Staff augmentation is a harsh reality of working for Slalom. They do not sell consulting services, they sell people. The roles they have available are not based on providing strategic consulting and developing plans based on collaboration with clients; they are based on selling 1-off roles where you are told what to do everyday. If you want your brain to go numb or be bored out of your mind, frustrated and feel undervalued...join Slalom.
Career paths at Slalom are a joke. They are so disorganized when it comes to career paths; they will feed you a line of BS when you interview but have not put the time or back office support toward determining what career paths look like for each practice area. They do not promote from within, when they need to fill a leadership position they look externally and do not coach or mentor internal talent. If you want to work in the same boring consulting role forever…join Slalom.
There is also an enormous focus on the bottom line to the point that work/life balance is ignored and you are made to feel like it is your own fault or problem if it isn't being managed appropriately (and when working in a staff aug role there is often times little opportunity to discuss balance with a client.) The vacation policy also contributes to poor balance; you are given 2-weeks that are accrued but you're "encouraged" to make up your vacation hours at your client to keep your chargeability rate high as well as keep the overall chargeable hours for the office high. If you want your social life to end…join Slalom.
The rumor mill is worse than a high school locker room. Everyone is so hungry for the next promotion or even just a pat on the back that the gossip and slandering that take place are utterly shocking. Clients commented on it, people that work with consultants both directly and indirectly commented on it. It is so inappropriate. If you want to be ripped on behind your back by a bunch of people that smile at you on a daily basis…join Slalom.
Bottom line, they are in a period of growth that is being severely mismanaged and unless you want to work your butt off while being slandered by the dork sitting next to you … think again before joining Slalom.
