Great for developing technological skills, if you don't want to have a life. - Senior Consultant (Technology) Protiviti Employee Review

2.0
26 Feb 2009
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Pros

Protiviti was an excellent place for me to start my career. They were very helpful with job transfers between offices, and I had many opportunities to work in different industries and with different job functions. There were a large number of opportunities for fast advancement and they provided a decent budget for training, certifications, and knowledge development.

Cons

Watch your back. They will cut jobs, seemingly at random and with little consideration for experience level and seniority at the company. There is very low job security. While there is a wide array of industries and types of work, there is a very low salary compensation and appreciation of your work. Bonuses are few and far between. Employees are worked long and hard, and projects are poorly managed, in that they often include insufficient personnel to staff engagements.

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5.0
3 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good WLB Great Bosses Health insurance & benefits are awesome Very flexible workforce Easy to climb up in promotions

Cons

Pay is below standard (Although I feel you still get paid decently for the area) If you're put on a production project, be ready to feel stuck. Management is very lost on where they want to head into the future. I am worried this company won't last much longer (Former arthur anderson) Can feel clique-y at times amongst peers (but this is not a problem of the company specifically)

3.0
29 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
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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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