Slalom reviews

Note: Each office is different. - Sr leadership in Atlanta office is comfortable and not going anywhere. Someone has to die to get promoted into that circle or revenues have to increase enough to justify a new MD - Don't be fooled by the warm embrace; the culture is brutal. Reviews focus on 'polish' and other subjective areas to hold back talent because of the crew atop (see above) - Worst kept secret: Slalom bids with its collective capacity and experience across offices but struggles to bring that strength to bear on large projects.

This firm suffers from the problems that plague big consultancies, in addition to problems that plague small boutique firms due to its medium size. There is the classic diversity only at the bottom problem, with white men occupying most of the actual executive positions. As a woman of color leader, I have been interrupted constantly on the job, been the victim of favoritism, and have been left out of the boys' club culture of firm veterans, most of whom are white males. Among the rest of the employees, there is a very obvious cliquey culture where if you are in the office sitting by yourself, nobody will come approach you and introduce themselves. People stick to who they know. Also, gossip spreads like wildfire and it feels like high school all over again. Sometimes I can't believe this is an actual company. Also nobody really has company pride, and those that do would obviously want to work for a more prestigious company like MBB or tech. Everyone here is obviously here for the promised-but-not-guaranteed work life balance and job security. If you have a more prestigious offer, take it. We are all trying to leave.