SLR Consulting Reviews

On the face of it, SLR is all about its people and sustainability. In reality, its people are just a number billing level, with unrealistic targets set, management with their heads in clunky reporting systems, with no idea what actually what their staff actually do. High levels of redundancies through increased acquisition of new businesses, and colleagues “disappearing” with no notice when unrealistic targets aren’t met. Unsustainable high rates charged out to clients, to line the pockets of its investor Ares, through substantial profits on every client facing consultant, make it impossible to win work, making it even harder to meet targets. Lack of admin support, to maintain their chargeable time targets, consultants end up working into the evening, weekends, and during their annual leave to get invoices and proposals out! Annual leave allowance is poor, 25 days, including bank holidays, and forced to take Christmas week off! This does not respect the diversity for those of us that don’t celebrate Christmas for religious reasons! Several major takeovers, with shoddy integration, solely to increase the value of the business.

Management run by 'old boys club' style. Not much internal promotion and recruits senior managers from external. Training offered but rarely approved. Not much admin help available so you end up doing all your own work and stressed out. Admin help is by sending an email out but you don't have your own assistant and any admin can answer the email and assist you from a remote office or another floor in the office (very unprofessional). Bullying and sexual harassment is not dealt with properly. UK head office management don't care if the employees are happy .. too busy with their faces in the unbilled WIP report. You walk in to the office in the mornings and everyone has their heads down .. no hello or goodmorning - that's a bad sign for starters. Biscuit tin filled to half way once or twice a week if you are lucky and if you are working a long day there is nothing to keep you going with your coffee .. it's like "We value your hard work but byo" Lots of computer problems and lack of IT support. Cheap run company with cheap run server and no help if you need it.