Promises are not kept - Senior Consultant Protiviti Employee Review

1.0
20 Feb 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Protiviti is full of great people, which is why I have stayed.

Cons

Work-life balance is not the reality. I am being asked to work minimum 50-55 hrs a week plus travel. Additionally, I know people working much more than that. It seems like these types of projects are seen as short-term, so it's ok. However, if you are continually out in these projects, you might as well kiss your life goodbye.

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5.0
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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
Anonymous employee
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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