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      Slalom

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      Slalom reviews

      3.5

      53% would recommend to a friend

      (3,513 total reviews)
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      Brad Jackson

      47% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

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      Slalom has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,513 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Slalom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      4K reviews
      1.0
      Feb 10, 2020

      Nasty alt-right corporate culture

      Consultant
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good social atmosphere and great parties.

      Cons

      If you ever wondered what an alt-right corporate culture feels like, you will find it at Slalom DC. They talk a big talk about diversity because it's necessary to attract talent in a tight job market. But the reality is that if you are a minority, the odds are your mission is to staff undesirable positions just to help management meet their financial targets. If you don't mind a job with no real growth, or if you are in it for the short haul, go for Slalom DC. But if you are counting on real long-term growth, take a shortcut and look elsewhere. To reiterate what other reviewers have written about Slalom DC, this is a staffing agency masquerading as a consulting company. Limited opportunities exist but not for minorities. Another common complaint I hear from employees is the bull job interviews where they promise you quality work. Once you join, you will soon discover that Slalom DC goes after crumbs and contracts other vendors turn down.

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      Slalom Response
      6y
      This is John Tobin. I hope you talk directly to your GM about this. Especially given she is a minority, I would expect her to really listen to what you are seeing and feeling. If you would like to connect on any of these items with me directly, please don't hesitate to send me an email to schedule a time to talk - johnt@slalom.com. Alternatively, if you’d like to share more feedback anonymously, please consider doing so via this survey: http://slalom.ws/anonsurvey.
      1.0
      Aug 28, 2019

      Highly overrated, don't buy the hype

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free snacks and coffee, nice office, decent work/life balance

      Cons

      Lack of long-term projects, lack of innovative work in general, lack of transparency on project pipeline and available roles, low quality managers, sales trying to sell project work without understanding what they are selling or what the client's needs are, quality of consultants and work diluted by new analyst program. Regional programs mean that people are actually traveling more often, which goes against one of the main reasons that people join the company in the first place. Company is basically becoming a smaller version of any of the larger IT outsourcing vendors including the high degree of turnover, but without the ability to compete on a cost basis due to not having offshore teams, and without offering pay/comp/benefits/bonuses/PTO that is competitive with those firms.

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      Slalom Response
      6y
      This is John Tobin. First on the project transparency - have you seen the new project pipeline / staffing portal? In terms of some of our Global and Regional team capabilities - these exist to enhance what we can do at Local level. Also, "No unwanted travel" is not going away. All told within the roughly 7400+ employees we have in the company, the majority of our people do not travel on a regular basis - maybe 15% of our teams travel and this is honestly that individuals choice to do that. These points aside, we continue to evolve and in some parts of our business, we can definitely improve especially in the quality of the engagements we work on. I'd be happy to talk to you more about this if you would like - simply email me at johnt@slalom.com to set up a time to speak. Alternatively, if you’d like to share more feedback anonymously, please consider doing so via this survey: http://slalom.ws/anonsurvey.
      2.0
      Mar 12, 2019

      Poor Management

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      My co-workers were amazing to work with. They were very talented and a joy to be with.

      Cons

      Management was unresponsive and out of touch with the talent they had. Some of the worst people I ever worked for.

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      Slalom Response
      7y
      This is John Tobin. Disappointing to hear the lack of connection you felt from the Boston leadership team. I'll share with them. If there is more you would like to share with me, email me at johnt@slalom.com to set up a time to talk. Alternatively, if you’d like to share more feedback anonymously, please consider doing so via this survey: http://slalom.ws/anonsurvey.
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