Good experience, certainly had challenges - Anonymous employee Protiviti Employee Review

4.0
5 Mar 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The promotion process and quality of people were inconsistent. There were great people and not so great people. And the compensation did not directly refelct whether they were great or not. The company has changed course a few times from riding the SOX bandwagon, to getting thrown off the wagon and having to reinvent itself.

Cons

There are some great people to work for and interesting proejcts. You just need to find the great people while avoiding the mediocre. Very good at publishing thought leadership and providing training throughout your career.

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5.0
16 June 2026
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Pros

The WLB, people, and projects

Cons

The salary is below that of most other consulting firms

3.0
29 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1) Chicago office has a good culture, overall. It’s not perfect but most of the people are great. 2) Work-life balance score has been solid (about 5+ years of insights here) 3) Although it was not great this year, Incentive compensation has overall been pretty good over the course of 5+ years. Much better than big 4 in my experience.

Cons

1) Since 2023, the culture hasn’t been great for a variety of reasons (mainly due to sluggish performance and growing too fast) 2) It feels more like a temporary staffing agency versus a consulting firm for a lot of the time. 3) There has been an awkward push for a return to the office and more business development focus that is in stark contrast to what most Protiviti people value. 4) Most people I talk to say they are not motivated by most of the MDs they interact with (this is significant in my opinion).

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