Pariveda reviews

Being consulting, most projects are high pressure and as you become a manager (and up) the pressure only increases. It’s common as a manager to spend 50+ hrs a week working on some engagements along with the added expectation of helping out sales and internal initiatives. Because of the promotion criteria, getting promoted as a more junior consultant is easy, but as a manager, I’ve seen my fair share of consultants who were promoted too quickly, which led to overload for high performers on my team and occasional PIPs. They also do not give bonuses, and raises are only given when you are promoted.

Heavy focus on sales, with the expectation to bill 41+ hours a week and then dedicate another 10 or more to internal work. Internally, everything is treated as urgent and on fire, which creates constant pressure. Following layoffs, employees were expected to absorb the responsibilities of eliminated roles, often juggling 10 different hats. While I personally benefited from the performance review process, it required 40+ hours every quarter and, despite its intention to be more fair and standardized, often created confusion and led to inconsistent quality.