Pros
Worked at Slalom for well over a year, on divers type of engagements with different clients. Here are the strengths: 1. Culture: Senior management is working hard at fostering a great culture of collaboration. support and inclusiveness ... in an agile kind of way (i.e. you are entrusted to figure out the right solution and Managing Directors are available to help/unblock you) 2. Client list: While the UK branch is fairly recent, the client list is really starting to be very impressive and exciting to work for! 3. Workplace: The office is right by the Borough Market, has just been fully refurbished, with floor to ceiling windows facing the Thames river ... it is a very conducive, practical and stimulating workplace. 4. Colleagues: The caliber of people hired is really impressive. In all my time there, and even while working with US market folks, I've always been proud of my colleagues ... never been disappointed!
Cons
Now of course, the place isn't perfect or without areas for improvement. But the list is both short, and the attitude is to tackle those issues head-on versus burying them. 1. Salary: Was told during the hiring process that salary negotiation wasn't limited to once a year, but when I introduced the subject, my MD told me that we could discuss it during our annual review. I also witnessed a colleague negotiating substantially higher day rate with a client during engagement renewal for which our management refused to translate into a salary increase to that employee when asked for. Though, in all fairness, salaries seem to be in-part with the medium range of the market. 2. Fast growth: While not a con intrinsically, it can lead to culture dilution and turning the place into another "Big 4" grinder which is more focus on milking accounts then repeat client due to amazing work being done or because we are pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved.