West Monroe reviews

- Poor management and hiring of incompetent leaders - Operates like a cliquey and stuffy frat house; Politics dominate and determine how you are treated - Lack of diversity - Lack of protection for employees being treated unfairly by management; Experienced a "leader" that was barely present, provided zero direction, took credit for work that did not belong to them, and manipulated / shifted the blame when they lost control of the project - Performance review process is extremely flawed and puts too much control in hands of those separated from direct managers - Career model is convoluted with unclear directives for advancement - Contrary to their supposed role, Career Advisors support the practice as the overseer, rather than actual support, of their assigned employee - Unreasonably overworked consultants at all levels - Overworked management prohibits effective mentoring to new or junior consultants - Not enough delivery focus; A significant amount client work is based on robotic, meaningless methodology fluff - Poorly managed scope and staffing on projects which leads to poor work / life balance; Stressful and exhausting - Extreme / late hours put into work are not considered or even recognized / rewarded by PMs - Required internal tasks and regular 1:1 meetings unrelated to project work are excessive and unnecessary and distract from focus on the client - Low pay in comparison with workload and overall market - Bonus pay is selective and not reflective of effort or success of project Never experienced a working environment that was this poisonous to a psyche. I am relieved I got out.

Too much focus on Millennial's. If you're over 35, 50/50 chance of being successful. They love people from Accenture since this is where the founders are from. Very clickish organization. Difficult to fit in if your not part on the "in" crowd. Higher turnover than advertised. Focus's a lot on winning awards that make them look better than they are.