A good workplace with an uncertain future. - Senior Consultant Protiviti Employee Review

3.0
Aug 9, 2008
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Pros

Protiviti is an unique place to work because its smaller than a big four, but bigger than boutique shops. This results in a place where you'll learn a lot in a short amount of time, with as much as handholding in the beginning as needed (within reason). The base salaries are slightly under what you'd find at other consulting shops, but the bonuses, which are based on chargeability and project performance, are pretty good. There are many ex-Andersen veterans working here, which equates to working with some of the best and brightest in their respective industries. Of course with any workplace, there are star performance and complete morons, and often times its hard to distinguish the two at first.

Cons

Protiviti has recently completed a series of 2-3 rounds of layoffs, citing "market conditions". I will not discuss of their choices of termination here, but the cuts definitely served to lower morale around Protiviti offices nationwide. This, combined with lukewarm raises given last July, equates to unhappy employees.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Good WLB Great Bosses Health insurance & benefits are awesome Very flexible workforce Easy to climb up in promotions

Cons

Pay is below standard (Although I feel you still get paid decently for the area) If you're put on a production project, be ready to feel stuck. Management is very lost on where they want to head into the future. I am worried this company won't last much longer (Former arthur anderson) Can feel clique-y at times amongst peers (but this is not a problem of the company specifically)

3.0
Mar 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

1) Chicago office has a good culture, overall. It’s not perfect but most of the people are great. 2) Work-life balance score has been solid (about 5+ years of insights here) 3) Although it was not great this year, Incentive compensation has overall been pretty good over the course of 5+ years. Much better than big 4 in my experience.

Cons

1) Since 2023, the culture hasn’t been great for a variety of reasons (mainly due to sluggish performance and growing too fast) 2) It feels more like a temporary staffing agency versus a consulting firm for a lot of the time. 3) There has been an awkward push for a return to the office and more business development focus that is in stark contrast to what most Protiviti people value. 4) Most people I talk to say they are not motivated by most of the MDs they interact with (this is significant in my opinion).

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