High paying consulting, terrible middle management, no growth or training opportunities - Principal Consultant Coalfire Employee Review

2.0
23 July 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good health insurance (but expensive), decent pay for the work.

Cons

Terrible management direction. No 1:1, no career growth or path planned

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Coalfire Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience. We try to be as competitive as possible when it comes to benefits and pay. Our management team is always looking for ways to support career growth and it's unfortunate to hear you haven't found a path. We take your advice seriously and will work on providing clearer guidance, regular 1:1s, and more structured career development plans to better support our team.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

- Real client-facing technical work in regulated/FedRAMP environments; good exposure if compliance-heavy cloud is your lane. - Internal mobility exists on paper; managers may encourage internal candidates for promotions. - New management clearly understands their assignment and is saying the right things and taking initial steps that appear to be moving us towards a strong path forward.

Cons

- Promotion paths can be unstable; roles may get restructured mid-process, which makes career planning hard. - Management quality is uneven; promotion into management isn't always tied to demonstrated leadership, technical capability, or appropriate vision. - Limited structured professional development. - Compensation progression can be a friction point, including for internal moves. - Bonus payouts have come in far below target even for top performers, which has been rough.

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