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    Mu Sigma Reviews

    Updated August 15, 2017
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    Mu Sigma Founder Dhiraj Rajaram
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    Pros

    • Steep learning curve since you get to work on different types of problem statements (in 207 reviews)

    • Which also means that employees has an opportunity to learn new things irrespective of their current profile (in 158 reviews)

    Cons

    • Work life balance with sakary less than industry standards (in 440 reviews)

    • Long working hours for majority of people (in 380 reviews)

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    1. "Associate"

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      Current Employee - Junior Associate
      Current Employee - Junior Associate
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Mu Sigma full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Client interaction and management experience that is extremely rare to find anywhere else as a 23 year old. Mu Sigma University is an awesome introduction to skills in coding and data analysis.

      Cons

      Tough to continue to develop hands on technical skills past the initial training program.

    2. "overall Good"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Mu Sigma full-time

      Pros

      You get to learn a lot

      Cons

      Management needs a lot of improvement

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    3. "Musigma- good learning experience but not sustainable"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great learning curve
      collaborative crowd
      flat hierarchy

      Cons

      Late nights
      Low pay
      Too much experimentation in the org

    4. Helpful (3)

      "Cultlike seniority, high stress, poor training, low pay."

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      Former Employee - Associate in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Associate in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Mu Sigma full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      -Got to travel to India on the company's dime.
      -You can fail multiple times without being fired if you honestly try to succeed.
      -Lots of client-facing experience and the potential for hard technical skills.

      Cons

      -You have to stay a full year and be on the company roster to get your year end bonus. This plus a 2 month notice for when you quit.
      -Terrible compensation for at least the first 3 years. No 401K, low salary for a PM/Analytics job, pathetic increases in salary relative to experience.
      -No mentorship at all. You'll wonder what your job is as it changes day to day. Your managers will tell you to sell Mu Sigma products to the clients as "the most important thing" on monday and to be a hardcoder analytics expert on tuesday and a relationship builder/presenter on thursday.
      -No technical skill training. Anything you learn, you learn on your own as the 5-7 month training in india is worthless.
      -Managers could be alright, or they could be awful people. Berating and yelling and insulting is normal stuff, especially to the poor offshore kids. F bombs are a must.
      -Extremely high turnover means you won't recognize your team members in about 8 months or so and most of your American colleagues will be gone within 18 months.
      -Unethical business practices such as hiding problems in algorithms or hiding the fact that half your team quit from clients. You're expected to fall in line with this.
      -Company initiatives that make no sense, such as (in the past) working on the weekends.
      -Your clients know you'll probably quit in about a year and so don't respect you as an asset. Any trust would go to the engagement manager.
      -Late night and early calls to india.

      Advice to Management

      Stop burning out your offshore employees and calling it a learning experience.
      Pay your people what they're worth.
      Define roles and give people the training they need to succeed.
      Stop addressing bugs and cons as features.

    5. "Company review"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Mu Sigma full-time

      Pros

      Good learning curve for fresh graduates

      Cons

      Busy schedules and intense work culture

    6. "Work culture"

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      Former Employee - Associate
      Former Employee - Associate
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Mu Sigma full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Exposure
      Good opportunity to work with Fortune 500 companies as clients

      Cons

      Need to work 24 x 7

    7. "Better than it feels like"

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      Former Employee - Decision Scientist
      Former Employee - Decision Scientist
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Mu Sigma full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      -You get to learn diverse applications (industries)
      -Client exposure is very valuable and gives you the opportunity to build relationships
      -Understanding of analytics as an industry is extremely useful as you move on and work at other places

      Cons

      -Rapid changes in organization's ways
      -A number of mediocre managers
      -Possible to be stuck doing work that isn't very impactful

    8. "Great learning opportunities, great people, must be willing to work through ambiguity"

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      Current Employee - Associate in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Associate in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Mu Sigma full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      You will be given a ton of responsibility off the bat as an entry-level employee
      Exposure to leadership inside the org and withing client organizations
      Infinite learning opportunities

      Cons

      The company still operates very much like a startup - this keeps it fun, but it also means it is chaotic, and you will need to be willing to work through ambiguity

      Advice to Management

      Focus equally on your growth as a manager of people as you do on your account/client management growth

    9. "Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Mu Sigma full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Training in Austin and friends in my batch

      Cons

      No employee value, lots of finger pointing

      Advice to Management

      Invest in and care about your employees

    10. "Trainee Decision Scientist"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great learning opportunities across account

      Cons

      Relatively poor work life balance

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