Worst consulting company - Consultant CONTAX Employee Review

1.0
7 Jul 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get $1K to buy a laptop every 2 years. Most of the consultants are nice to work with

Cons

Where do I start? - Absolutely no training on what you need to know to perform basic job functions. Whenever you make a mistake, you get reprimanded for not knowing the correct solution. How are people supposed to know if you don't bother to train properly? - Almost zero mobility upwards. - Managers don't even bother to hide favoritism. Also many managers make incredibly offensive remarks about minorities and women. - Upper management, starting with the CEO tell consultants to lie to clients about how much SAP experience they have. Junior consultants/new hires are told to not say they are new. Complete false advertisement and sketchy business practice here. - Managers don't care to help any of their consultants on work, especially new hires. All they complain about is "having work life balance" even if they are on only one project while their consultants might be spread between 3-4 projects. - No transparency on performance. Everything is about billable hours. Clients will sometimes relay feedback to managers and this never gets down to consultants. Consultants then get yelled at by clients for not listening to their feedback. - Managers are terrible at management. They would get fired immediately at any company that's half decent. They constantly lie to clients about time frames, get very impatient with clients and will actually tell some clients off. -Lie in their interview process as well. They talk extensively about their training period and certification. Once you start working, none of that is found.

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5.0
30 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good working environment with work and personal life balance. Work from Home

Cons

I don't see any cons at Contax.

5.0
20 Dec 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Refreshing lack of red tape. Complete autonomy to advance in your career and become the best possible consultant. Huge depth of opportunity to experience many different ways of doing things in SAP, which is professionally valuable. Outstanding company culture and office culture. Beautiful office in an old factory in historic River North. Exceptional core of long-term consultants who can handle anything and everything - they will make your life easier. CONTAX converted me from a complete amateur to an excellent consultant. I cannot recommend it enough.

Cons

Given the relaxed culture, some complacency can set in - don't let it.

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