West End Strategy Team Reviews

Following a business downturn, the company has for over a year now decided to save on labor costs by completely abandoning a 2:1 staff to client ratio, leading to insane work hours, unsustainable pressure, declining quality of work, declining client retention and a complete breakdown of work-life balance. Long hours are not uncommon in the industry, but are offset by rapid promotions, healthy bonuses and a positive culture and perks. All of those are completely absent at WEST. Less than 20% of the company was promoted in the last 18 months, and all 2023 bonuses were either cancelled or down to a fraction. A small clique of favored employees received sizable bonuses for non-performance special projects, at the expense of everyone else. All of this has resulted in 75% of the mid-level employees quitting in the last four months, as well as nearly 70% of junior employees and almost 40% of leadership.

- Toxic workplace with zero respect or accountability from leadership which leads to consistent turnover. - Work/life balance is nonexistent. - Associates are blamed for anything that goes wrong and there is accountability for VPs & partners. - The ONLY time I ever spoke one-on-one with the CEO was the interview process and my first day in office. There is zero interest in forming or maintaining collegial relationships with entry level employees at the firm. Matt claims to have an open-door policy but conducts no proactive outreach to any of the entry-level staff. - The favoritism is insane. Staying in the CEO's corner 24/7 and serving as his lapdog is literally the only path to promotion. - Some associates have been with the firm 2+ years and have received no form of advancement or promotion.