Terrible, Miserable Job with Condescending Management and no Exit Ops - Consulting Wavestone Employee Review

1.0
12 Apr 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Only if you like IT topics and want a mediocre career -Sometimes you get to travel internationally in a middle economy seat and stay at hotels where people have been robbed in Paris -Pay for your phone bill every month

Cons

First, this is NOT a management consulting firm. They recruit/blatantly lie to top schools by catfishing students into miserable IT careers with ZERO exit opps. Second, the NYC office is always in the red, so job stability isn't good, and you have to do a lot of extra work outside of a consulting scope (cold calls, using your LinkedIn to get clients, sales work, event planning, etc.). Third, management is toxic and borderline harassing (they bully employees into not speaking to HR, fire people due to personal vendettas, heavily fraternize within employees, hold no American HR in place for long periods of time, have pay inequity/wage gaps, etc.) To this point, French project managers are condescending and don't take feedback well, but also develop grudges if the client likes you and your work more than them. Fourth, unless you're French, forget about a promotion post Senior Consultant level even if you deliver great revenue and deliverables. Fifth, managers and PMs will micromanage all of your work and even correct your English despite being an American. Sixth, this firm has terrible diversity and inclusion... I can count the BIPOC with one hand (but at least the BIPOC aren't stuck at this terrible job). Lastly, their employment contract practices are unheard of and un-American, with little concept to employment at-will (and remember you're likely to deal with French HR that has no concept of American laws). I would be wary of the vague/general positive reviews, as I don't know a single person that has left this company and has any good things to say.

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Wavestone Response
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Hello and on behalf of Wavestone, we would like to address some of your concerns. It looks like you were an employee of Wavestone US during the pandemic. Throughout this time, there were some difficulties as many companies experienced during this unicorn year. It’s worthwhile to point out that despite some hardships, Wavestone did not conduct any layoffs and was able to honor all promotions where applicable and annual salary adjustments for all. Wavestone is a global management & IT consulting firm, working in the US with clients specifically on their IT Strategy and Cyber transformations. We are in a growth phase in the US and recruit top talent from a variety of schools in North America. As part of our corporate culture, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit throughout the entire firm and our US offices. Participation in internal activities is encouraged by all and is an important part of the Wavestone experience as we grow in the US. Wavestone (US) has zero tolerance for harassment and anyone found to have violated our policy is subject to disciplinary action. We have clear local and global guidelines to ensure the message is clear for all.

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