Rapidly growing consultancy of talented people that work hard and know how to have fun. - Consultant Slalom Employee Review

5.0
Feb 26, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great work life balance - normal peaks and valleys, but no where near the hours of other consulting firms. Fantastic culture and interesting colleagues - not just people you can work with, but people you want to be friends with. Transparent approachable leadership - met the top 5 leaders in the company within the first 2 months of joining and see them at least once a year. Admirable values that respect the client and community - no billing unnecessarily, or volunteering services that aren't our strengths. Lots of emphasis on social giving and charities. Fun events - from recurring office events to the awesome annual shindigs Small close-knit market - ability to help shape and build the team and get to know everyone. Impressive growth trajectory as a company

Cons

Meaningful work - engagements tend to be high profile staff augmentation as the company works to grow exposure and move up market. (There are some teams working on case study worthy consulting work, but it's a minority of the company) Limited client base - partially driven by the Hartford market, partially driven by the fact that we are still growing here (trending positive in the past 6 months) Vacation is non-negotiable - however leadership is flexible in supporting consultant needs. Lack of process/formalized career path - I think this is a positive, but some folks miss the opportunity of knowing the rigid steps they need to hit to climb the consulting ladder Diversity of background - experience tends to be from consulting backgrounds, however, this has gotten much better in the past 6 months.

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5.0
May 18, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Strong local client base, collaborative team culture, good learning opportunities, and career growth.

Cons

Need to adjust quickly to different clients, tools, and expectations.

2.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

people are very kind and its a great network to then have for life

Cons

I had 5 managers in 4 years, 3 of which promised me a promotion which I never got I was strung along in a seperate global team for a year and a half and then when I finally was moved to that group they fired 80% of us it's now an up or out company and people are leaving faster than business is coming in, that's been happening for 2 yrs my mental health was so bad i had two burnouts in a single year my last manager emotionally abused me and made me feel like i was a terrible person. I left believing that was why I was fired until i chatted with another former employee of this manager work life balance WAS a thing and in the last two years it's now that consultants are also responsible for selling, travel is a non-negotiable but expectations for travel are not transparent and can impact your yearly review, straight up not enough work and then senior management will make you feel bad for it

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