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1.0
10 Jun 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you're able to get on a long-term travelling project, you live expense free. If you wish to explore another city, you can try to transfer or request projects in those cities.

Cons

Where to begin... I will admit, I was all-in on Protiviti my first year of employment. They make a lot of promises, spoil you during a two week training session, make you believe you will be doing consulting work. All lies. 90 percent of the work is internal audit. If you want to do some real consulting, this is not the place. Although internal audit allows you to peek into a variety of companies, at the end of the day, it does not prepare you well for industry (real) work. 401K match? Almost none. 2% if you put in 6, and it doesn't vest for like 3 years? I'll keep my 6%, thanks. Health Insurance? I paid around $120/month out of pocket. Vacation? Decent amount of vacation, but they expect you to do an equal amount of extracurricular activities for the company. Bonus? Ha. What a joke, my first employer gave me a $100 bonus for working 2 months just as a thank you since I was not eligible. Protiviti does not offer bonus your first year, and they mean it.

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5.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good WLB Great Bosses Health insurance & benefits are awesome Very flexible workforce Easy to climb up in promotions

Cons

Pay is below standard (Although I feel you still get paid decently for the area) If you're put on a production project, be ready to feel stuck. Management is very lost on where they want to head into the future. I am worried this company won't last much longer (Former arthur anderson) Can feel clique-y at times amongst peers (but this is not a problem of the company specifically)

3.0
29 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1) Chicago office has a good culture, overall. It’s not perfect but most of the people are great. 2) Work-life balance score has been solid (about 5+ years of insights here) 3) Although it was not great this year, Incentive compensation has overall been pretty good over the course of 5+ years. Much better than big 4 in my experience.

Cons

1) Since 2023, the culture hasn’t been great for a variety of reasons (mainly due to sluggish performance and growing too fast) 2) It feels more like a temporary staffing agency versus a consulting firm for a lot of the time. 3) There has been an awkward push for a return to the office and more business development focus that is in stark contrast to what most Protiviti people value. 4) Most people I talk to say they are not motivated by most of the MDs they interact with (this is significant in my opinion).

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