The Hackett Group Reviews

Cons

- Compensation is below industry average
- Low PTO compared to industry
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Cons

No plan to achieve organizational direction or vision
Direction and decisions are reactionary/"knee jerk" based on the day's revenue forecast and receivables
Projects are often under or incorrectly staffed and require consultants to continually work 60+ hours a week to meet dates
Bonuses are non-existent
Severe lack of community or team
No career path

Cons

Of Course its management. And since they are managing towards projects and not towards building a business, they are no worse than a Headhunting organization. Talent has left, and remaining talent is looking for a new place called home. Hckt time has passed. Anything that they claim is a lie. I would look at Hckt as a Hollywood set, all show up front, nothing behind it.

Cons

Absolute. Cultural. Nightmare.
Bonus is chosen based on political clout, not performance
Very high stress due to total lack of strategy, lack of life balance, direction
Organization is operated tactically, almost hourly on spreadsheets
Training, HR and support is "self-service" if at all - benefits are behind market
Projects are sold, then left to fall apart - zero principal responsibility
Digital innovation is all fluff and theory

Cons

poor benefit package, company can careless about the employees. no work/life balance. constantly working 70-80 hours a week even weekend. company only care about the profit. Bonus not guaranteed - hit or miss

Cons

I could write a book. It is very evident they do not care for their employees immediately after you start. Training and onboarding is an absolute joke. They will literally throw you out in front of a client with no training at all. Processes are a joke... they do not exist.

Cons

No culture, 100% travel and nobody interested in onboarding or helping new staff

Cons

Benefits are not good
Lack of feedback
Lure people from Big 4, give better title and more pay, but expect them to work as grunt
Lack of community
Too aligned with Oracle and what Oracle does
Hire and lay off on quarterly basis due to demand and what selling (regular practice)
Management style is behind the Big 4 and other consulting firms

Cons

The health benefits are not good and have been reduced a lot in the last year. The organization is lean which means people get burnt out and stressed. There is little to no training and development. In my practice there is little room for professional growth in your career (vertical or horizontal). I've gained a lot of good experience in my roll but I spend so much time fighting fires and getting re-directed by initiatives its difficult to get any specialization or development in my role. Leadership makes decisions in a bubble, there's no clear strategic direction or it changes so frequently its hard to keep up or know what their thinking/planning.

Cons

Work/life balance. HR is not an advocate for the employee.