One of the top companies in Chicago for young college grads - Gradient Specialist 66degrees Employee Review

Amazing opportunities and environment to learn more. Rich culture to work in. The best thing about 66Degrees is that you are growing for sure.

I couldn't find Cons there

- Competitive benefits & compensation , especially if you negotiate at hiring - Very strong engineers and technical talent across the organization - Good partnership with Google and strong exposure to modern GCP and AI implementations - Leadership at the executive level is professional and generally well respected - Fully remote flexibility with a very nice Chicago office if you choose to go in - Significant investment in AI implementation projects

- Heavy micromanagement culture within middle management; limited trust given to experienced delivery leaders - Excessive template, process, and reporting enforcement that often prioritizes administrative compliance over actual project delivery. Their confluence space might as well be the manual on how to run a small country. - Reliance on Google referral work often leads to smaller, short-term engagements with tight margins - The consulting model has not fully matured into large, long-term enterprise programs - Private equity ownership appears to create strong margin pressure, and the company experienced significant layoffs in 2025