Pros
Benefits (they truly care about their employees and listen to feedback) Pretty good PTO though its accrued Good people (I imagine the culture is great, just havent had much experience because of covid)
Cons
Poorly matched "alignments" (client projects), you are often thrown into unfamiliar tech stacks and expected to figure it out. This pattern reflects poorly on Slalom because the client sees this inadequacy first-hand. Disorganized process to staff you on a project, unclear steps and very ad-hoc. Much of the work is staff augmentation at large companies. Rarely do you get a green field project with mostly Slalom members (which is what Slalom claims is their bread and butter) Low pay. Slalom boasts about year over year growth and is a very successful company, but notoriously under pays people. They try to make up for it with "mental health stipends" (~$700 pre-tax) but ultimately that doesn't come close to a significant raise of 5% or more when most developers make six figures. Growth internally feels very political. To get ahead you must work extra hours off the clock and play political games to win favor. Its not simply "do your job well, show growth in responsibility and you'll be promoted". Hiring practices since the BLM movement started (June of 2020) are a bit awkward. There's a vague "goal" to have office demographics match the locale (racially), which ultimately results in preferential hiring. Culture at Slalom is good, but sometimes feels like a cult. People are overly enthusiastic and rarely speak ill of the company. Imagine a classroom where everyone is the type of person to raise their hand and be the teacher's pet (Hermione). Its get old when work != life for some of us.