Pros
Only major upside is your professional development, enabling you to move to a less toxic environment after. You will get a broad exposure to pharma and opportunities in industry while at ZS. Remaining minor pros: -Working in modern offices -Good health-insurance -Working with other less-fortunate bright junior US peers
Cons
ZS is run by rotten dishonest management which treats junior and off-shore employees as replaceable cogs. The business model in place often leads to teams churning out garbage work for their clients. With over 80% of its employees now in India, this is a Tier 4 consulting firm on par with Tata, Wipro, Cognizant and others. Other major cons: -Most from associate through manager level are extremely stressed-out and have no work-life balance -Uncompetitive total compensation package, not overall or for hours worked -Title deflation compared to other consulting firms hurts future job prospects -Slow promotion cycles despite more levels than other consulting firms -Excessively high firm turnover, officially 25% of junior US peers leave annually -Non-US natives often especially mistreated due to their visa situation -ZS newcomers often get projects and clients no one wants -Many are given little autonomy even if they are experienced hires -Management not flexible with personal needs (limited WFH) nor invested in junior staff development -Expect to travel much more to distant clients than promised -Expect to manage significantly less competent individuals remotely on a daily basis and direct them with late night emails -Majority of US peers and effective company culture are Indian -ZS is just not a dynamic firm, resistant to change, and behind on the technical curve Carefully consider other US-based reviews before joining this toxic mess.