Frat-boy culture: un-enjoyable experience if you are not a socialite - Senior Consultant Slalom Employee Review

I waited a year or so after I left to finish this review, as my outlook may have been skewed at that time...But being in consulting for long enough I'm now positive that Slalom is not the right place for more reserved consultants - who can be very successful elsewhere. Its also not the right place if you are not hyper-competitive against your own co-workers. I tried, but had a difficult time making close-enough friends here, and this could have been my fundamental flaw. The friends I did make ended up being from the client and not from Slalom. I would suggest new joiners to really “bro out” with leadership, especially at the PAL level as this is where there can be egos…If you’re cool and really liked, you could get by with sub-par performance just because you make everyone happy. Hardcore developer types are always needed, so if you’re a pure coder and developer, you’re still valued as you’re churning the machine. I myself became miserable because it felt I needed to succeed in a popularity contest. A few female co-workers of mine also professed that they were frowned upon as "not a culture fit". The culture Slalom prides itself for is not for everyone. The rating for being the #1 place to work for might be for the majority, as I see a lot of people having fun, but in complete honesty its a very Frat-boy like culture. Girls have to look really good.