- pays much less than other jobs that require the same skills.
- Current employees are worried about ending up on the bench and laid off due to lack of work. there is a policy in place that will separate you after 90 days on the bench.
- Current employees are worried sick leave may land them on the bench/laid off when they get back.
- Current employees are worried maternity leave may land them on the bench/laid off when they get back.
- If you do consulting work, ending up on the bench is out of your control. it's where you go when there are more employees than work, disconnected c-suite sees it as a skill issue. in reality you end up on the bench by finishing a project during slow times. there are a lot of slow times right now.
- Company will micromanage you during the 90 day period on the bench to pressure you to quit before they have to separate you.
- Big focus on AI with no real plan or capability to deliver. None.
- lack of knowledge sharing tools.
- Intentionally vague communication around promotion and bonus payout possibilities. as in things are promised to return at some point soon, but never do.
- weird cooperate structure that attempts to keep slalom "local", but really means slalom doesn't share resources and employees from one city to another.
- most of the work is remote, but the company is pushing RTO really hard.
- CEO seems greedy and sneaky. Implemented mass layoffs with a prerecorded video. tried to gain sympathy from remaining employees after layoff.
- This was the weirdest professional social environment I've ever worked in. it was gossipy and very unprofessional. They call it cult-URE, but it felt more cult-LIKE.
- Slalom name won't help your resume or job search in tech roles. Everyone thinks it's a ski company.
