A company that only values employees for the money they'll bring in - Associate Exponent Employee Review

2.0
5 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get to work with smart people. You'll make good money 5 - 10 years down the line?

Cons

The company's primary metric for evaluating the employees for bonuses and promotions is the utilization ratio (# of billable hours to non-billable hours). This is extremely ironic given that when you first start out, all of your projects are assigned to you by your supervisor, meaning you have no control over how "well" you're doing at the company. Not a big issue if there's plenty of work to go around but once there isn't enough work for everyone, people becomes very competitive and protective of their work. It also creates very uncomfortable situations where certain members are told that they're doing amazing because they've been put on a project that requires a lot of hours and certain members are begging others for work. People worry about taking their vacation days because it'll bring down their UT. It's not really an environment where employees feel valued as human beings. Most of the times, the job is not very intellectually challenging. There will be times where you feel like you've become a glorified paralegal with a PhD for your manager or principal.

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Pros

Good benefits and great culture

Cons

Inconsistent workload but partly due to the nature of the business

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2.0
9 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Many consultants successfully use Exponent as a stepping stone to larger tech companies. The project work can sometimes be very interesting and some consultants appreciate overtime and bonuses for long hours (albeit many feel they would earn more overall compensation at larger tech companies).

Cons

The company has very high expectations of its consultants and doesn't always provide the resources necessary to achieve their expectations. In order to grow after the first few years, consultants are generally expected to generate their own business, but some junior consultants feel they are not fairly given credit for business they help bring in. Many consultants feel the performance rewards are too delayed.

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