Pros
I'll start this by saying I am 100% fully behind the new leadership team Alan (CEO) has put together. The regime from 11 months ago and to an extent 3 months ago deserves it's own fully negative review. This is no longer that company. I have also refined this using Gemini to make it fit the Glassdoor format and remove the emotion. Better Senior Leadership: They are actively clearing out old issues and making positive changes. Excellent Work-Life Balance: For a consultancy, the work-life balance is exceptionally good and is probably the single biggest differentiator from competitors. Interesting & Varied Work: The client-facing work is genuinely interesting and varied provided you are utilised and provide good technical challenges. You will learn new tech along the way. Good Colleagues & Tools: The equipment provided is decent, and the people I work with are (for the most part) competent professionals from whom I can learn. Positive Cultural Shift: The company is actively and removing legacy staff and cultural baggage that do not align with this new high-performance / growth mentality. Requires High Autonomy: To survive and grow here, you must be able to operate independently. You have to set your own high standards and find motivation in doing good work for the client, as you will not receive it from the internal structure. (I LOVE THIS, it makes the day to day far more interesting.)
Cons
Standard Private Equity Play: Be under no illusions: this is a classic PE-backed operation. The strategy involves acquiring companies, merging them, and seeking synergy. This model inherently brings high-level churn and re-orgs as the company is prepared for an eventual sale (likely in 3-4 years). Advise to happily accept this, all the noise is in the background provided you are utilised and so just enjoy the time you spend here. Non-Existent Culture: There is currently no real, unified culture that EVERYONE can get behind. As a consultant, you are 100% embedded in the client's environment and (in my view) feel no connection to the wider corporate group. Operational Line Management: While senior leadership is getting better, the existing line managers for client-facing staff need to be empowered to leadership and promote excellence throughout their orgs. Typical Consultancy Detachment: You will not really engage with the parent company side unless you actively seek it out. Anyone who claims this isn't the case for this type of work is being unrealistic.
