downsides, however, a few teams might have slower growth due to the team structure.

Consultant

Great culture

Les plus : Great culture, nice people, interesting work
Les moins : Limited ability to leverage experience hires' knowledge

Associate Consultant

Wonderful place to start your career

Les plus : People, learning, growth, amazing office culture
Les moins : Long hours and sometimes lots of travel

Senior Consultant

Good

Les plus : Very nice experience working here
Les moins : No cons I can think of

Consultant

Great place to work

Les plus : Once again one of the best places to work
Les moins : Tough hours and culture, but great pay

Associate Consultant

Great company

Les plus : A unique experience, great coworkers, fast promotion acceleration
Les moins : Long hours, and promotions can be competitive