"Award-winning culture" is a shameful lie - Consultant Slalom Employee Review

2.0
14 Dec 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some of the people are exceptional. The clients I worked on were all great. They have good documentation.

Cons

Dishonesty, "culture" is all talk, everything is just for show. Your "mentors" only do it to brag, you get punished for things you can't control (like whether sales has signed a contract or not), they lie about their dedication to inclusion. (They ignore trans people in all metrics, laid off the accessibility leads, punish people for taking ADA accommodations.) They say they care about and trust their employees then force a back-to-office policy. Their benefits and pay are far behind others in the industry (esp after a year-long freeze). Paid 2x what I am now for the same health coverage. Very thin pipeline of incoming work means I expect there will be more layoffs by Q2 2024. (Speaking of layoffs, they've been doing them for a bit but kept it secret until the big one. It was not their first layoff. They also keep an entire division that is unpaid if not on a project so they can inflate their numbers. Those "employees" don't yet any Slalom privileges, just get to be numbers.)

Explore other reviews about Slalom

5.0
15 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work and life balance

Cons

Not a great palce to work

3.0
5 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Historically a 'people-first' company, until recently. Valued their people and worked to create a great, inclusive, creative culture. Lots of training and learning opportunities as well as career growth opportunities. Great support system across the markets, re: resources, advice, mentoring. In regards to client work — Slalom perfected the true client collaboration and partnership. They work with the client on finding solutions together. I had a great experience there for over 10 years, until the most recent re-orgs and layoffs (Q1 2026).

Cons

Recent re-orgs and flattening of the company's capabilities and reporting structure has led to many communication issues across the company (local vs. national) and a new system that puts the onerous on the consultant to find their next project and avoid 'bench time' between projects, now competing with hundreds of other consultants across the US for the same role. The new system is less than a year old and was riddled with issues. These changes, and major communication issues have led to a large increase in attrition compounded by many rounds of layoffs.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All