It's a boring auditing joke, don't over-glamorize it - Anonymous employee Protiviti Employee Review

2.0
18 Jun 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

+client exposure +breadth of industries +good reputation in the world of internal audit +decent work-life balance, other than all the travel/driving

Cons

-very political -lots of branding goes on in the office -it's sox, doing tickmarks just like a Big 4 Auditor would do. It's not the consulting the recruiter sells to college kids, just to meet their quota for recruits. -Boring, boring, boring job.

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Cons

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3.0
29 Mar 2026
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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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