Is Slalom a more “mature” work culture - less hierarchy, more people with families and hobbies locally outside of work? Any less political (like being in the “in” crowd) than Accenture?

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Agree with both of the above. There is virtually no growth path in the technical/delivery path; promotion is only related to sales and/or management. But if you like those things, there are lots of options. People definitely have hobbies and families and at least my market does a lot of social events together.

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There’s a continuum. There’s pure business development with no delivery, there’s “manager” where 5-10 consultants report to you so you are a career coach and have to do internal work and maintain a high utilization, and there’s client service which is a blend of sales, delivery, QA, and relationship management; there’s practice area leadership wherein you own the P&L for the practice while also delivering. There’s also a principal role that has parts of all of that. And to make it all more exciting, some things have different meanings in different markets

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Yes mature as is most folks are experienced and have lives outside of work.

We have compressed titles on the “consultant” end but tons of hierarchy on the leadership side. I am 5 levels below my GM in an office with 100 people.

I think big 4 is a lot flatter with a career coach and partner.

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At least for the lower levels yes there is a career coach who presents you for promo and comp purposes. There are no partners, just practice area directors and MDs.

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@S1, why do you recommend that folks join after making manager?

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Base comp is comparable with big4.

One you come over, you decide if you want to stay a consultant forever and get inflation raises or move up the ladder into leadership.

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Not my market so I can’t say for sure but I would expect the opposite - it’s among our biggest markets if not the biggest (damn I should know that 👀) and national leadership is there so there’s opportunity to see how the mothership works and work on big clients if you want to

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Yes on everything except for politics. I think it’s a size thing, but it’s very clique-y

S1 does slalom not have career coaches or partner alignment? How do evaluations work / who represents you in those discussions?

SC2 - I am interested in sales and leadership - what types of options are there for growth there? Do you have to be super technical and deliver for years and work your way up to leadership/sales? Or what’s the best route?

There really isn’t a set path, but always easier to sell what you know and can deliver. I personally would make at least Manager at a big firm before coming to Slalom

How does comp compare? You’re taking a hit for less mobility, so is pay comparable to big 4?

SC2 - Is the Seattle office a good place to grow as a career - or is it tapped out because that’s where it all started?

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