Not what was advertised - Consultant Slalom Employee Review

1.0
Sep 10, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Majority of people are friendly - A good culture - The snacks are top notch - Work/life balance (but because the work is not challenging at all)

Cons

The work is absolutely boring. Majority of the projects revolve around project/program management - so if you really want to dive deep into an industry and try to learn/understand nuances to it, the projects here won't allow it. Forget about any actual "strategy" projects that challenge you. The worst part is I was sold a different bill of goods - projects that are challenging, exciting, and trans-formative. Considering how much I've learned at my previous stops in my professional life, it's sad to say I have learned absolutely nothing of value at Slalom. Even when you try to engage those folks who are considered "experts" in an industry, you quickly realize the expertise is surface level - when you try to go a deeper level, it goes over their heads. Slalom is good at making you feel great upfront when you start, but you will quickly realize meaningful work is hard to come by. Also, don't expect leadership to provide any guidance - they seem pretty clueless on what's going on and always make false assurances.

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Slalom Response
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This is John Tobin. Our model and type of work continues to evolve as we mature and grow. I encourage you to speak up as to what you are seeing and regarding your specific engagements - Talk openly to your people manager, MDs or GM about this. Also, our cross-market communities are a great way (especially from an Industry-focus perspective to learn). If you want to share more directly with me, simply send me an email at johnt@slalom.com to connect. Alternatively, if you’d like to share more feedback anonymously, please consider doing so via this survey: http://slalom.ws/anonsurvey.

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