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      Does not live up to the hype - Consultant Slalom Employee Review

      2.0
      May 8, 2019
      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Most consultants are positive - If you're entrepreneurial and can sell work, you can create your own role - Access to working in a few of the larger organizations in Portland - Exposure to consulting jargon - Management generally talk to Consultants about potential projects before assignment - No/low travel compared to larger consulting firms - Good gender balance in Portland

      Cons

      - Consultants have to network their way into the right clique for visibility - Managers are more likely to be selected for their staffing abilities than management skill - Experience gained while working for Slalom isn't valued nearly as much as doing the same work elsewhere - Limited growth opportunities unless you travel to other cities - Many Consultants are sold as staff augmentation, and it can be very difficult to get off of a boring project - Internal training is typically taught by whoever has the most energy, rather than someone with expertise - Managers seem to lack the vision or courage to disrupt the status quo - Internal marketing and branding feels like hollow PR when it doesn't match your own experience - Communication is organic chaos with no official tool or place to share information or ideas, so it's very easy to be forgotten and overlooked

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      Slalom Response
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      This is Kory Kimball, GM of Slalom Portland, and I want to personally thank you for your feedback. We take feedback seriously and would love the opportunity to discuss some of the concerns you raise. We are always looking for ways to improve. Please contact me or any leader inside or outside the Portland office if you are willing to share more about your experience with the desire to make things better.

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      5.0
      Apr 15, 2026
      Senior principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work and life balance

      Cons

      Not a great palce to work

      2.0
      Jul 6, 2026
      Consultant
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      people are very kind and its a great network to then have for life

      Cons

      I had 5 managers in 4 years, 3 of which promised me a promotion which I never got I was strung along in a seperate global team for a year and a half and then when I finally was moved to that group they fired 80% of us it's now an up or out company and people are leaving faster than business is coming in, that's been happening for 2 yrs my mental health was so bad i had two burnouts in a single year my last manager emotionally abused me and made me feel like i was a terrible person. I left believing that was why I was fired until i chatted with another former employee of this manager work life balance WAS a thing and in the last two years it's now that consultants are also responsible for selling, travel is a non-negotiable but expectations for travel are not transparent and can impact your yearly review, straight up not enough work and then senior management will make you feel bad for it

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