Protiviti reviews

-These reviews do not reflect reality. I've heard through the grapevine that there has been some pressure for people to write positive reviews. Every single person I know at Protiviti is unhappy and considering leaving. The New York office has particularly high turnover, and I've heard the situation is similar at other offices. -Why the high turnover. Protiviti is not, I repeat not, a consulting firm in the sense that most people understand consulting. It's an internal audit firm that masquerades as a consultancy. Even the "glamor" risk and compliance projects (the only arm of the firm that borders true consulting) are approached from an Auditor's standpoint. -There is no training for experienced hires, and the way Protiviti staffs is borderline unethical. They will place experienced hires with zero background or training in Audit on an audit project and expect them to just "figure it out." -Speaking of staffing - you are just a warm body. You will be thrown on whatever project they need you on, regardless of your background, skill set, future goals, travel preferences, etc. It might work out well for you, but it oftentimes doesn't. -Promotions are basically a popularity contest. Your chargeability is a far second to how well you suck up to your superiors and how many worthless internal initiatives you're part of. -Protiviti basically just undercuts the Big Four on price and that's how they get the lion's share of their business. Caution to those considering coming here from the Big Four: your hours might be better but the caliber of everything is significantly lower.

1) Not true consulting - I almost feel as though I am a liar when I tell people that I am a consultant, because I am not. I am simply a contractor placed on a series of production projects that provide little value to my own career growth. The projects are also monotonous and utterly boring. 2) Management - there are several people that I do not believe are competent enough to be placed in a managerial role. This in turn leads to poor project planning and chaotic projects where essentially it seems as though the entire team is running around like chickens with their heads cut off. 3) Over worked - it would be false to say that we do not make a decent salary here at Protiviti. However, when you are being asked to work late into the night, employees should be compensated. The fact that there isn't anything set up for dinner per diem and ubers home when an employee stays past a certain hour is extremely upsetting. Especially considering the fact that our company seems to have no problem spending money on events and booze (which one would think would be of less importance).