House of Cards, built on Contractors - Anonymous employee Protiviti Employee Review

1.0
Jul 10, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-You can take vacation any time you want, provided you schedule it with enough notice. -The work isn't hard. -They have offices in multiple cities.

Cons

-This isn't consulting. There is no value add. This is glorified contracting. The only reason I say it's glorified is because Protiviti is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half, one of the largest contracting firms in the world. Somehow Protiviti charges higher rates than Robert Half employees, hence the glory. The service provided is much the same - base level work that a company doesn't want to hire full-time employees to do. -This is the most boring work you will ever do. You are basically a nit-picker, validating that some other worker bee has done his or her work. And by "work" I mean they titled a document correctly or signed something and dated it correctly. -As another reviewer mentioned, people here, especially at the senior level, have no idea what they're doing. I've worked on operational risk projects where I've been asked, by an Associate Director, to find out what operational risk means. Protiviti bids on work it does not have the capability of executing. -The firm has no infrastructure. HR is invisible. I literally have no idea who I would speak to if I had any HR-related issues, and I've been at the firm nearly two years.

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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
Recommend
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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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