Capco

Difficult to progress if you are only there to work Some client work very demanding and can mean you become isolated from Capco opportunities Performance review system is terrible Lags behind other bigger consultancies for salary and bonus compensation

Can't think of any at the moment

Approach to performance reviews and targets is strange. 40%+ of performance is allocated to non-core functions called community. They expect you to be billable full-time, but then find time (10+hrs a week) to do volunteer work as well as participate in auxiliary activities. Recruiting, whitepapers, etc. make sense. But it's left intentionally vague how much you need to do to meet targets. Also, the sales targets of top leaders are pushed down below them without allocation of any hiring authority, expense budget to meet potential clients, or time/training to do business development. Some amount of renewable business happens at existing clients, but not the at the level passed down. You can't sell extra people that don't exist if everyone is already placed and you don't have hiring authority or ability to market to the outside. Disconnect with those realities. Also, the company was pushing DEI and had woke type policy statements going out from HR. I didn't see it yielding unfair hiring or promotion practices, but I have seen that in other places with such a focus to where it was a red flag for me staying. They openly stated the mix of people what effectively too white. The company had plenty of female representation.

Due to demand and skill set, you may not match with your desired project.

First Project that is assigned to new hire is not of employee choice . it depends on whatever is available

I haven’t experienced any cons.

Bad culture and cliquey management

Redundancies put a spin on growth prospects

- Performance is broken down into 65% Core(skills, delivery, etc) 15% on Commercial(Client being billed) and 20% Community. TBH community should be 0%. Some people are able to do it during working hours but many opportunities are on the weekend. It seems like wage theft. The community portion should not be forced onto people. - Pay is 20-25% below market value and HR doesn't negotiate. Probably why a lot of people leave. There is a difference in wage depending on where you live, even in a remote position which does not make sense. - Very good leaders often leave and the bosses stay. It seems like something that needs to be addressed. - Sometimes you can be assigned to one job that does not align with your skill set.

Promotions are determined not only on your delivery capabilities for a client - though this is expected at most consultancies