Antiquated Systems Holding Back Talented Teams
Pros
DPFG has some of the smartest employees in the RE development space. There is a plethora of knowledge among the principals and the company is well respected. Due to its size, employees are given a lot of responsibility from day one, making it a sink or swim environment. The internal culture varies depending what team you are hired to, but the company has an open door policy when dealing with problems.
Cons
Employee's number one contribution to the firm is billable hours. As a result, the culture is not on par with a lot of other consulting firms in the space. There are few benefits to working at the company aside from the benefits package and it often feels like upper management is not invested in teaching newer employees. If you want to advance, you will have to step on your colleague's toes. The only real learning tools are the work products we work on. This is what nurtures a sink or swim culture - either you get it or you don't. While this is great for getting self-starters up to speed, it does not foster a culture of innovation or product development. Company seemingly lacks any apparent mission and vision. There is no HR department and internal complaints lack any structured action. The culture is really lacking: no happy-hours to get to know employees, lunch with boss once a year (maybe), one-week vacation for new hires, etc. Annual evaluation is more-so used to determine promotions and pay increases, not to reevaluate culture. The tech systems (internal hardware and software) are long overdue for a overhaul. Would be nice to see more tech platforms be developed to aide consulting services.
