Started great but turmoil increased significantly in last 2 years, results trending downward - Senior Manager Grant Thornton Employee Review

3.0
15 Jul 2011
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Pros

- Competent people to work with - True interest by most in government and customers - Delivered value to customers - OK work/life balance

Cons

- Lack of competent back office support - Lot of infighting among partners - Bad behavior permitted from those with sales success - Lack of credibility in management communications - Management upheaval in 2010 resulted in a drastic drop in leadership - Utilization has dropped markedly, leading to layoffs - Interference in sales process has led to losing recompetes and new competitions - Losing ground to Deloitte, PWC, etc.

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