Avantages
Very intelligent consultants can still be found. Some are hit and miss, but they have some very bright ones to work with. Regarded (in the past) as a high quality consulting firm.
Inconvénients
Management often changes views on topics. Every year that goes by, the company management gets worse. Micromanaging to the extreme. They do not believe in supporting employees or retaining them for long term growth. Company is ran by inexperienced individuals who have no formal management or business training. An engineer does not make a good CEO or regional manager. COO had no prior experience before starting at the company straight out of law school. Most higher level individuals hired based on playing Rugby with the CEO. Company is growing very fast and is losing out on quality and reputation that was built from founders. Focus is on quantity of engineers and they are losing credibility of being a premier consulting firm. Quality of work product has drastically declined in recent years. Some consultants are not as truthful with their testimony and will say things that benefit the client that are not scientifically true. Offices outside of Illinois are in bad parts of towns and embarrassing to bring clients to. Significant amount of high ranking engineers are leaving or retiring, thus reducing mentors and learning opportunities.