Pariveda reviews

Pariveda is true to the company mission and there is a strong focus on talent development that you will not find at other consulting firms. The company does not make decisions based on what will make money in the short term if that decision does not make sense with the long term goals. There is more training here than at other firms. Employees are given consistent feedback as well. The best reason to work at Pariveda is that the expectations at each level within the company are 100% transparent. This seems truly unique and enables employees to clearly understand what the next step in the career progression is and what they need to do to get there. People tend to be promoted faster here than in industry since our employees have to learn more quickly and get more varied experience. For people who like being continually challenged and work on a variety of projects, it can be a great fit. Salaries are also 100% transparent. Transparency is truly embraced and senior management regularly sends out financial reports to the entire company. Previously, when I have worked at privately held firms, this was not the case. Finally, Pariveda has an ESOP (employee stock ownership program) and pays out profit sharing from the bottom up, i.e. the lower level employees get paid bonuses before the executives. It really is a company that is focused on its employees and invests in them.

The people are incredibly smart, and the benefits package—especially maternity leave—is excellent. I appreciated the idea of the ESOP, though in practice it didn’t quite feel as impactful as you’d expect. I also liked the idea of going into the office, but without clear purpose, focus, or incentives, it lost its value. The performance review structure had promise, but the time and effort invested didn’t seem to make the process any more transparent or fair. Lastly, I liked that the company positioned itself as a B-Corp, though for a management consulting firm, it never fully made sense in practice.