Pros
-Great benefits -A lot of office and team events (please note, as an EA, you may not have the time to participate regularly due to workload) -Work from home a portion of the week -Nice office space
Cons
Bain has a deeply hierarchal culture. As an EA, you are amongst the lowest in the hierarchy. Direct management supports this unbalanced view of worth by employing a fear based management style. You are expected to have no boundaries, no sense of self and exist only to serve the 3 partners you support. You are not a team member, rather you are treated akin to a servant, and one that should feel grateful for the opportunity to work at Bain. The allocation of partners seem to be the luck of the draw. Some EAs have decent partners they support, others do not. Expect to see colleagues have small breakdowns (ie. anxiety, crying, etc.) and expect to extend emotional support to your colleagues on the regular (and need it as well). Don't expect support from management. Partners have zero accountability. They treat EAs any way they like. Personal tasks which are outside your scope of work/job description may be expected of you. You will be overworked in a high pace, high stress environment where anything less than perfection is up for scrutiny by management (regardless of how minor a perceived flaw and regardless of who made the mistake - it will be your fault). Your annual review may be weaponized and communicated as something to fear/always be aware of. From my experience, it has been used to manipulate our team, rather than be used for its intended use of feedback/professional development. There is an extremely high turnover rate on the EA/MA team for good reason.
