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      Bridge Partners Reviews

      4.1

      85% would recommend to a friend

      (99 total reviews)

      Richard Albrecht

      85% approve of CEO

      76% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Culture and values

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.0

      Senior management

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      Bridge Partners has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 99 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Bridge Partners employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      99 reviews
      1.0
      19 Jul 2018

      No longer a top consulting firm

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Working with smart consultants. Caring recruiters who try hard to get your next project. Some projects and clients are exciting.

      Cons

      You can experience long stretches of time with out being on a project and you don’t get paid. Most of the projects are more like staffing, not true consulting. Directors don’t have much time to dedicate to coaching and mentoring their teams of consultants. The directors quotas are incredibly high and they are always under so much pressure to find new biz, so helping consultants build their careers is a VERY low priority. Bridge says consultants have a career path in the company, but I have never seen this in actuality. There is zero investment in the people. They even hired two new “people” leaders over the past six months, and they appear to be the most out of touch with the consultants out of anyone. They lack people skills and come across as very uncaring and cold. The company culture has shifted since I’ve been here. It’s no longer the tight knit group. It’s trying to be very corporate, and it’s losing the magic that made it a special place to work 3 years ago. In fact, some of the best people have left in the past year. Also, the pay is not competitive for consultants. The company is too Microsoft focused. The company does not seem to know where they want to be in five years or how to get there.

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      Bridge Partners Response
      7y
      Thanks for your candid feedback. It is absolutely true that Bridge is evolving and putting more tools and support structure in place; this is a direct result of surveys of the Directors and others on the leadership team, now 50+ employees due to numerous promotions this year. Directors do have a big job and they want technology and infrastructure, we haven't seen a lot of appetite for "corporate" but there is subjectivity there of course. As we just completed our fifth big employee event for July, all sponsored by our small people team, I'm disappointed to hear that we are still not getting to everyone and engaging everyone. It's incredibly important and we still have work to do. I'd welcome a call or meeting at your convenience, please ping me at christine.king@bridgepartnersconsulting.com.
      1.0
      9 Jul 2018

      Great salesman!

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The dream, the vision, the goal, the pay (when it’s there)... and some great people.

      Cons

      1) The operational structure of the company (it is a pyramid and supports the top ... thus challenging the vision and mission of it being about the people). 2) The leaders. Most are great salesmen who simply cannot manage, instruct or lead teams... making what they sell die on the vine or wither after a few months if they don’t select good consultants. 3) A talent and HR staff who completely lacks understanding and empathy towards who they serve, and does not listen when talking with them. One has literally set a timer while talking with me and also talked over me for an entire 20 minutes. The leadership changes in the last year, have cost the firm it’s empathetic culture. 4) Advancement. How this works and why some get to advance vs others vs why some are on salery vs why some are on project based pay astonishes people. Bridge vacillating between being flat and hierarchical. They need to pick one and apply a pay structure to it... it’s all over the place and people/consultants know about it. This vacillating comes across as favoritism, disorganization and at its worse ... greedy. It’s caused more than three I know to leave. 5) Culture and alignment of values. You aren’t a people firm, you’re a consulting firm that sells talent to high end clients so they can solve specific business problems. Ain’t nothing wrong with it. Please, stop with the “we are about the people”... you’re not. Especially with the low EQ HQ HR team you have.

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      Bridge Partners Response
      7y
      Thanks for your candid feedback, and for noting some of the key focus areas that Bridge is working hard to evolve and take to the next level. Additional people management training is way up there on the priority list - as we've promoted several senior consultants to engagement managers and also promoted 4 engagement mangers to directors in the past 6 months, providing the necessary training is mission critical. Happy to note that multiple courses are on the calendar already, with more in development. A more formalized advancement path also launches soon here in Q3. We are indeed growing and with the size of the firm and project volumes increasing, it's more important than ever for us to pay attention to the people who actually make it happen - perhaps this is where the mentioned overemphasis on people comes into play - as a constant reminder to ourselves. In any case, I would absolutely welcome additional conversation at your convenience - please drop me a line at christine.king@bridgepartnersconsulting.com.
      2.0
      24 Jun 2017

      Inattention to placement environment and failure of HR to fully vet an engagement creates real problems

      Senior program manager
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      Pros

      Camaraderie among consultants is quite good

      Cons

      You're paid only when you work for a client and positions are at times not appropriate (as advertised) or poorly vetted leaving the consultant in a terrible position and with little recourse.

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      Bridge Partners Response
      8y
      Hi, this is Richard Albrecht. It sounds like you found yourself on a project or team that was not an ideal fit. I’m sure this was frustrating and I’m sorry to hear this was your experience at Bridge Partners. For us to succeed, every consultant should be in a situation where their skills and experience add value, and they are actively engaged with their client, team, and project work. I would welcome the opportunity to hear from you so that I can understand your situation better—we are always looking for ways to improve. Feel free to email me at richard.albrecht@bridgepartnersconsulting.com.
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