Great people, Uncertain Times - Manager Protiviti Employee Review

4.0
28 Jan 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The people are the draw. Both the new and old people tend to be of high quality. The level of care I see on both a personal and professional level by people at my level and above (sometimes) is great. Many of us here have close relationships. Large enough to play on the field but small enough to have tight internal relationships.

Cons

Same thing at most consulting firms... Too many hours sometimes, to much corporate BS.. Some of our people, as in all professional firms, are people that you have to watch everything you say around. Not everyone is like this but there are some interesting cases. Also, the amount of overhead admin items that have been added over the past few years continues to border on the completely ridiculous.

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Pros

The WLB, people, and projects

Cons

The salary is below that of most other consulting firms

3.0
29 Mar 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

1) Chicago office has a good culture, overall. It’s not perfect but most of the people are great. 2) Work-life balance score has been solid (about 5+ years of insights here) 3) Although it was not great this year, Incentive compensation has overall been pretty good over the course of 5+ years. Much better than big 4 in my experience.

Cons

1) Since 2023, the culture hasn’t been great for a variety of reasons (mainly due to sluggish performance and growing too fast) 2) It feels more like a temporary staffing agency versus a consulting firm for a lot of the time. 3) There has been an awkward push for a return to the office and more business development focus that is in stark contrast to what most Protiviti people value. 4) Most people I talk to say they are not motivated by most of the MDs they interact with (this is significant in my opinion).

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