Wonderful people, well-intentioned company, and great place to grow -- to a point - Senior Leader ICF Employee Review

4.0
Feb 13, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Overall work that is for the public good Good managers and helpful people in most divisions Employees have autonomy to do their best work Plenty of learning opportunities and career growth for early and mid-career people Work-life balance is superb

Cons

Deviating into some questionable domains (i.e. less environmental and public health than before) Not much room for senior level career growth beyond a certain point Not enough tools to retain good senior level people Low compensation Reinvesting dollars in acquisitions and shareholder value over people who create that value (base salaries) Not good at integrating acquired firms into the culture of legacy ICF Too much pressure put on delivery leaders to be seller-doers and wear multiple hats to keep the business growing Concerning slant toward being essentially a reseller of cloud vendor products over real strategic consulting work within focused domains

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ICF Response
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Thank you for leaving such a detailed review. I hope you had an opportunity to share your viewpoints with your manager or HRBP before you left ICF. We always encourage candid feedback to ensure we can make improvements. --- SS

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