(Atlanta specific.) While individual managers are often good, overall leadership is missing. The senior leadership team is conflict-avoidant and this cascades through the company. "Get along, be happy, don't disagree" is a mantra you should get used to. If you have a family, or are introverted you may find the social aspects of the company burdensome. Failure to participate in sufficient social gatherings can cause you to be labeled an "outsider" or "not well known". More than one colleague reported their annual review including a high personal performance rating, but some comments about needing to improve on "getting to know people in the company" which drew their overall rating down. Strangely, being too well known can also be a problem. Being a smaller company, there is a challenge promoting talented people to greater responsibility. To be fair, Slalom is actively trying to address this problem.