Company has been in 'Protect Mode' for 18 months and can't find it's way out of it - Director Slalom Employee Review

1.0
Apr 11, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

In my 2 years with the company, I found next to no pros. Company is stuck in the 80's and has no idea of how to adapt to modern business. Why would you want a company that can't get itself out of trouble advising another company?

Cons

To pay for the severance packages last year, when the company laid off 7% of the workforce (way too late, in most people's opinions), the HSA contribution was dropped, the cost of insurance went way up, and the monthly wifi/mobile stipend was cut. I will make $4k less this year than last and my 1% increase left me in the red, year over year, but the great news is that I was given a bunch more responsibility and team members, 6 generous holidays each year High utilization percentages for almost every company role - makes it impossible to take time off and means 60+ hours per week Because of 'protect mode', no or very low (think 1%) annual increases, next to no promotions, impacted bonuses - not the place to come to make money. Global and local teams have hostilities and this is allowed to happen with no recourse. Very little is invested in marketing, especially for new technologies, but don't worry - there is cash spent on Earth Day campaigns, the important stuff.

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5.0
Apr 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work and life balance

Cons

Not a great palce to work

2.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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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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