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      Slalom

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      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

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      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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      4K reviews
      2.0
      Sep 2, 2015

      Wish I loved it

      Senior analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's definitely a place where a lot of people are very happy to be. There doesn't seem to be a lot of pressure to work more than 40 hrs a week. They've got some great recruiters, though sadly thats the limit to anyone who has seemed invested in my experience there.

      Cons

      Starting without a project can make one feel disconnected, you may not have the opportunity to form any bonds until you're on one and being kind of a cliquey place it makes for a difficult start. If you don't love it and anyone at all can tell, you don't fit in. No one bothers to change your mind about it. Reading the more negative reviews here and seeing they have fewer HR responses than the positive ones is further example of this. The frequent parties, free food and drink, and games around the office seem a bit more of a bribe. I'm on a project that I know has high visibility and has raised mgmt concern yet the team has yet to receive any sort of support from mgmt. Not all people managers are cut out to be people managers and it's not clear who to go to if that's your experience. I read about multiple programs intended to onboard new hires but never saw evidence of them. I feel that had I a better onboarding it may have completely changed my time at Slalom. I do wish I enjoyed it as much as many others seem to. It seems the most successful, highly regarded people have multiple responsibilities on their plate. It should be ok to do one or two things really well and still be valued without over extending yourself.

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      Slalom Response
      10y
      This is John Tobin. I really urge you to reach out to me at johnt@slalom.com or reach out to your GM, Brian Jacobsen. I think the majority of what you are reading and what you may hear is real and we want to be there for people. We are not perfect though. If you raise it to various leaders, you will be praised for being proactive. I really hope you read this and reach out. Thanks
      3.0
      May 26, 2015

      Good Company

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I recently left after working for Slalom for many years. I had the opportunity of joining when the company was small and seeing them grow and succeed. I was given many challenges and always treated as an individual and not a number. While the local model was not what attracted me to the company, I liked that Slalom realized that there were plenty of roles and investments that could be made in the local community and it was not necessary to fly people all over the country. Management also realized that when they went from 100 to 101 employees that how the company was run had to change. It was not always easy for those of us that had been around for a while to swallow, it was necessary for continued success and growth.

      Cons

      I left Slalom for personal reasons and not for anything that Slalom was doing wrong or not offering to me. I would have course liked: - better 401K benefits - vacation days The biggest con for me was that leaders were often promoted too soon. As examples, I often worked with leaders who were selling projects that they did not understand what it would take to deliver, they sold it short and then walked on to the next sell leaving the delivery team to clean up the mess. This could be fixed by putting more emphasis on delivery experience and responsibilities before promotion instead of putting as much emphasis on the sales goals.

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      Slalom Response
      11y
      This is John Tobin. Thanks for your review and your previous work with Slalom. Your comment on promoting some too earlier is really good feedback to have and I intend on sharing it with our SF team. If you have specific feedback or suggestions feel free to reach out to me (johnt@slalom.com) to connect live on this topic. Thanks again.
      5.0
      Jan 3, 2015

      Management walks the walk

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great energy, growing business, by far the best people. Most of all I can honestly say that this is the first consulting company where I feel "in control" of my destiny without being asked to sell out. I feel that leadership wants consultants to carve their own path, make their own game.

      Cons

      So far so good. I hear a few minor complaints from other consultants about the usual... "client is difficult to deal with", "why didn't I get a promotion", etc. My experience so far has been nothing but positive. I feel like the promotion process is very generous and clear.

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      Slalom Response
      11y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's great that you are enjoying your colleagues and the work as well as the unique culture we have here. Your feedback regarding steering clear of the 'big 4' promotion process will be passed along to leadership. If you have any additional feedback that you'd like to share, please email HR anonymously at feedback@slalom.com. Thank you.
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