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Strong-Bridge Envision

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Culture of fall guy consultants - Manager Strong-Bridge Envision Employee Review

2.0
Dec 17, 2017
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Pros

HR has good work history and provides support on navigating through the labyrinth of 3rd party benefit providers.

Cons

Consultants are expendable. I've worked for 4 major consulting firms and Strongbridge is the only one in which HR and Management openly spoke ill of long-time consultants who were part of the onboarding team, then pulled off of gigs and cut from the bench. It created a threatening environment from which consultants could be released at any time for any reason. Further, consultants are paid once a month, and the final pay is a convoluted algorithm of what's left over after the agency's "take." It's indicative of a thin cash-flow standing highly dependent on clients' payments that finally trickles down to the consultant.

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Strong-Bridge Envision Response
8y
Thank you for taking some time to share a review of Strong-Bridge. We genuinely appreciate hearing feedback from our consultants, both former and current. First, it is good to hear you have had a positive experience with our Human Resources team — which is a consistent area of praise in the organization. We are proud of this team, and the work they do every day for our people. Also, we recognize — as many growing firms do — that we are not perfect, and there are areas for us to improve. We have made changes to consultant pay in a conscious effort to reduce the ebb and flow that can happen in consulting compensation. Under our model, consultants participate in what they earn by sharing a revenue stream. We believe this makes us very competitive in terms of compensation for our team. As we grow, we will continue to evaluate compensation, benefits, and other areas of the company to ensure we remain both competitive and fair. Thank you again for your feedback. If you wish to discuss any of this with us, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Leadership Team.

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5.0
May 16, 2023
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Pros

Highly experienced, kind, fun and friendly team of leaders and consultants. Strong sense of community focused on high quality customer service. Great variety of clients and interesting work.

Cons

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5.0
Jan 31, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Entire company is values focused, which I really appreciate. I have always loved the focus on clients and the way the business runs to stay in line with that. I have worked for 4 other consulting firms in my time, including one of the Big 4, and can say there is a difference. I really like that leadership and the company overall put focus on the right things. I consider myself to be a high performer and I think this is a company that rewards high performers. I love my peer group. It is a company where your experience and day to day abilities are really important. Everyone rolls their sleeves up when it comes to the work. I love the work also.

Cons

It is still a small company in a lot of ways. Tools and resources are less than a Big 4 consulting firm or some of the other larger ones. Sometimes you need to be more resourceful or entrepreneurial. I do know they are working on this. Sometimes they let a bad apple through the cracks (I've seen bad or negative attitudes, or sometimes person who's skills are not as advertised). I feel like when this happens that they could deal with it a little more quickly. I wish there were a match on the 401K program, but at the same time the pay is really good so I'm not sure if that is necessarily a con. Sometimes balance is hard with certain clients.

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Strong-Bridge Envision Response
10y
Thank you so much for your review. We believe that being a values focused and led organization is so critical and we always strive to find great employees who share that orientation. You can rest assured that that will not change as we grow - it truly is a cornerstone of who we are as a company. We also appreciate the feedback on areas such as tools and 401K - both of which are top of mind for us and are focus areas on our growth roadmap. We are so pleased that you are happy at Strong-Bridge and we sincerely appreciate you taking the time to provide your thoughts. Please do feel free to reach out to leadership at any time to provide input - we are so appreciative of the efforts of all of our team as we work together to continue to make Strong-Bridge a great place to work.
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