If you have literally any other option, take it. I'd give 0 stars if I could. - Temporary Associate Ankura Employee Review

1.0
May 5, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free soda and occasional free pizza for lunches. That is literally it.

Cons

HR is an absolute mess (and by that I mean the most horrendous I've ever had the misfortune of dealing with), higher level management is too engrossed in keeping the boat afloat to care about addressing the issues, turnover is high, pay is below market, work is boring and repetitive, advancement is a joke, benefits are garbage, communication with senior level people is non-existent, they won't follow your employment agreement, you get the idea. I was literally told by my manager that the way to succeed at this company was to let him take credit for my work. It's a mill, so if you go in with the mentality that this isn't a long term place to stay and understand that "hourly" to them actually means "billable hour" (the two are extremely different), then you'll understand why you'll be looking for a new job by week 2.

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

The people here and those that choose to come, or friendly, collegial, and fun to work with. This is truly a learning environment. My colleagues have deep expertise and I learned every day. Oxygen to my brain.

Cons

The work and timelines can be intense - but sometimes that's the nature of client service and the business we are in.

4.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I happened to be on a good team with good managers who hire well. The whole team works well together, expectations are generally set to fit everyone well, and tasks are assigned as such. The work is also quite interesting most of the time and we get opportunities to explore new work streams.

Cons

Low visibility between stakeholders and normal employees, specifically the private equity that owns the firm. This makes it difficult to understand many of the top-down decisions made and makes the whole review/raise cycle extremely weird. Every year someone asks management why there is such a long delay between reviews and promotions/raises along with no transparency surrounding raise decisions.

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