CEO is a pretendian - Associate Consultant PLATO Employee Review

1.0
Jul 30, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There aren’t any pros to share.

Cons

Not only does this company severely underpay you, they also consistently make FALSE promises to employees and never deliver. I was offered a promotion and a nice raise, I followed up multiple times just to find out it’s “not going to happen”. Why call me in to tell me I’m getting a promotion and raise in the first place? The CEO is always subtly dodging the question of whether he’s indigenous or not (he’s not at all, openly admitted this to my face). He coins it off indigenous people in these “training” programs but never pays the deserving rate and constantly belittles indigenous employees (non-indigenous people are also taking these training courses, which are supposed to be for indigenous people only). Try’s to force specific employees to work in the office after working remotely for four years just fine. Does NOT give truth and reconciliation day off to employees (MAJOR RED FLAG) instead were made to listen to the same indigenous person cry about his personal life for three hours on that day. Upper management has zero communication skills, nobody ever seems to be on the same page and the sense of entitlement from those in positions of power is actually laughable at this point. Lastly, there have been multiple mass layoffs without cause (the cause is there’s no money being made because the project to employee ratio is wayyyy off lol) They have absolutely no respect for how you feel about projects. No respect for family emergencies or personal issues. Somehow, the LEAST amount of respect is given to indigenous employees. If you like terrible management, lies and a horrible pay, this is the place for you!

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Pros

You can make RARE good connections among the knowledgeable work force.

Cons

This company operates like a recycling plant—except the material being recycled is its employees. They consistently pay below market rates and lay people off whenever there are no active projects (“on the bench”). Employees are pushed to their limits, their skills and time squeezed for maximum output, only to be let go once they’re no longer immediately needed. At the same time, new hires—often those desperate for work—are brought in, and the cycle repeats. You’re treated like a disposable product: a shiny fruit juice bottle that looks valuable at first, but is quickly discarded once used. The environment is heavily micromanaged, with unnecessary in-office mandates that don’t seem to add real value. Favoritism is common, and leadership—particularly in delivery regions—often appears underqualified. Meanwhile, higher-ups seem to benefit financially, while the people doing the actual work are left with very little. Despite being the ones generating revenue, employees are told there’s “no budget” when they ask for raises. The message is clear: you are replaceable. Knowledge-sharing initiatives like COEs (Centers of Excellence) feel less like growth opportunities and more like a way to extract your expertise for FREE before moving on to the next person. PS - Your career growth depends on how much LinkedIn posts you have liked or re-shared lol

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4.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Positive Leadership Learning Opportunties Nationwide

Cons

Work is slow at times

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