Company struggling with growth and direction - Anonymous employee Slalom Employee Review

3.0
8 Dec 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people are so nice! Nearly everyone I met and worked with was just a nice person. This will most likely change as they continue to grow so quickly, but currently, it's just nice people to be around. The work-life balance is also a huge pro; there were times I worked nights and weekends, but I had a lot of flexibility. However, this is not across the board.

Cons

Some employees who were constantly forced to work nights and weekends threatened to quit. Management knows this is an issue but also didn't want to stand up for those employees to the client. Disheartening to know that the culture and values only go so far, when they definitely talk it up all the time. My department also had a lot of issues getting work, so there was a lot of downtime. However, unlike other consulting firms, my office didn't have bench projects, so non-client time meant not doing any work. For people who are paid hourly, this is a nightmare.

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Slalom Response
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This is John Tobin - Thanks for the feedback. I am trying to figure out what "department" you must have worked for where you did not get an exit interview. If you want to follow up with me directly as a form of an exit interview, feel free to call (206) 374-4221 or email me at johnt@slalom.com. Also you could reach out to feedback@slalom.com to provide anonymous feedback. Thanks for your consideration in doing this.

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