Excellent company for lower level people. Poor choice for outside, experienced executives. - Managing Director Protiviti Employee Review

3.0
1 Feb 2021
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Pros

- Strong operations - Very nice people and overall very nice culture - Generally well thought of by clients

Cons

- Aspires to have Big 4 advisory capabilities but is unable to deliver due small project focus and mentality. - Strong operations but little strategic or competitive understanding - Very high turnover of executive and experienced hire personnel coming in from the outside. Protiviti was created (and is still lead by) internal auditors or those with an audit mindset. Most of the upper management has not every worked in the big 4 (AA doesn't count...) as a management consultant. They don't understand what it means to be a management consultant and that 'risk' is not a four letter word. - They are part of Robert Half; it's not about the solutions; it's about the hours billed as a metric for success. Period. - Relatively intolerant of new /outside ideas, approaches, processes, or markets.

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5.0
3 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good WLB Great Bosses Health insurance & benefits are awesome Very flexible workforce Easy to climb up in promotions

Cons

Pay is below standard (Although I feel you still get paid decently for the area) If you're put on a production project, be ready to feel stuck. Management is very lost on where they want to head into the future. I am worried this company won't last much longer (Former arthur anderson) Can feel clique-y at times amongst peers (but this is not a problem of the company specifically)

3.0
29 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1) Chicago office has a good culture, overall. It’s not perfect but most of the people are great. 2) Work-life balance score has been solid (about 5+ years of insights here) 3) Although it was not great this year, Incentive compensation has overall been pretty good over the course of 5+ years. Much better than big 4 in my experience.

Cons

1) Since 2023, the culture hasn’t been great for a variety of reasons (mainly due to sluggish performance and growing too fast) 2) It feels more like a temporary staffing agency versus a consulting firm for a lot of the time. 3) There has been an awkward push for a return to the office and more business development focus that is in stark contrast to what most Protiviti people value. 4) Most people I talk to say they are not motivated by most of the MDs they interact with (this is significant in my opinion).

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