Dysfunctional work environment - Anonymous employee Korn Ferry Employee Review

"meritocracy" is a myth--chronyism is rampant and this is how people get work; people who are not trained in the work (or lack credentials) tell you how to do your job and how long it should take often resulting in a lot of extra hours that you are discouraged from billing because it may exceed project budget and cut into margins; tons of pressure to bill resulting in extraordinary stress and poor work-life balance; if you are in an "execution" role you are looked down while fee earners--i.e., those in sales--are treated like royalty; no career advancement--you are typecast and locked into a role; no raises; lack of transparency around how bonuses are distributed; lack of transparency around promotions (if you play politics well, you have a much better chance of getting promoted); did I mention no raises??; firm wants to dictate what you put in your LinkedIn profile and "sell" for them via social media; lack of transparency around layoffs/reductions in force (even during Covid)--failed to communicate criteria for decisions and failed to unify the employees who remained through regular updates