Great People, terrible work-life balace - Anonymous employee ZS Associates Employee Review

4.0
Jul 23, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Amazing co-workers (incredibly smart and humble) - Less travel than most consulting firms - Great learning opportunities - Good raises compared (standard in consulting)

Cons

- Work-life balance is atrocious - Expectations can be unreasonable - Leaders can be too nice to clients, refusing to push back at the expense of the firms profitability and their team's personal life

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