Pros
I've left positive reviews for the company before, including things such as.... I've really enjoyed my coworkers, and feel like the company makes a lot of effort to support staff on the "wellness" side of things. And I really do love and support Antea Group, but right now, I'm releasing some "tough love". Antea Group is a great company to start out with, and they seem to be making big efforts to "up their game" as a positive work environment. This includes being ranked as one of the 100 healthiest workplaces in America! I've had great opportunities to learn a lot and gain new certifications and attend trainings with the support of my supervisor.
Cons
and yet morale sinks ever lower and offices drastically shrink amongst layoffs and people leaving for better opportunities and pay without being replaced because... they can't find people to hire that are willing to work for the peanuts that Antea Group offers. Turnover is a huge problem and while there are many at the upper echelons who have been with the company for 20 years, they can't seem to get people in the 5-10 year range to stay put (or even get people to the 5-10 year experience range). I think this speaks volumes on company morale, and opportunities for advancement. If the oil companies are doing well, it is a better time to work for Antea Group, otherwise, you better duck your head and start looking for work elsewhere. For me, the constant stress and inability to make a "2 year plan" with confidence that I will still have my position at that time makes it hard to want to stay, despite the fact that I've enjoyed my time here. It is my prediction that Antea Group will find it difficult to staff themselves as the economy improves and the job seekers hold more power, especially in the east coast and California hubs. I'd like to be proven wrong, as I really do like the company as a whole. As others have mentioned, differences in regional cost of living are largely ignored, at least for lower level staff, which makes it really hard to keep morale up on what sometimes seems like a sinking ship. That and the endless rush to increase utilization means that little collaboration is encouraged. The consulting continuum is not followed the same by all offices, meaning that some offices there is room for promotion when you achieve what you are told to acheive, and other offices where the consulting continuum is largely ignored at the discretion of the manager. This is frustrating to say the least. I don't necessarily blame the managers in these cases, but the prevailing culture in that region or hub or their unfamiliarity with what the roles are actually defined as encompassing. I don't mind doing things "out of my pay grade" as long as it is acknowledged that I am going above and beyond what should really be expected. Otherwise I would say that most problems are not unique to Antea Group, and apply to the "consulting" field in general, work comes all at once, leaving offices in "feast or famine" mode, which contributes to decreased morale.