ICF Reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,732 total reviews)
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John Wasson

81% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

ICF has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,732 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
25 Aug 2022

Working culture

Recommend
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Pros

Friendly atmosphere at work place with no vertical hierarchy, Seniors are well experienced and approachable.

Cons

Working hours may go beyond what it is supposed to be depending on the task that is to be finished.

1.0
22 Jan 2019

Stay Away from ICF Olson or ICF Next

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1) Free wine and drinks once a week 2) Pay is relatively good for the area and job functions 3) Work life balance is possible. 4) I actually liked most of my coworkers. The company attracts great people, but they are unable to retain them for long (post merger and acquisition).

Cons

1) It's an ol' boys club. If you aren't a previous coworker/friend from Sapient Razorfish or from one of ICF's acquired businesses, you'll more likely than not be treated as an outsider. 2) Most companies have some type of no tolerance policy when it comes to workplace violence. ICF Olson / ICF Next does not, or at least they don't enforce it or provide training to employees. It's pretty sad honestly. 3) The few Women in tech roles (most left within the last 2 months) are not given opportunities to advance. They are typically given the worst projects while their male peers with less work experience, education, and success are given key client projects. There are clearly different standards for men and women within the organization. 4) It's one of those places that when employees warn executives of risks, issues, and client unhappiness, management tells you to mind your business or ignores you entirely. Then when the project goes south they wonder how it happens. In fact, they'll continue to push the narrative that you were still wrong. 5) No support or clean strategy to recruit, retain, or mentor female, hispanic, or black employees. Please if you're hispanic, latino, black, an ally, or consider yourself a social justice warrior and inclusive, don't interview or accept an offer here. This is not an environment in which you will thrive without losing your authenticity in the process. 6) Clients never come first. And employees definitely come last. I can keep going but I prefer to focus on areas that have not been discussed in other posts. I think it's important to use my voice to warn those who seek a healthy environment to be themselves. No company is perfect. But why subject yourself to craziness if you don't have to? If HR replies asking me to contact them, please understand that they know all of the above and multiple people in the local organization chose not to do anything. Stay Away.

1.0
29 May 2024
Recommend
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Pros

With how unbelievably disorganized and unethical this company is, at least I receive a paycheck every two weeks.

Cons

I would say this entire company is one big Con. Let me give you some backstory, I joined ICF two years ago, and from that moment on, what ensured was a corporate nightmare of epic proportions. Pretty much every manager I was assigned to was beyond incompetent at their job, and they don’t really take responsibility for anything, the employees are carrying the bulk of the workload. Also, it’s common for you to get assigned to projects that are overly complex and beyond your skill set, but that doesn’t matter because the client is always right, even if it’s at the expense of your well being. Also to add to the unethical nature of this company, I was “unofficially” promoted to a higher role. I wasn’t even informed of this, everyone just started referring to me as this role. After doing market research, I found out I’m supposed to be getting paid $50-$60,000 dollars more than what I am currently making….that was the straw that broke the camels back. Corporate America is already a tough gig, but the amount of exploitation that is taking place here is unbelievable

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