Pros
- Life Science practice in US is profitable. Industrials practice struggling in the US. - At least the junior / younger consultants are somewhat friendly - You'll learn a lot about pricing (but the world is so much bigger than that)
Cons
- During COVID, company panicked long before other companies panicked. 25% pay cuts employees in the US, drastic staffing cuts/firing/layoffs, major furloughs outside of US - Some really rude/dispassionate leadership. Several times the advice was "you either make the cut or you don't." Lack of mentorship that actually cares about your development (e.g., gives you projects, connections). - Failure to take care of their employees. Company package (salary, benefits) are not enough to warrant the daily abuse. - Lack of representation of women in staff and leadership. Their idea of a diverse environment is limited to one in which there are more white women. - Branding and marketing is atrocious. Thinks they are not purely market research focused when they really are, and everything is about pricing even though they brand themselves as marketing strategists. It doesn't make sense. This branding extends to their employees, who would otherwise like to do something different with their lives but can't because of the company image. - Leadership has really lost touch with their staff and with reality and is too Euro-focused while US leadership lacks the willpower to challenge Euro-centric practices. - Company thinks they are tier 1 consulting when they are tier 2.5 at best. - NOT minority and LGBTQ+ friendly. No employee resource group, no D&I initiative that focuses on minorities of LGBTQ+ folks. Some leadership has even downplayed the importance of minorities/underrepresented identities. - At the end of the day, they just want to make money and move on, with or without you. - Massive scope creep on projects, motivated by partners trying to sell more for less - They do not have an identifiable culture or spirit. Extremely reproducible firm. What culture they purport to have goes out the window when it comes to internal competition. Having friends at work does not count as having culture. - Lack of social conscience. Doing a couple pro-bono projects is enough enough to say you have a social conscience.