Slalom reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,522 total reviews)
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Brad Jackson

47% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Slalom has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,522 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Slalom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Jun 13, 2021

Good people working, poor work/life balance and mental health care

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Overall benefits are good -Direct Co-workers are generally very nice and hard-working. If you put in the effort, they will as well -Decent compensation

Cons

-Overworked and poor work-life balance -The company preaches a lot about inclusion and understanding but rarely delivers on it -Diminishes those who do not fit the exact narrative. -Not good at understanding mental health

3.0
Jul 25, 2019
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Pros

-The Downtown Seattle office is conveniently accessible for most commuters. -Stocked break rooms (snacks and beer). -Fun work events. -Occasional free lunch.

Cons

-Processes and systems are constantly changing due to inefficiencies and constant trouble shooting. -Management are unwilling to consider 'outside of the box' thinking or suggestions with regard to inefficient/manual processes. -Career advancement/promotions are unlikely unless you kiss up to management by taking work home/take on additional projects. -Work-life balance is not promoted, as most supervisors will encourage team to take laptops home and plug-in. -Lack of diversity. I believe HR's definition of diversity is geared at hiring women first and foremost, rather than the inclusion of minorities and folks of the LGBT community. -HR will drag their feet with the hiring process due to delayed responses and are unwilling to negotiate salary upon hiring. -Lack of accountability seems to be a common theme among management and account/sales teams. Much blame and responsibility will fall on analysts and specialists when processes are not running smoothly.

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Slalom Response
6y
This is John Tobin. I have not seen an unwillingness to embrace outside the box thinking - especially on our internal processes and tools. We evolve all the time in my mind (but admittedly, since I have been here since the beginning and have seen us grow / evolve so much, perhaps I'm more excited at how much we have evolved). I can tell you as a member of the Inclusion & Diversity steering committee we are way more focused on various inclusive and diverse topics than just gender parity (and that is important too). This being said - I would love to hear from you. I will likely encourage you to talk directly to your people manager, MDs, or GMs, but feel free to reach out to me to connect - simply email me at johnt@slalom.com. Alternatively, if you’d like to share more feedback anonymously, please consider doing so via this survey: http://slalom.ws/anonsurvey.
1.0
Oct 6, 2017
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Pros

Great colleagues Fun company sponsored events Decent nationwide network of support Most have decent work/life balance

Cons

Leadership at its worst. Most the leaders can not perform at the level the consultants are expected to yet unchecked egos flourish. Sub-par consultants get rewarded at company meetings for minuscule achievements they are more or less loyalty rewards. Promotions at the company rarely made sense and didn't seem to be based on merit. The most important thing to Senior Management is making sure consultants are billable. There was so much turnover I lost track of who I worked with. The culture of fear and back stabbing is so rampant I am unsure how it could be course corrected. People managers were unqualified to manage people.

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Slalom Response
8y
This is John Tobin. Sorry for your tough time at Slalom in Portland. Feel free to reach out to me via email if you want to talk more about your specific experience. Alternatively, please consider doing this anonymous survey: http://slalom.ws/anonsurvey
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