Plain and simple: Guidehouse is a hot mess. Since we were sold by PwC, the Guidehouse leadership can no longer cover up their shortcomings. The C-Suite is largely incompetent, including several partners who are outright bullies. They are trying to keep the wheels from falling off before they can sell the company to someone else. HR is a joke, IT is overwhelmed and other functions in Operations are crumbling. I like a lot of the people on my team, but most of us are currently looking to get out. Turnover is REALLY high. The work that we are winning seems like a lot of staff augmentation, and not anything that sets us apart from our competitors. Several new joiners on my team feel like there was kind of bait and switch between what they were told they would be working on, and what they’re actually doing.
Guidehouse is owned by a private equity firm, so the goal of making partner is no longer as compelling as it was when we were PwC. The lack of strategy surrounding our response to COVID and WFH has been eye-opening, but it is representative of the dismal culture that typifies Guidehouse. Benefits suck. Communication from leadership sucks. When e-mails from our COO are the source of jokes among the staff, that’s a sign that people don’t respect you! Diversity & Inclusion efforts feel like a box checking exercise and not genuine. There is an overall lack of transparency. Ridiculous travel and expense policies. They just changed our corporate cards so there are basically no perks for travel. Performance management process is poorly designed and haphazardly executed (favoritism still rules the day). Professional development is non-existent. Arrogance abounds, and there is little to no interest in fixing the crappy culture.
