Transition job - Anonymous employee Protiviti Employee Review

3.0
Jan 18, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Good job for if you are in the job market and have nothing lined up due to relocation, fresh grad, being out of work etc. They are always short on staff (see why in cons) -For the most part the job is not very demanding of skills or personal time - Pay is market rate for a accounting type firm with higher bonuses than other firms. -Some offices have a good clients

Cons

- The job has no learning curve. You are not adding any skill sets if you are doing SOX - The leadership is mediocre and not very inspiring - A lot of the clients in smaller offices are unknown - A lot of office politics, seems who likes you is more important than your skills. - No career development, it's basically get the work done and go home, repeat again the next day doing the same exact thing. The difference in type of work done by staff vs managers isn't that big. - Limit your exit options to internal audit if you are in that group. -Clients I've worked with did not respect the "consultants" from protiviti, which means they probably don't respect the company.

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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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