Great company weighed down by poor leadership - Strategist Throughline, Employee Review

1.0
16 Sept 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Throughline has some of the best and brightest employees in the consulting world. Its created and maintained a collegial environment that encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and collective success.

Cons

In just the last six months, I’ve ignored a number of red flags — and looking back, I probably shouldn’t have. Payroll has been delayed on several occasions. 401k contributions, both employee and employer, haven’t been submitted in months. Salary increases following promotions were delayed. Layoffs disproportionately impacted women and people of color. The CEO and CFO both left within days of each other. Several senior employees left to join a former partner company. Salaries are and benefits haven't been updated and are no longer competitive. Some vendors haven’t been paid in months. Existing work is dwindling, and new work has been slow to come in. The opportunities for career growth or advancement are now non-existent. Throughout all of this, there has been zero transparency about how the business is actually doing.

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5.0
12 Sept 2025
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Pros

Throughline is unlike any other design firm in the world. The ONLY design firm founded by a Navy CIO, it helps leaders in the US Military, commercial world, federal govt. move from intent to impact using every design strategy you can imagine. It's a world-class work environment in which your creativity and business acumen will grow. I know, I've been part of the company since the very beginning!

Cons

If you're not "ever curious" and looking to do the same thing over and over it's not for you. On the other hand, if you want continuous adventure, learning and fun...

2.0
4 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

*Flexible work schedule. *Remote-first. *Really cool & creative coworkers. *Diverse projects.

Cons

*Extremely poor management. *No clear business or sales strategy. *Frequently late paychecks & 401K contributions. *Morale is very low and has tanked significantly over the past several months

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