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Huge mistake to join this company - Consultant C1 Consulting Employee Review

1.0
15 Apr 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work at home Fridays. Smart co-workers. Free snacks.

Cons

Just about every thing else. Honestly of all the places I have every worked (and I've worked at quite a few) this is the most dysfunctional, horrific and down-right mean organization I've had the misfortune to come across. The owners have absolutely no respect for your time outside of work and you are expected to work nights, weekends, and even when on vacation or sick. As a mother I explained that I could work evenings or weekends but needed 24 hours notice to be able to arrange for childcare. This was unacceptable to them and I was fired for "not performing" even though all my work products had been well received. If I had the money I would sue for discrimination. I know I would have a case. The culture is so full of workplace bravado it is nauseating. People routinely work 70-80 hours but get no financial upside at all. The owners are pathological narcissists who treat employees like children or slaves.

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5.0
14 June 2017
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Pros

Collegiate, high visibility, opportunities for career development

Cons

Long hours, though work from home fridays

5.0
12 May 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Take the negative reviews with a grain of salt--they are mostly a consequence of company size. Up until 6-12 months ago we were a "small" firm and it's uncomfortable to write a review as a happy current (or former) employee when everyone (in your branch) will know you wrote it. This leaves the most likely people to write reviews to be bitter, former employees. Given that we are now a mid-sized firm I would encourage employees (former and current) to give an honest review of the company. Pros: 1) Very intelligent coworkers 2) Competitive salary and benefits 3) Great work-life balance (for consulting). Work from home Fridays, multiple holidays, managers are very lenient with employees needing to come late/leave early/leave for an hour or two for an appointment. It mostly depends on how reliable you are in terms of getting work done on time and not being someone overtly trying to take advantage of C1's leniency 4) No traveling Monday-Thursday nonsense (i.e. our firm does more than simply sell employees to a business for 6 months at a time) 5) Opportunity to work directly with high-level people (i.e. Directors, Partners--most of whom are open to suggestions on project approaches, design, etc.). Really, this shouldn't be understated: you can quickly get visibility with the owners of the firm. 6) The firm makes a real effort to get you on project types you request to work on

Cons

1) Partners have very different styles of managing projects--mostly due to their areas of expertise and personality types 2) Recent split in NJ/NY office seems likely to cause more complications than it fixes

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