Terrible place to work - Consultant Analyst PA Consulting Employee Review

1.0
15 Mar 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people are good and everyone is very friendly. Lots of things to take part in outside of project work.

Cons

Management is basically a thunderdome of people who don't know what they are doing. Projects are completely opaque and managers will frequently lie about what the project work is. No Learning and Development, basically left to fend for yourself. It's extremely sink or swim, even if you swim you'll be treading water. Absolutely no private work, most of the work is for the UK government and it's a mess internally. Pay freeze unless you were promoted in 2023. Promotion process requires that you do work outside your direct project, none of it actually contributes to anything.

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5.0
17 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Learned a ton about the industry.

Cons

Sometimes had to fight for training/resources to learn new topics.

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2.0
29 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Partnership and now 100% ownership with Jacobs Solutions provides long term growth opptys for everyone at PA

Cons

- Recent downturn in the marketplace impacted the firm given the smaller size and scale with other major firms

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