Booz Allen or Deloitte? Am jumping from D to BAH in DC area for better pay and being able to do work that I’m interested in (hopefully). General pros/cons post-Covid comparing the two firms?

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great work/life balance at bah. pay is typically lower than other firms though so something to think about (in the long term)

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Better WLB at BAH, generally large salary bands at each level due to lack of up or out for most levels, but it can be harder to get LA-P promotions than comparable ones at D due to undefined promotion criteria and politics within your admin pyramid.

I made the same jump earlier in my career and enjoyed BAH quite a bit more than D.

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I will add on that while the pay bands are wider at BAH, your position on those bands is quite variable and dependent on your admin chain, the client, and the project itself.

You could have two Associates with identical resumes, one making $155k and one making $85k, entirely dependent on the aforementioned factors.

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WLB is certainly better at BAH, I would carefully consider earning potential over short/medium term. BAH does not bonus until Sr Ass (not significant anyway).

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I’m planning on exiting BAH before I get promoted. So it made sense for me to jump ship for the sizeable pay bump and supposedly better WLB (although WLB was already solid at Deloitte GPS). My only gripe is I’m gonna have less PTO. but I’m excited to longer have to report my investments bc that really sucked at D 😭

I’ve heard biggest plus of going to BAH is that they actually focus on mission centric roles/projects… true?

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After BAH took over our last contract after recompete, I was effectively offered my old job at a pay cut, so I declined.

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That is tough. They are both great companies! I would probably go with BAH for the WLB.

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