Climbing the ladder, especially if you aren't in Dallas, can be a very obtuse and disconnected-feeling process for manager and above. Politics do exist. Leaders in satellite offices are afraid to disagree with corporate strategy, to the detriment of individual markets. Conservative culture for a consulting company. No bonuses, ever, regardless of performance - can be a decent place to coast. Much if not most of upper management is non-technical. Fair bit of turn-over for manager and above.