Do they practice what they preach?

Today I was reading on the topic of employee engagement. I came across a lot of research reports and white papers by published by a leading global consulting firm well-known for conducting employee engagement surveys. I was quite impressed when I went through their surveys. Out of curiosity, I googled “employee experience and Glassdoor survey” of that firm. A few remarks by its ex-employees caught my attention:

The anti — YES MEN are shown the door soon. This is one of the reasons why this firm has a high attrition rate. This firm is a classic example of a company which doesn’t use its own products or services.

I also found a few startling reviews on the Glassdoor review, which are as follows:

“Join if you thrive in a toxic environment”

“Good for beginners not a career”

As it was difficult to believe these reviews, I decided to explore the reviews for a leading global consulting firm renowned by conducting best employer surveys . I found the following comments by its employees on the glassdoor review:

“Worst place to work”

“Average place to work”

“Forced positivity, poor work-life balance, understaffed leading to people taking up more work than required, unclear job descriptions”.

It came as a big shock and was very difficult to digest the remarks shared by the employees based on their inside experience.

One thought is constantly haunting my mind: One should take the glamorous research survey and its finding with a pinch of salt and not make any assumptions unless one validates the information.