Cartesian Employee Reviews about "willing to help"
Updated Dec 26, 2018
"There are many great people working for Cartesian which are helpful and knowledgeable on many topics in the industry" (in 4 reviews)
"People are willing to help each other out especially when it comes to on boarding new hires" (in 3 reviews)
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"Work/life balance can vary significantly between projects" (in 3 reviews)
Reviews about "willing to help"
Return to all Reviews"Great people, work stream okay"
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I worked at Cartesian
Pros
Fun team bonding events with colleagues People are willing to help each other out especially when it comes to on boarding new hires
Cons
Would have liked to be staffed on a variety of projects but learned a lot about the industry and working in strategy consulting
Cartesian2017-11-04- Helpful (1)
"Loss of directgion"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Cartesian full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Good, nurturing environment - there is good camaraderie between employees, and people are very willing to help each other.
Cons
The company had lost direction, and its management was spending its time fighting fires due to cash flow problems rather than addressing business opportunities and understanding market direction
Continue readingCartesian2018-12-26 - Helpful (1)
"A sinking ship with no direction"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Cartesian full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Great and friendly team, who are willing to help - Work-life balance is good
Cons
In essence, company turmoil due to poor financial performance for the past several years (hence being recently bought out by a private equity firm to avoid bankruptcy) has made Cartesian an unattractive proposition: - Progression much easier if you're one of the senior management's favourites, with the office acutely aware who is a favourite, leading to an overall reduction in company morale - Salary pales in comparison to similar jobs in other consultancies - Selling low-value work / undercharging for work to win business; the end result being uninteresting projects are done or delivering (good work) on projects that should be paying out more - No clue about strategic direction - at the very least, most projects the Strategy team do aren't truly strategic in nature - Training opportunities are very limited
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