Very supportive environment, but not without growing pains
Pros
*As with any review here on Glassdoor, please take it with a grain of salt. The experience at a company is largely dependent on the individual.* + Generous salary and decent benefits package. + Guidehouse has recently come out the other side of acquiring Navigant Consulting, resulting in a global consulting firm with (theoretically) greater opportunities for Guidehouse employees (see cons for more info). + Team members/colleagues are friendly and helpful and do not depict your typical "blinders on" consultant. + Typically, working hours are set resulting in a nice work/life balance (I expect there is variation in this depending on the project). + Strong emphasis on career development with annual goal setting and regular check-ins with management. These check-ins are typically very casual and your manager simply wants to know how you're doing in general. Guidehouse is also very supportive of further training and certifications for employees (provided there is a business case). + Colleagues are very respectful and allow you to share however much about your personal life as you/they are comfortable with.
Cons
*The majority of the cons below are out of Guidehouse's control and are subject to the client/project and the consulting industry.* + As with any consulting job, work flow can be very unpredictable. You're very much at the mercy of how much work the client has to give you and this is usually dictated by government bureaucracy. + On paper, the Navigant acquisition is generally positive for Guidehouse. However, Guidehouse adopted many of Navigants business processes, operations and benefits, resulting in a lot of changes/disruptions for Guidehouse employees. + Similar to the first point, you'll find that working on public sector projects can often times be frustrating. Clients can often get lost in the problem rather than working towards a solution. Similarly, a lack of forward momentum can result in sudden changes in direction, meaning hours of work you've completed can become irrelevant. + Sometimes it can feel like top management and everyone else are working for two different companies. Leaders have very ambitious plans for Guidehouse and seem to view the company from a distance. However, if you talk to lower level/in the weeds employees you'll notice that many find the goal of rapid growth is more of an imagine for Guidehouse rather than providing any tangible benefits.
