Elixirr Reviews

As financial year-end approaches a select group of influential Partners decide who should be fired. Individuals disappear with no warning, no performance improvement plan and no explanation for the the rest of the firm - even when it disrupts live projects. Employee Rights and the legal ‘fair dismissal’ processes are flagrantly ignored, putting the company at risk of Tribunal action - if they haven't already Psychopathic and overbearing management styles win in the long term meaning the firm is top heavy with people who are not emotionally intelligent who bully, reprimand and degrade their teams as ‘motivation’, and who deem 14+ hour days as normal, necessary and the only indication of ‘talent’. The other indicator of ‘talent’ is who can best suppress independent thought and do exactly as told without question or discussion. At interview they described a very ‘flat non-hierarchical’ structure, but it is the most incredibly hierarchical company and it is stifling at the Analyst and Consultant level. Everyone who works here is de facto exceptionally smart, however, ‘power’ seems to go to peoples heads and the number of senior levels that speak to their juniors as if they are utter morons is disappointing to say the least. There are some gems in management roles who are normal and effective.

Bonus season is upon us, and alas the consultants of elixirr are polishing their CVs and drafting their LinkedIn updates ready share that they have hot footed it out the company faster than the CEO can say “but global warming is a myth”. Yes Elixirr, the place where the bright and ambitious go only to realise they’ve been sold a false dream by Capco’s younger, less well paying cousin. Elixirr might advertise exciting projects with high profile brands, but in reality you’re virtually guaranteed to be a tiny cog in the machine of a mind numbingly dull IT implementation project for a z-list company you’ve probably never heard of. You might hear this and think “well at least I will get a good work life balance”. Wrong. Expect to work usual consulting hours on 50% of the usual pay. Elixirr will sell you as an SME in an area you’ve no experience in (e.g. it’s amazing how Elixirr suddenly is full of “European banking legislation experts” or “SAP Finance experts” as soon as an opportunity comes around the corner), and you’ll spend hours frantically googling whatever you’re supposed to be an expert in to make up for it. The pressure is so bad, recently it made the entire consultant grade quit within 6 weeks of starting a project that had been so badly scoped they were forced to work religious 18 hour days, only to be torn to shreds by the partners on a daily basis. You may think that the phenomenal attrition rate and clear and consistent glass door themes would be a cause for a reflection. Not so. There is a chronic and deliberate problem with diversity. At Elixirr, you’ll find more people who went to St. Paul’s school than are from an ethnic minority group. Recently, two graduate analysts passed the recruitment process, but their job offers were blocked at the last minute because someone in Operations found they had pronouns on their CV. “They’d be trouble makers” they said. It is often said that in any job, you can pick two of three; (1) you’re being fairly paid, (2) you’re enjoying it and developing, (3) you have a good work life balance. Somehow Elixirr have found a way to guarantee you won’t have any of the above and yet still gaslight you into thinking you should feel honoured to work for them. Toxic does not go far enough to describe the culture.They make you feel like you’re nothing without their approval and hardly a day goes by without seeing someone breaking down in the toilets because they are so stressed and miserable. If the measure of a bad company is the number of people deciding “no job is better than this job”, Elixirr breaks the scale. People are regularly quitting without a job to go to. Therefore if you’re thinking about joining, don’t be conned and look elsewhere. There is no smoke without fire, and the volume and strength of feeling here tells you everything you need to know.