Good employer, some growth challenges - Principal Slalom Employee Review

Slalom's initial value proposition - both to its employees, and to its customers - is sort of falling apart. Slalom seeks to be a 'different type of consulting firm' with a local staffing model reducing / eliminating travel for consultants, and encouraging relationships with local clients. COVID has upended that model a fair amount, as largely-virtual engagement with clients reduces the differentiation between Slalom and other consulting firms. And, recently, Slalom has been building up its global teams to provide real expertise - however, global personnel tend to be weak and less experienced than comparable global experts at other large consulting firms. And, lots of the people-centric things Slalom has focused on (limiting hours, focusing on work/life balance, etc) tends to be hard to make real in a professional services environment. Folks in non-consulting roles can have great experiences at Slalom, but aren't typically doing the revenue-generating work that sustains Slalom. Some folks tend to work really hard and drive value for the company, while others can get by without contributing a huge amount, and there isn't a lot of accountability for that.