Not a top consulting company, and it is obvious when inside - Business Associate Consultant ZS Associates Employee Review

1.0
6 Nov 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- salary (but given the hours and stress level, I would say the salary is actually low...) - the ability to frequently work from home but after working there, I would say there are NO PROS that would ever make it worth it

Cons

- poor organization structure (working on multiple projects make it very easy for principals to take advantage of your time...basically make you into a work horse) - poor work output (I was embarrassed by the quality of work we produced for clients and how it was presented) - minimal knowledge base (while the company might be good at pharma sales forces analysis they have little knowledge and skills elsewhere) - disturbing company culture (I watched multiple principals just scream at associates and give no clear direction) - if you think and have original ideas and any form of creative skills, they will try to crush it out of you. all they want is people to do work, they way it has always been done.

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5.0
22 May 2026
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Pros

Great firm and leadership, interesting projects in healthcare

Cons

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4.0
5 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It’s was ok, very very busy and the pay was low > the expectation were high

Cons

I don’t think I have any cons since the company was good then and I heard they’ve gotten better now

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