Interesting work undermined by poor leadership and unpaid salaries - Anonymous employee Apricum Employee Review

1.0
26 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Interesting cleantech projects and some good colleagues - Sociable team atmosphere at times

Cons

- The London office was closed after months of uncertainty, with salaries unpaid for 3+ months despite repeated assurances - Senior leadership failed to respond to employee concerns, follow through on commitments or provide the transparency and accountability the situation required - The atmosphere was stressful and counterproductive, with little sense of stability or positive outlook (people scrambling for work, mostly BD-focused) - I left deeply disappointed by how preventable much of it was. This was, overall, the worst employer experience of my career

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4.0
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Good work-life balance; leading advisor in the cleantech space; good team atmosphere

Cons

Career progression seems slower than at competitors; potentially dry pipeline due to the industry niche

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Apricum Response
1y
Hello, thank you for your review. We hope you found your internship useful. Regarding career progression, we have two promotion cycles per year. Strategy consulting slowed across the industry in 2024 but is picking up again, the M and A pipeline is very full. There is much potential across our cleantech sectors to be tapped. All the best, Cate
5.0
14 Feb 2025
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Pros

Entrusted with real project work from day one. Gained significant industry insights. Smart co-workers.

Cons

Quite a lot of internal business development would have preferred more time on projects.

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Apricum Response
1y
Hello and thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your internship at Apricum and found it useful and beneficial. We are sorry you were not able to work on more projects, however, new business development is a critical activity in every top management consulting firm, We thank you for your vital contributions here and trust you were able to learn from this experience too. Consulting is a dynamic business, the variety of projects we work on across different industry sectors and geographic regions ensures there is never a dull moment. We wish you all the best in the next step of your career journey. Kind regards, Cate
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