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AIIR Consulting Reviews

4.5

83% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)

Dr. Jonathan Kirschner

86% approve of CEO

95% positive business outlook

AIIR Consulting has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The AIIR Consulting employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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28 reviews
5.0
5 July 2022

Opportunity to ascend

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The people are great to work with as they are very authentic, intelligent, and thoughtful. - The work and impact we have in partnering with leaders at well-known companies and brands give you experience with a variety of clients across verticals and locales around the world.  - AIIR understands that the future is remote, so it is equipped to function in a hybrid environment and is focused at bringing teams in-office a couple times per year to build connection. The company's core offering is focused on virtual coaching, so feels aligned.  - Very entrepreneurial environment, with ability for you to build skills and advance your career if you have grit and strategic vision to help pioneer a path forward. - Great work-life balance as the company is flexible to your needs and is focused on results. Parents are able to balance their family needs with work.  - The company also runs engagement surveys. As a direct result, they rolled out lots of updated benefits that are fairly generous for a smaller organization last summer. Comp is competitive. They use Justworks, so if you are familiar with that offering it's that. There's also a company 401k contribution without requiring that you match. AIIR doesn't seem to spare any expense in providing a new Macbook Pro, company swag, and subsidizing hardware to set up a home office if you need. - Offices just outside of Philly are fresh and up to date, with space for both quiet work and collaboration. It's complete with a small in-office gym and showers. There's catered lunch a couple of times a week, and a kitchen with beverages and snacks. -Bootstrapped built and funded--so we're not chasing the whims of investors and unachievable numbers despite being a start-up. Feels like every year we're set to work towards ambitious but achievable growth. - Leadership is open to hearing you out on a 1:1 basis. They veer towards solutions-oriented, so depending on who you have a forum with they might not entertain generalized complaining. The constructive feedback I've shared has been well received to date.

Cons

- It's a mature start-up with strong ambition to scale and grow. With that said, it's not a place where you can always refer to an established practice and execute it down to a T as there's always something new happening. Not without some growing pains. Could be a pro if you enjoy variety and new opportunities to learn. - There's a fair bit of change day to day. Leaders seem to be working to solve for emergent needs and further clarify expectations. Not the best environment for folks who find change and working through ambiguity difficult. - With it being a smaller company, relationships feel more palpable than at a larger organization. You get the opportunity to meet and work with a large percentage of the organization. Most people are really fun and enjoyable, however, there's personalities and egos at play. I find that people can be a touch emotional across all levels.

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AIIR Consulting Response
3y
What great feedback! Thank you for taking time to share your thoughts. We love hearing that you enjoy your work and find it purposeful. This is our goal for each and every employee. We acknowledge that we are not exempt to growing pains. However, we are certainly aware of these pains and how they affect our employee experiences. We are working diligently to make sure that our employees feel valued and heard. We want our employees to learn and grow with us. You made mention that you are a current Aiir employee. Please know that we are always here for you. From airing concerns to career pathing, our door is always open( in person or virtually). Thank you again for sharing with us.- AIIR HR
1.0
14 June 2022

Toxic Company from the top

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are some kind people who work there, or used to be at least. Clients are wonderful, fascinating people and the projects are interesting, challenging, and rewarding. If you want to make money and your main motivator and goal in life is amassing money - this is the place for you.

Cons

The work environment is described as "fast paced" which translates into a complete disregard for personal life and health. Saying "no" or even hesitating when a new task/client/project is handed to you (no matter how much you are already at or above capacity) is interpreted as "hatred for AIIR". Make sure you NEVER ask questions or give a hint of disagreement when you're around the CEO. After a presentation of annual goals, he once asked "OK, so what questions do you all have?" *Dead silence* "No, really - what are your concerns/questions/thoughts. I really want to know." I was young and naive and asked a fairly simple question about the upcoming plan. The next morning my manager pulled me aside and made sure I knew "Jonathan was so pissed off that you would dare to question him." I wish I had left then. Do not be lured into a false sense of security at this place - if you step out of line, express any emotion other than worship/gratitude/undying devotion to the CEO and the company, he will come for you. The leadership board will not protect you. After he screams or berates you, others will say "that's just how he is" "he's not going to change, so you're just going to have to get over it" "you can't take it personally" "he's obviously a terrible person but he owns the company so there's nothing I can do". There are countless stories I could tell, but they're so extreme that I worry those of you reading won't believe them. Ask around about the current attrition rate here - people have been leaving in droves. If you want to know the real story, reach out to former employees on LinkedIn. Do not believe what they tell you in the interview process because those who are left are either completely bought in and have drunk the Koolaid or they are too afraid to be honest because of what happens to people at AIIR who don't tow the line. Gaslighting takes place often - they will do their best to make sure you believe you're the reason you get treated so poorly. You're not "strategic" "fast" "team-player" enough and you're "toxic" "ungrateful" "useless". If you decide to work here, please go in with your eyes wide open and don't believe everything you hear. Don't stay so long that your physical and mental health suffers the way many of us did. Get out while you can remember that no one deserves to be screamed at, cursed out, berated, slandered, and threatened - no matter how much money that person makes the company or who they are to the CEO (or if they are the CEO).

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AIIR Consulting Response
3y
This review has been reported to Glassdoor as it is in violation of the Glassdoor community standards. The review is patently false and the events described never occurred. We are hopeful that Glassdoor enforces its community standards so that its platform does not become weaponized.
2.0
9 May 2022

Messy place and blame game

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Swag Nice people Work directly with clients Open company discussions Tons of innovation

Cons

Favoritism and "yes" culture Small company but little transparency Women don't have it easy Change is so fast without communication

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AIIR Consulting Response
3y
Thank you for taking time to share your feedback. We are glad to hear so many positive notes about working for our organization. On the flip side, you have shared some concerning feedback. As our company continues to scale, we recognize there will be growing pains. We are actively making it a priority to address each one. We strive to be as transparent as possible with our teams; communicating any changes as soon as possible. We will work to do better. It is most alarming to hear feelings of inequality within our team. This goes against our mission to promote a healthy environment full of diversity and inclusion. We’re committed, as an HR team and as a leadership team, to address these types of concerns with attention and speed. You noted that you are a current employee of Aiir Consulting. Ideally we'd love to better understand the details of your experience so we can work together to resolve your concerns. If you’re comfortable with it, we invite you to a conversation with our HR team. We are always open to a conversation, to listen and work with you to improve your employee experience. Given that you seem to have other positive experiences at AIIR, we hope you are willing to take us up on the offer to work together towards a resolution. It is a top priority to have our employees excited about their work and the company they work for. It’s very important to make AIIR Consulting better. We can only do this with a strong partnership with our employees. Whichever you decide, we appreciate your feedback and opportunity to learn. - AIIR Consulting HR
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