Cutting-edge work overshadowed by favoritism and bias - Senior Consultant Marketing Management Analytics Employee Review

Unfortunately, this company has a significant favoritism problem that directly impacts women and anyone outside of a specific social or cultural in-group. Here's what I've observed: • Women are disproportionately placed on Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs), often without clear justification or consistent standards applied across the team. • Promotions and raises are not tied to actual performance. People who deliver results consistently are passed over, while those with long personal friendships with management — some going back 25+ years — are rewarded regardless of output. • There is a clear cultural bias at play. Employees of Bengali background or those with close personal ties to management advance significantly faster, regardless of merit. • HR does not appear to address these patterns meaningfully. Complaints tend to disappear quietly.