DH starting at Booz in DC--how's that gonna be?

[Anonymous]

We'll be moving to the area this summer and I'll start at GT law school. Lots of questions but wondering what Booz is like as a company and career for the new/young professional. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Sweatshop but a hoteling sweatshop

[Anonymous]

Hoteling?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hoteling?

Imagine the purgatory of cubicle land, and take away any personal space.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotelling_(office)

I'm sorry, i mean full time teleworking, it's great.

[Anonymous]

Great career potential...

[Anonymous]

I've known many people who've worked there over the years. Everyone has to put in their time eventually. It's a little "body-shop"ish but he can get some good experience before looking at other consulting firms.

[Anonymous]

From what I know Booz has an excellent name.

Put a couple of years on your DH's resume and he should be good.

I've heard mixed things about it from people that actually works/worked there. But no job is perfect.

[Anonymous]

I know a lot of people that work there. I have heard mixed reviews about it. But it is a good name to have on your resume in this area.

[Anonymous]

Hell

[Anonymous]

It depends a lot on your managers. I've had wonderful managers here and some absolutely awful ones. Good place to be for the ambitious, but they make you earn it. You won't advance unless you bring in business. Networking is everything. Every good thing that has come to me at Booz came through my network, not through someone whose job it was to actually help me. Get good mentors and it makes a world of difference. Document everything; government clients are slimeballs. Booz is very heavy on the kool-aid, so make sure you don't consume too much of it. And yes, hoteling sucks.

[Anonymous]

Between Booz and law school, you might not be seeing a lot of each other for the next couple years.

[Anonymous]

Georgetown Law is a huge waste of money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Between Booz and law school, you might not be seeing a lot of each other for the next couple years.

+1

Hopefully you're young and don't plan to have kids until you are both through the next 10 years or so (for you: 3 years of school plus 7 yrs as an associate if you want to make partner, for him, several years building his resume and hopefully gaining seniority in the consulting world). Neither of you will have much free time for a while.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks for the (mixed) reviews. DH has been told not to expect much travel. So I'm confused about the "hotelling". No personal workspace for people who work at the place everyday (in this case, the DC office)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Between Booz and law school, you might not be seeing a lot of each other for the next couple years.

+1

Hopefully you're young and don't plan to have kids until you are both through the next 10 years or so (for you: 3 years of school plus 7 yrs as an associate if you want to make partner, for him, several years building his resume and hopefully gaining seniority in the consulting world). Neither of you will have much free time for a while.

Or, they could be REGULAR PEOPLE who are totally fine not making $600,000 combined a year and she becomes a fed or small firm associate, while DH transitions into something similarly respected but manageable for a combined income of closer to $200K.