Utter disappointment in female leadership - Anonymous employee Protiviti Employee Review

1.0
8 Mar 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The Managing Directors sincerely value the hard work of their staff and do well to provide meaningful feedback.

Cons

The female operations leadership long ago formed a clique that only empowers the women that are within their group. If you are a female in the company and are not welcomed into the clique your career progression is nonexistent as they only promote and celebrate accomplishments made by their exclusive team. During my tenure, a number of women left the company all in direct correlation to the lack of females supporting females. Rather than supporting and encouraging the empowerment of those who work hard they hold women back if they have decided they are not a part of their group.

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Protiviti Response
8y
Thank you for taking time to leave your review. I am disappointed to hear this was your experience while working in operations at Protiviti. We focus on maintaining an inclusive and teaming culture in order to create great career experiences for all. I encourage you to talk with your Career Advisor about your experiences, so we can partner with you to create a better path forward together.

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Protiviti Response
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Thanks for sharing your experience—we’re glad to hear you’ve had a positive experience with work-life balance here and our people-first culture. We also appreciate your feedback on project duration and mobility. Our work is driven by client needs, which can sometimes mean longer engagements, but we remain committed to growth and development, expanding opportunities for employees to dive into interests and explore innovative paths through their work. Thank you again for your perspective. It's incredibly valuable as we continue to evolve.
3.0
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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.

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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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