Frost & Sullivan – “Cronyism at its heart”

Pros

- Ability to work on strategic consulting projects with Fortune 500 companies that generally would go a first-tier consulting group like McKinsey, Bain, or Boston Consulting Group
- Feedback and interactions with mid- and senior-level management even at a junior level
- Ability to advance somewhat quickly through additional titles and job responsibilities
- Flexibility on working schedule and location

Cons

- Completely inept senior management and ownership which includes some of the worst practices you will see at a firm including hiring of relatives/friends for numerous managerial, administrative, and support positions within the company.
- Structure and compensation system in place that encourages widespread dishonesty and distrust at every level of the company including by region (e.g., North America), group (e.g., sales, market research, consulting), and within industry focus.
- Almost complete lack of any kind of functioning operations or marketing departments.
- Woefully inadequate IT investment and infrastructure compared to other global market research and consulting firms.
- Lack of adequate training when first-hired and continued investment in professional development.
- Poor benefits including no 401k match and poor dental and health benefits compared to firms of similiar size and revenue.

Advice to Senior Management

- Plenty but they won't act on a word of it because it is a small gold-mine for people who are lucky and fortunate enough to make partner-level. As long as the overall revenues and revenue margins stay as a certain point, they aren't willing to make any real upgrades or investments in the company for the longer-term.