LEK not only does not use Expert Networks to source experts, but they also do NOT pay them!?

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As someone at LEK who finds the LEK fishbowl slander funny, if you think LEK legit would not pay ppl for IVs thats insane. And across 30+ projects Ive been on maybe 5% max of IVs have been sourced outside of expert networks. Im all for the memes bc a lot of it is deserved, but the LEK experience comes at the cost of employees, not IVs

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Company ethics discussion coming from the people with multiple lawsuits for scandals is crazy

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Yea this is just incorrect lol

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Not getting paid is a delay in payment?

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Wouldnt they just be going through glg/ap etc?? Wtf?

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It’s in the case contracts idk why

At S&, we sometimes supplement hard to get experts via 3rd party with LinkedIn searches. We interviewed about 5 people this way on one strategy project. Did not send out payments until the end, or 1-2 months after the initial call.

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That seems like a bad experience process for the experts. We pay out through gift cards immediately (often within a day or two of the call), and then run the expenses at the end of the project.

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They scheduled a call with me last week and then it was never canceled prior, rather I joined the call and concurrently there was an indefinite delay in their project.

I won’t work with LEK directly again. Other firms do this and do it well.

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Those reviews, we didn’t process honorariums until the end of a case so some folks were waiting like 2 months without any clue

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Sounds like a piss poor process on LEK's part, the reviews seem warranted

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We don’t pay experts until they’re dismissed

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I always wondered what LEK stood for, now I don’t need to google it: let’s embezzle knowledge

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$300 gift card for a 1 hour call? Is that a thing outside of scams and consumer research surveys?

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Most I personally paid someone was $1.5k for an hour with the former CEO of a national retailer lol

When I was at EY-P, to avoid these scenarios, we were allowed to process payments for LI-sourced interviews at the end of each week (Friday). LEK should do the same to avoid trouble with the BBB. This is, of course, yet another task that gets handed to analysts/associates.

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