don't fall for the glassdoor reviews - Practice Area Lead Slalom Employee Review

1.0
Mar 28, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is really nothing i can think of honestly...they have a few too many social events i guess? (mainly for HR and other office staff....consultants are too busy for such social events)

Cons

when something is too good to be true WATCH OUT! There is always a catch. Here is the catch with Slalom. >Potential employee falls for the glassdoor reviews and constant bombardment of slalom BS on linkedin and constant HR follow ups on linkedin. >Potential employee(who has never ever heard of slalom) does his "research" on internet which is bombarded by HR with all the "awesomeness" of slalom. >Potential employee takes leap of faith of those glorious internet reviews and joins slalom. >Welcome to slalom new sheep! Baaaaaaaaaa now you find projects and start working >New sheep soon realizes the "slalom way of doing things, slalom culture" is all just a eye wash and there is nothing inside. >At this point you have 2 choices 1) realize your mistake and run for exit (smart choice) 2) Pretend to drink the slalom koolaid and keep on chanting the slalom mantra and pretend to part of the slalom culture. >The companies sucks blood out of new employees until they run for exits, and the cycle repeats!

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5.0
May 18, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Strong local client base, collaborative team culture, good learning opportunities, and career growth.

Cons

Need to adjust quickly to different clients, tools, and expectations.

2.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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