Hidden Flaws Hidden Toxicity - Anonymous employee Pointe Advisory Employee Review

First, thank you for your contributions during your time with Pointe. We wish you well in your next role. We appreciate your feedback and would like to provide a response to your review. Let us start with the pros. We are glad you enjoyed the company trip we took together. We have been doing the trip for years because of the authentic bonds and memories it facilitates for all – employees and their significant others. It takes significant planning effort and financial investment to make it happen but has always been worth it. We think there are other pros about working at Pointe that were not mentioned, but we will allow other reviews to highlight those. As for your list of cons, we think Pointe IS a special place to work. We have had several people return to the company after prior departures, which speaks for itself. Pointe is an environment that requires significant effort and hours. It is not a clock-in, clock-out, 9 to 5-type job, and that does not work for everyone. We acknowledge and accept that. Our clients are massive organizations who operate globally. It is challenging to maintain the right scale to match ever-increasing client demand. We have traditionally operated lean but have significantly increased our staff count in recent years, including support staff. Demand for our services has continued to outpace; we are fortunate to have such a challenge. Several large consulting firms over-hired in recent years, resulting in broad layoffs; we have never had to do that. There are times when we work late or on a weekend; that is not unique to Pointe, and it is in the service of our clients. In return, we offer flexibility on start times, a lenient PTO policy, partial work from home, bi-annual, financial performance incentives, and, as you noted, an expense-paid trip to a tropical location on a 12-to-18-month interval. Our compensation plan has meaningful, progressive, and attainable performance bonus opportunities in addition to salary. We will not dispute that some companies may offer a higher salary. However, we measure total compensation, salary + bonus + benefits, as a better comparison. We also offer salary increases for responsibility growth and at each level of promotion. It is difficult to address comments on backstabbing, gossip, or claims of “general ignorance and insensitivity” without knowing specifics. It is unfortunate if that was truly your experience. We do not perceive those characteristics to be common, nor central to Pointe culture. We would have preferred your experience at Pointe to be as positive and rewarding as it is for current employees; and was for other past employees. We appreciate the contributions you made while at Pointe and we wish you well in your future endeavors.