As far as consulting companies go, this one is a great place to work. - Manager Protiviti Employee Review

4.0
8 Sept 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work Life Balance - 4 weeks of paid time off to start, management encourages you to take it when you're not busy Defined Career Path - Promotions take place at regular intervals, if you can the experience you will be promoted, it is unheard of for someone to not be promoted within 2-4 years.

Cons

As part of a public company, Protiviti makes knee jerk reactions when earnings aren't met including layoffs, salary cuts and benefit reductions. Seasonal work - during the latter half of the year, everyone is pushed to put in many hours and do extra work, management does not adjust capacity accordingly

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5.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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