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Daugherty Business Solutions

Now known as CGI

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Chicago Consultant - Manager Daugherty Business Solutions Employee Review

1.0
13 Jul 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Compensation is impressive - they have a nice office for you to go to while you're on the bench. They have a parking garage so you won't have to dust the snow off of your car when leaving at night. That's about it.

Cons

Sometimes a hypothetical can come in handy. Let's say you are a seasoned professional blacksmith. Daugherty Chicago recruits you to be a blacksmith for Daugherty and offers you an attractive salary and great benefits. Delighted at the prospects you begin your tenure with optimism and enthusiasm. That enthusiasm begins to ebb after sitting on the bench for a much longer than anticipated timeframe. You begin to wonder "why was I hired?" Then one day - voila - they have a "brief" client need that you can fill. Unfortunately it is not a blacksmith role. But, hey, "get out of your comfort zone" - "it's not in your wheelhouse but we all love a challenge". You ask "Since I'm not getting an opportunity to show you my blacksmith skills, what will I be doing?" You are told "you will be a triage nurse". You say "but I'm not a triage nurse, I'm a blacksmith, a highly experienced blacksmith, that's why you made me an offer that made me leave my previous employer". They say "don't worry, you'll do fine". Then you get to your assignment to find that you are the ONLY triage nurse with a room full of emergency patients. You do your best, but again, you are a blacksmith, not a triage nurse. The client asks for a replacement triage nurse. Daugherty Chicago treats you like a failure, and without an ounce of decorum, fires you - the seasoned blacksmith - for not succeeding as a triage nurse who's had no experience or training as a triage nurse. And to top it all off? The separation process is downright nasty! The crassness of the separation process is enough to compel you to take the time to leave a review on Glassdoor. It makes you wonder if the recruiters only get paid to recruit - regardless of opportunities. Do yourself a tremendous favor, avoid Daugherty Chicago.

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Daugherty Business Solutions Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry that you've had such a negative experience with our company. Chicago is going through some growing pains and leadership bandwidth challenges, but we're making key investments and working hard to get into new accounts and grow from there. And, it's working! Our office is growing thanks to our great people. However, sometimes that requires our people to stretch themselves and work in areas that may not be in their wheelhouse. Consulting is a challenging environment that requires many hats, but this seems pretty extreme and we're sorry you felt this way. We're always looking to improve, and we appreciate feedback like this as we move forward. Best of luck in wherever you go next.

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