Pros
Decent basic salaries (aka golden handcuffs) Managers are never around as always at San Carlos - can do what you want
Cons
The "team bonus" structure is a lie - bonuses are paid to consultants who are favoured by senior management, but certain teams receive nothing at all. Working hours excessive. Add to this the constant stream of mandatory events in the evening that are always unpaid, and you easily spend over 60 hours a week at work. (These events never generate any revenue for you). Systems are a nightmare to use, not encouraged to email from Outlook as every single email has to be put on the system so you can be micromanaged. Managers flip from totally ignoring and neglecting their team to micromanaging during month end when they realise that their team isn't going to hit target. Sexism beyond anything I thought was real in 2016 which is why they have never been able to retain a receptionist for longer than 3 months. A strong encouragement to "party" - if you don't go out drinking with them you will never be promoted. Rarely work with any SMEs, most clients are PSL volume businesses where consultant has zero control over process and works as a CV sending machine, Absolutely no training other than 1980s DVDs played in a board room by hungover management who don't turn up to 70% of the sessions.
