Would you say firms like Booz embrace and emulate the culture and imagery of the federal govt more so than other places like Deloitte? Our badges, the lingo, everything seems a little bit steeped in

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Y’all are super aggressive at OP. People can work at a company, realize they don’t love the culture and be applying to/waiting for a better opportunity. Only a fool ups and leaves without something new lined up..

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Lol at these criticisms of the OP. Maybe it’s hard to stop on a dime and leave your job without something else lined up? Maybe he likes Booz overall but just doesn’t care for that one aspect of the culture?

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Military history and govt history. Not sure I like it or that it’s good to be that similar to your own clients if you’re trying to lead change. Wouldn’t it be better to lead by example than emulation?

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If you don’t like it why are you at Booz? Asking for a friend.

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Op, yes, when I was at Booz Allen I felt my colleagues and firm culture greatly emulated the government. I was on DoD contracts out of the PNT and it was the stuffiest environment.

Now in commercial and much happier. My two cents. Come join the dark side

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Booz does tend to take itself a bit too seriously when it comes to conforming to gov’t client culture. I’ve been on sites where Booz was the only firm that made their people come in a suit and tie every day; all the other firms had people dress more sensibly. I think it’s part of our being more staff augmentation than real consulting. The idea is to come and blend in and just be "one of them.”

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And if you like govt culture so much, why don’t you go be a govt employee?

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And McKinsey people don’t?

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Ironically, it makes us stick out like so many sore thumbs 😄

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Former boozer, its partially because 90% of the revenue for the firm comes from intel and defense work...the civil market is so small. I know that Horacio is trying to make it a more friendly environment but the majority of people are from the era where suit and tie was the mandatory uniform

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There’s parts of the firm where “dress for your day” isn’t a goddamn lie? 😮

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BA1- why do you respond to inquisition with abrupt defensiveness? Not the Booz way to question leaders? See what I mean about military culture emulation?

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If you’re not aligned to the culture what’s keeping you there. If we go into a government facility looking like a bunch of McKinsey folks in suits dressed like they’re going to a wedding how much rapport will we have? Why not ask this in the Booz bowl?

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Lol okay soldier. What’d McKinsey do to you? Rude.

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It really depends on the project team. In my experience DOD projects tend to feel more like that whereas outside of DOD you're more likely to find more of a consulting atmosphere on your teams.

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Also... ya’ll wear suits more than any other firm Not sure why BA1 decided to call out McK? Seems salty

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B3- if the client isn’t wearing suits but you are, wouldn’t that make you stick out less? Also does “being one of them” lend well to staff aug? I know there are mixed feelings on staff aug

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@BAH3 Haha if it makes you feel better, our dress for your day is mostly a lie too (at least in defense)

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You didn’t answer the question, why are you working there if you dislike the culture so much?

McKinsey didn’t do anything to me, and I’m not a soldier, but I know how to be a consultant and engage with stakeholders.

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