Not a bad place, but not great either - Client Service Management Wellington Management Employee Review

The longer you stay, the more cons. People stay for a long time, but it honestly breeds complacency. - Culture is touted as the best, but in reality it is anchored to an old culture that frankly doesn't exist anymore, partly by poor management and partly by a firm that has grown considerably since the culture that made it great. Too much bureaucracy. "Flat structure" is touted, but leads to long or gridlocked decision making, if a decision can be made. - Partnership leads to a risk intolerant culture and an absolute pain to deal with when it comes to negotiating with clients or prospective clients. Spent more time negotiating internally than with actual clients. - A lot of ex-McKinsey (particularly at the top), so a lot of "new ideas" packaged up through restructurings. Ping pong between centralized structures to team specific structures every 3-5 years or so. -Definitely a drink the Kool-aid type of place, but that doesn't guarantee you advancement. You need to hit the ground running, otherwise you get branded quickly. Saw many get branded quickly out of the gate and get stuck or pushed out (ie. not fitting the Wellington way). -Need to align yourself with the right people. You can bust yourself and get nowhere if not hitched to the right people. Putting your head down and working hard means nothing. -Made to believe it's a privilege to work there and there's no where else you should want to work. In reality you could make more elsewhere with a similar culture, and stress level, especially depending on the team.