Abysmal at best - Anonymous employee Sidley Austin Employee Review

2.0
Feb 16, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

New building Immediate co-workers are great to work with The cafeteria has a nice fireplace Building security is very friendly

Cons

Good ol' boys club Management does not respect or value your opinions No time off Middle management creates fear to speak to upper management SILOS!

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Pros

The folks who have been at Sidley for 3+ years are great.

Cons

HORRIBLE leadership and management at the firm. The workday integration was a mess, and new CHRO has really tanked the company culture. They are also only giving out 3% raises the year the firm has record profits. Associates are burnt out and mean to staff. They underpay staff and then wonder why their best talent is leaving.

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