Slalom peeps, what's been your experience thus far? Pros vs cons? Hearing real good things about Slalom and thinking of applying for a position pretty soon, can't take d anymore

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Hahaha can’t take d anymore

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So many jokes can be had but I'll be good lol

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Love slalom. Great place for WLB. Salary growth and professional development isn’t great. But if you want to work 40 hours and be home every night and use this as a next stop towards an industry exit opp, it’s a good spot.

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I’m in our S&O practice. I probably do 50 percent strategy. But not C Suite Strategy. More like strategy lite. 20% PmO. The other 30 probably Ops and biz dev a bit. I left the road and joined slalom. That’s how I got here. Had a friend that worked in another office and loved it.

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It’s a great company to work for, after the politics of BCG it’s pretty refreshing. I can also be a present parent in my kids life.

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Pretty chill. 40-44 hour weeks, really excellent coworkers. I can’t stress the excellent coworker piece enough - my coworkers have quickly started to become some of my close friends.

Work definitely leans toward staff aug, but I have enjoyed remarkable flexibility. Taking 2 months of unpaid time off next year, no questions asked.

I won’t say Slalom is for everyone, and Slalom definitely isn’t perfect. But Slalom is a good place to be.

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DM me, and we can chat!

Overall, good. Feel free to dm me

Exited after 5 years firmly in a “middle management” role. Worked 45-50 each week so it was decent from a WLB perspective. I realized Slalom is somewhat unique but it is really filled with kool aid drinkers.

I agree with what others have said. It’s not for everyone, but if you know what you are looking for as far as stress/opportunity trade offs, Slalom mostly delivers on the WLB and good culture. On balance, I like it and think it is right for me. If it seems appealing based on what you’ve heard, it’s likely to be a good fit for you.

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