Elixirr Reviews

Where to begin... Elixirr calls itself a 'family firm', and has a quote (amongst many others plastered over the office walls) that reads 'We believe that our newest recruit will one day lead our firm'. Unfortunately, the reality couldn't be more different. Elixirr operates an aggressive 'last in, first out' policy the likes of which I didn't even know existed. While the Partners treat themselves to large bonuses and frequent pats on the back for all they've achieved, when the work isn't selling it's those on the ground who really suffer. Elixirr has bred a noxious, self-serving culture in which those at the top of the firm operate in an enclosed bubble - a great pity considering the real talent they attract as a firm. Contrary to the 'family' marketing spiel, employees are treated as disposables. People are told, upon being (completely unexpectedly) dismissed, that they 'weren't operating at their level' - a weak, pithy and demeaning excuse for the fact that work sold (which is, of course, one of the main Partner KPIs) had lagged severely behind numbers recruited. Job security is not in Elixirr's vocabulary. I was so excited to join this firm for all the opportunities it presented - but the end conclusion has been nothing but disillusion and disappointment. Aspiring, very publicly, to be 'the greatest consultancy in the world', this is little more than a boys' club aspiring to either sell out to one of the Big 4 or shift across to Private Equity - where the real money is. Do not work here if you want to feel remotely valued for the talent you bring.

As financial year-end approaches a select group of influential Partners decide who should be fired. Individuals disappear with no warning, no performance improvement plan and no explanation for the the rest of the firm - even when it disrupts live projects. Employee Rights and the legal ‘fair dismissal’ processes are flagrantly ignored, putting the company at risk of Tribunal action - if they haven't already Psychopathic and overbearing management styles win in the long term meaning the firm is top heavy with people who are not emotionally intelligent who bully, reprimand and degrade their teams as ‘motivation’, and who deem 14+ hour days as normal, necessary and the only indication of ‘talent’. The other indicator of ‘talent’ is who can best suppress independent thought and do exactly as told without question or discussion. At interview they described a very ‘flat non-hierarchical’ structure, but it is the most incredibly hierarchical company and it is stifling at the Analyst and Consultant level. Everyone who works here is de facto exceptionally smart, however, ‘power’ seems to go to peoples heads and the number of senior levels that speak to their juniors as if they are utter morons is disappointing to say the least. There are some gems in management roles who are normal and effective.