Immensely Toxic Culture and Leadership - Anonymous employee Matters Graph Employee Review

1.0
12 Apr 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Saying you can work in "consulting"; in reality, you are a glorified slave to private equity firms

Cons

1. Atrocious management. Tons of office politics, clueless leadership, frustrating communication, and zero camaraderie as a whole. 2. Awful pay. Far, far, FAR below market value; friends at similar firms were making 75% or more. 3. Terrible growth opportunities. No one has ever heard of GRAPH, thus no one exits to any respectable firm. Slow promotion timelines internally too. Avoid working at GRAPH at all costs. Completely destroyed my career.

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Matters Graph Response
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We are terribly sorry to hear you feel this way. And certainly, we do not want any team member to be unhappy. We welcome a discussion - come talk, and let’s see if we can address together.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
3 Dec 2018
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Pros

-Partners and managers lead through encouragement and positive reinforcement making for a positive consulting environment -Work that clients truly pay attention to and use to make tough decisions -Visible ownership of work: Consultants' and Associates' role as the drivers of Voice of Customer interviews is communicated to clients, and Consultants are encouraged to speak up and present to clients regardless of seniority -Opportunities to work on a lot of different topics for both Fortune 100 and PE clients -Integrity of analysis: consultants at GRAPH carry out a true research process based on primary research - we are NEVER asked to fit our analysis into predetermined story lines that are not backed by evidence -Partners put a lot of thought into internal processes, marketing, business development, etc. when they started GRAPH, which has made for smooth internal processes as the company has grown -Fast growing company -Competitive benefits in terms of health insurance, compensation, retirement, and vacation time

Cons

- Growing pains of a small company, but partners do a great job communicating to us what we can realistically expect and the thought process behind the decisions they make -Hours can be long and unpredictable similar to any consulting job, but low frequency of travel and flexibility to work at home at night makes it a lot more manageable

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