Efficio Reviews

4.4

85% would recommend to a friend

(400 total reviews)
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Jens Pedersen

96% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Efficio has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 400 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Efficio employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
12 Aug 2025

Great colleagues, terrible organisation

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Pros

- Really great colleagues with diverse backgrounds and skill sets. - Plenty to learn as consultants are left to independently lead projects - Occasional events (maybe every 3 months) are well organised and fun - Pretty decent comp in MENA region

Cons

- Performance review process is variable and obscure, very dependent on individual mentors and how they present your case to the review panel in your absence - Organisation expanded too quickly and too optimistically, leaving consultants on the bench for more than a year (which is reflected in their performance reviews / promotion opportunities as well) - Promotions are too political even at the most junior levels, resulting in consistently discreditable promotion lists (undeserving promotions over more qualified candidates) - Local HR function will either ignore problems flagged, or try their best to exacerbate problems, depending on their individual preferences. Problems need to be escalated to global HR function for any hope of resolution. - Minor con: Little choice in project assignment even if you have multiple project teams requesting for you. Dependent on mentor/staffing agendas and priorities which, while understandable, is still a con.

1.0
1 May 2024

Stay away!

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Pros

Some great smart people, great place to learn for a couple of years and then leave. Good pay, but not the best

Cons

The current approach of senior management appears disconnected from the scale of Efficio, which now exceeds 1,000 employees. Despite this, management practices more fitting for a small enterprise of 50 continue to prevail. There is a recurring pattern of launching grandiose projects that ultimately fail to deliver tangible results, often due to a lack of inclusive decision-making and openness to diverse opinions. Additionally, there is a significant disparity in the treatment and compensation of business services staff compared to consulting staff, yet the former are often expected to meet the same demands and workloads as the latter. Consultants frequently exert undue influence, often disregarding the expertise and opinions of their colleagues. This has fostered a competitive rather than collaborative environment, which is detrimental to team cohesion and overall morale. Moreover, certain members of management exhibit behaviours that can only be described as rude and pushy, contributing to a workplace atmosphere that has precipitated mental health issues among the staff. This is exacerbated by the presence of senior management figures who are noticeably underutilized, contributing minimally while occupying critical positions. This occurs concurrently with the troubling trend of dismissing highly capable and intelligent staff.

1.0
31 Jul 2015

Very boring work

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Pros

Become an Excel super user in no time CEO is very approachable Efficient and standardised approach to indirect sourcing

Cons

Work is boring - you can easily end up sourcing paper for a year! Not good at sourcing anything else than indirect materials Extremely arrogant culture and majority of employees are actually not very friendly Not a management consultancy but more of an interim indirect sourcing company Believe that they, in adition to procurement, focus on Supply Chain but that is not the case

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