It’s a lottery - Manager Protiviti Employee Review

1.0
18 Dec 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Promotions may be selected from their internal lottery if you get lucky Some favourites get promos every few months Some people are nice

Cons

Lottery doesn’t work in most people’s family favour One big game You can be promoted after 4 years just because you are not a fav whilst someone else is now 4 levels above you Wrong people promoted Toxic culture of not charging time Mgmt have no clue what team are doing Mgmt rate you bad as they are off the planet in another dimension throughout entire project and then think you did nothing and make up random nonsense about you not being fully invested when they didn’t attend anything declined every single meeting invite Plenty of bullies at AD / Director level

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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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