Cronyism and IT services firm in UK - no management consulting whatsoever - Managing Consultant NTT DATA Employee Review

1.0
Oct 18, 2019
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Pros

I guess if you want to do low end IT technology consulting as part of a managed service its ok and the London offices are in a very good location.

Cons

NTT DATA in the UK does not know who they want to be. This may (in part) be reflected by the massive egos of the senior management who like to believe they are akin to McKinsey's/Bain's etc but know deep down they do low end IT services projects and bodyshopping. Perhaps they are embarassed or don't want to see reality however the dearth of real c-suite relationships or real strategy projects is the true picture. NTT DATA is a IT bodyshop (look at all the strategic staffing hires - now rebranded to Partners & Alliances) but they just cant seem to be honest and instead talk vaguely about 'Japanese innovation' and changing the world. Junior consultants know this and the good ones are just waiting to leave whilst the ones who were sold the 'Digital' or 'Start-up consulting' dream to leave Deloitte/PWC seethe in annoyance they got suckered in.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Flexible work hours New opportunities to work on

Cons

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1.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

The company is rising the ranks as they are combining all of their internal business teams and processes as well as they are capable of.

Cons

You are a number. The family dedication of 'doing whatever it takes to get the job done' is gone, as new management has come in and made everything a calculation. They have slashed every US job they can, and if you're in the EU and your role can be sent to India, you are next. If your individual math doesn't add up for longer than 2 weeks, you'll be on your way out. If you are on vacation, you are also questioned about that math not adding up. Just added a bench process to get everyone infighting for roles they aren't appropriate for and dragging out their personal needs. A select few are exempt, even though the bench process isn't fully working or completely understood. Reporting structures are all in flux and everyone is 3 months into the year without identified goals or team reporting set for the year.

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