No vision, no capabilities and littered with politics - Consultant Wavestone Employee Review

1.0
Oct 22, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Easy to get a job since they want to hire (or because attrition is high)

Cons

Everything. I joined six months ago. I was quite impressed by the narrative on transformation on their website. During my interviews I was told that they have a great set of customers, who they are helping with digitalisation, and they only compete with the big four. Within a couple of weeks of my joining, I realised my mistake. Firstly, there are no projects at all. There are hardly 3 customers and the volume of work is shrinking at a fast pace. There is no growth plan or a vision. The senior management is a joke. Seems they amateurs. They don't have technical skills or business knowledge. Their only focus is staffing and contracting model of business. As a junior level consultant there is so much pressure on me getting utilised on billable projects, but there is no support. Only solution the management has come up with is to ship their consultants to France for projects at Wavestone France. And then there are politics all over the place. Most incapable people are running the company because they are good at politics, I suppose. Obviously, they are unable to attract any talent. On the whole, with the current set up the firm is doomed for failure in the next 12 months.

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Wavestone Response
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Firstly, we want to thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback and we are sorry that your experience at Wavestone has not met your expectations. We would like to take the time to address a number of points you have made. 'There are hardly 3 customers' The UK office currently has active engagements with more than 20 customers and we are continuing to grow our presence and customer list in the UK and internationally. 'No growth plan or vision' We would like to draw your attention to the Wavestone 2021 Strategic Vision which is published online and outlines a number of clear objectives for the company. One of these objectives includes the growth of the international offices, which a specific focus on UK and US as areas of strong potential. '..there is no support' Wavestone operates structured support for everyone in the company regardless of position. Everyone is assigned a Career Development Manager that supports the individual outside their engagement delivery. The Career Development Manager system has proved an effective model both in the UK and across the wider group. '..ship their consultants to France for projects' As part as an international group, we like our junior consultants to spend time working on wider projects in Paris as part of their development. This international exposure is perceived as a positive by many of our young joiners. If you would like to share more about your experiences, please contact me directly so that we can set up a time to talk.

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