A company that uses staff to fuel bottom line - Lead Consultant Two Circles Employee Review

2.0
19 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great clients, nice people, work is interesting.

Cons

Really want to emphasise that people read this, the work load vs pay at Two Circles is despicable. The leadership say there will be pay rises again, weaker targets, bonuses, none of which are true. People are working harder than ever, not receiving bonuses (for ‘poor’ performance), yet continue to win more and more work? Progression is completely opaque, stopping promotions so they don’t have to pay people more. The chairs in the office don’t work, the free lunch on a Wednesday has been moved to a Friday when less people are around, the general morale of the staff is lower than ever and senior leadership leverage the fact that they have the best clients, to keep people and underpay them. The operations of the company is completely underfunded, they have one person managing staffing per business area of up to c. 250 people. Serious cracks at Two Circles are showing and it’s not surprising people are considering leaving and will continue to do so. This is an environment ruined by private equity targets, where people work incredibly hard and are not rewarded.

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5.0
11 Apr 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The best of the best company to work for.

Cons

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1.0
2 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

*Generous amount of PTO and holidays *Impressive client logos for resume

Cons

I was let go after less than 7 months with the company. I had been consistently encouraged about growth and opportunity by leadership, was actively managing several client accounts, and had both a company-wide presentation and a client-facing workshop underway when my employment abruptly ended. The termination came as a shock not just to me, but to colleagues across the office, including those in my immediate team. I was not the first person to be let go from Two Circles in 2026, and based on current business trajectories, I doubt I'll be the last. Senior leadership gives word-salad speeches in company all-hands meetings about how the company is currently missing the mark but how great it will be in the future. If you’re not on the content team, consider your job in jeopardy at all times. Workload concerns appear to carry little weight in decision-making. Rather than addressing burnout or resourcing issues, the company's approach seems to be redistributing the work of departed employees onto overworked junior staff just to save a buck.

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