West Monroe reviews

Total compensation is well below market and the offer letter is misleading. Total compensation was reduced by ending employee ownership-- private equity bought the firm-- and focus is on financials (rightly) and not on employee ownership. Expect the culture to degrade accordingly as the new owners implement their agenda. Annual bonus compensation is not like peer firms-- expect 25-30% of the target percentage for an average rating-- which is the rating you basically get as a default in year one. Do not believe the levels and the mapping to competitors. There is title inflation.

The company isn't the West Monroe of old anymore. There is a continued push on growth and being a digital consulting firm. Despite the continued recital of our values, they often are not seen in practice in the day-to-day, such as: Career Opportunities - Meritocracy During my time, and including myself, I observed a lot of good talent leave the firm and pursue opportunities elsewhere. Almost all of those times that talent could have been kept at West Monroe, but leaders either did not recognize the talent or didn't think the talent would leave, or people would leave because of frustration with a broken performance management process. While good talent was leaving, average and below average talent continued to stay at West Monroe and float on without any issues because culturally we do not give hard feedback or bad reviews. Role Expectations At each of the levels you are expected to maintain a balance of Business Development, Practice Development, and Project Delivery. I've worked closely with a few different Senior Managers and Directors that had <25% utilization, minimal sales, but were involved in a number of different committees and practice development initiatives. Even though perceived higher performing peers were maxed out on utilization and sales, those individuals were rated lower than those that are involved in every "club." Cliquey Atmosphere The firm can often feel very cliquey or like "the good old boys club." While efforts have been made to improve inclusion & diversity, the firm is still majority middle aged white males. If you are new to a team or a minority you can feel like you're on an island. Projects While this can be practice dependent, not all projects are interesting and enjoyable. At the end of the day, the firm is a business and needs to make money. It isn't uncommon to be on a project that is either under scoped, one that West Monroe doesn't have the skills or expertise to deliver on, or one that gets little to no management support.