Overall good but need consistency with some of the policies - Consultant Slalom Employee Review

3.0
Mar 28, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

There are a number of great perks working at Slalom. Stocked fridge, unlimited snacks, beer on tap and the constant availability of food and beverages at company functions. They do not do anything on a small scale when it comes to out-of-office activities (holiday parties, team outings) and they are extremely generous with these types of events. Annual outing where you are allowed to bring a significant other for an entire weekend away from the office, with almost all of the expenses paid. The former Chicago GM still sends an email on everyone's birthday or anniversary which pretty impressive considering the number of people that are now work in the Chicago office.

Cons

The company grew fast but some of the perks and benefits of this don't seem to have coincided with the growth. The 401K match is still extremely low, the PTO is catching up but the work/life balance model seems to be inconsistent between teams. Some members of leadership restrict or limit the ability for individuals to work remotely when between projects or even when they're on internal projects which isn't what was "sold" as a benefit during the interview and recruitment process. It also seems like that as the company grew, employees were promoted into management positions due to tenure and not because they are qualified or have "people management" skills.

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Slalom Response
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This is John Tobin. Helpful feedback regarding the communication and the need to be consistent with certain policies. If you ever want to talk more about this live, simply send me an email to discuss live - johnt@slalom.com. Thanks

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