Would be better off unemployed - Consultant Simon-Kucher Employee Review

1.0
Feb 1, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Nice new office - Some really helpful colleagues - More office perks and outing lately

Cons

- Everything else - The NY office life science team is especially toxic and the projects i've had with them were unbearable. - Upper management hides things from everyone all the time and sometimes we'll have coworkers leave w/o being able to say goodbye and w/o notice and w/o explanation. - Long hours (but that's a given in consulting) - extremely toxic at the partner level which clearly trickles down to mid level management, making life hell for any younger folks. - Mid level management in the LS division said "i really don't care about other people. it's not like they matter" (rather concerning since they work in healthcare) - Took the first opportunity i had to leave - extremely high turnover (this is common everywhere but when I joined, 70% of the office had been there less than 8 months). People realize it's a toxic workplace, everyone's just scared of speaking up. - Barely any people of color. Did not meet any Black consultants, and 95% of the office is white and asian. - I needed months of therapy to recover from my year at SKP. -like the other reviews have said, you're better off being unemployed than work in their LS NY office

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

High growth opportunity from excellent standards for work, including strong commercial excellence recommendations with justifiable processes. Have had many great moments with teams who care about delivering good work.

Cons

Fluctuating and often unpredictable work hours, but personal impact can be mitigated with some planning.

4.0
Jul 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Firm is growing and solid client exposure

Cons

Faster they grow, the more you start working. Starting to erode Work Life Balance

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