Senior Consultant - Senior Consultant II Protiviti Employee Review

2.0
Jul 20, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

You get a chance to work with some really smart people who are more than capable and often come to Protivit looking for a better company culture and flexibility they may not have gotten in the big 4 or larger consulting/audit firms.

Cons

There is absolutely zero diversity at Protiviti. Unless you fit perfectly into a box, management with exclusion of very few don't know what to do with you. As a firm growing at a rapid pace, it makes sense to update your resource planning and deployment practices. HR is a joke, during my time at Protiviti, I witnessed countless HR violations some directed toward me others toward team members. The problem is HR isn't readily available to listen and react, they always seem to be two steps behind. Even my resignation took two weeks to be submitted because there was no one to take my call or respond to my meeting requests in HR. Working for Protiviti was a nightmare.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Good WLB Great Bosses Health insurance & benefits are awesome Very flexible workforce Easy to climb up in promotions

Cons

Pay is below standard (Although I feel you still get paid decently for the area) If you're put on a production project, be ready to feel stuck. Management is very lost on where they want to head into the future. I am worried this company won't last much longer (Former arthur anderson) Can feel clique-y at times amongst peers (but this is not a problem of the company specifically)

3.0
Mar 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1) Chicago office has a good culture, overall. It’s not perfect but most of the people are great. 2) Work-life balance score has been solid (about 5+ years of insights here) 3) Although it was not great this year, Incentive compensation has overall been pretty good over the course of 5+ years. Much better than big 4 in my experience.

Cons

1) Since 2023, the culture hasn’t been great for a variety of reasons (mainly due to sluggish performance and growing too fast) 2) It feels more like a temporary staffing agency versus a consulting firm for a lot of the time. 3) There has been an awkward push for a return to the office and more business development focus that is in stark contrast to what most Protiviti people value. 4) Most people I talk to say they are not motivated by most of the MDs they interact with (this is significant in my opinion).

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