Steer clear - Consultant Slalom Employee Review

1.0
Apr 5, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Autonomy, salary, office views, annual retreat

Cons

Misguided Management, Poor Project Scoping, Ghosting Hours, Relentless focus on Utilization Rate, Slimy Sales Practices, Lack of Career Growth Opportunity, Mediocre Benefits (401 K match is terrible, health insurance is sub-par, maternity/parental benefits far behind industry standard, sabbatical program canceled). Unless you're a programmer / engineer, there is little opportunity for you here.

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Slalom Response
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This is John Tobin. I appreciate your work here at Slalom for over 3 years. I will share this review with our Chicago leadership team and I hope that you reach out to the various leaders there about what you are seeing. If you inclined, I would be very happy to have a conversation with you about what you are seeing, this insight would probably be the best way I can effectively coach those leaders. Simply email me at johnt@slalom.com to set up a time to chat. Alternatively, If there's more you’d like to share anonymously, please consider doing so via this survey: http://slalom.ws/anonsurvey.

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