Despite greater than 10% profits, annual raises were taken away, training budget is non-existent (learn at your and the client's expense). Promotions were a joke, the few that received them, largely had no compensation change as part of it - take on more responsibility, for no change in pay. The half-year review cycle is looking to be much the same - no raises for those with promotions, no raises in general. If you accept that NCC was overstaffed in February 2023 and between the February and August layoffs, the staffing levels have been normalized. Then you likely should question how management expects to hire dozens of consultants in Manilla, with no additional revenue, and can claim that there won't be another round of layoffs as a result. While on the topic of Manilla, leadership clearly didn't perform due diligence before attempting to implement the plan to "open a new region" (they do not want to use words like offshore because it has negative connotations, yet there's no clientele in this new "region"). Failure to understand labor laws and expected compensation has resulted in the employment of a fraction of the staff that was intended and all of those being unable to fulfill the expectations of the job. CEO is a man-child who can't take criticism leveled at him from the staff he is supposed to be leading. Doesn't understand why it's not a good idea to run your consulting staff at 100% util; what happens when someone gets sick, or a client moves a date, or the myriad of other scheduling changes that occur? Threatens to sell off the company when he feels slighted. Makes blanket statements, accusing the entire company of things that are a result of policies in a single region.