Lyons Consulting Group Reviews

Pros

LyonsCG was one of my favorite professional experiences. The company cared deeply for the employees and the clients alike.

Cons

Typical "cons" for working for a small, privately owned company.

Pros

Cool clients and 3rd party vendors to work with.

Cons

Owner said around 2017 he would never sell (made a heartfelt speech to entire company in doing so), then the very next year turns around and sells. Fake google atmosphere Ann Arbor office-One misstep and face severe disciplinary action. Middle Management doesn't really manage all that well. You're thrown right in and you sink or swim. Review process is every quarter- Reviews are arbitrary. What/how you are graded is constantly changed- making every prior review pointless.

Pros

A great company ethic and values displayed by leadership. Small growing company that roared to success.

Cons

Was sold to Capgemini and in due course lost its personality and what made LYONSCG so special.

Pros

Lyon has great company culture and employees. Great training team.

Cons

Smaller company so not a lot of room for growth

Pros

Good team. Great benefits Liked management

Cons

Too much work. Clients aren’t always good

Pros

Thorough and well thought out design process Good people to work with Working with different client sites provides some variety in the work

Cons

Travel was required and wasn't conducive to my personal life Working on client sites using specific platforms could be limiting

Pros

I have worked there for more than 4.5 years, and I am very happy with the company. They believe in working hard and playing hard. (I also love the "family first" perspective.) They have a yearly meeting where they pay for all employees to meet near the home office. It's a 2 day event, and they put remote folks up in hotels for the two night. The days are filled with training and inter-departmental meetings, and the evenings are filled with dining, meeting new employees, and catching up with those you don't hear from often. (There might be some drinking involved...) The benefits are good, but I think given the times, this is about as good as it gets anywhere. I think everyone would like to see less costly health insurance, etc. The vacation policy is excellent: vacation and sick days are combined into PTO, and you use them as you see fit.

Cons

The only things I can really think of are: 1) it's not always a 9-5 job. It CAN be, but I think that people want to excel and provide the greatest customer service, so that can, at times, lead one to work longer hours. I expect this behavior from myself, and I think my team also feels this way. 2) during the busy season, it can become difficult to keep up.

Pros

LYONSCG is a company that is home to those who want to work hard on projects for companies that are well known. In the time I have been here I have had the privilege to work on many of these projects that,, while challenging, expanded my professional horizons. My contributions get recognized and the quarterly review process keeps me in the loop as to how I am doing. LYONSCG recognizes those who work hard and produce...which is, after all, why we are here. They also care about growth and you can write your own ticket to areas that you want to focus on . It is not going to be handed to you, need to earn it but certainly worth it. Also, the fact that the entire team participates in an annual SWOT review is meaningful to a culture that values continual improvement.

Cons

Growth, opportunities, expansion are all great things that take a degree of planning. While recognizing that growth can come quickly, it can be disruptive and bumpy but the leadership addresses these head on and does not play any blame games. Consulting can be a tough gig and sometimes not for everyone.

Pros

The LYONSCG team, and especially the Ann Arbor office are great. Sure, we sometimes have a bunch of work and little downtime, or sometimes a lot of downtime and little work, but that varies with the time of year, and client needs. If you average it out, our team is always doing something great for one client it another, and even though we can get busy, there is always time to sit back and relax, and just think. The team has always been friendly to me and I know I can go to some if I have a question or a problem, just as I offer my knowledge and experience to anyone who might need it. That's called teamwork. We have a lot of it here.

Cons

We are experiencing growing pains. Not quite enough employees for our busy season, and our office is getting renovated, so we have to contest with that as well, but those can both me looked at as positive as well. We will be hiring new people to help our team manage the influx of work, and we'll be getting a newly renovated office soon as well.

Pros

Great work enviroment, generous benefits

Cons

Work load is heavy, Time Management