Alder Consulting

Alder taught me many lessons about work, leadership and working with people. My career got a good headstart from working at Alder consulting. The senior team members are good at their work and are always willing to teach what they know. They may not always be right but they have good intentions. The private sessions we used to have with the founder were some of my best memories there. We would discuss all kinds of interesting topics. Alder paid well too. There were structures for career progression. There is a strict culture of growth and learning.

Some of the people were toxic and difficult to work with. They induced fear in the junior staff and created unhealthy work relationships around respect. Alder is a respect-obsessed company. It is also very founder-focused. Your creativity may suffer as you end up doing repetitive, boring tasks. Sometimes you're not allowed to express yourself but follow the instructions from above. A lot of micromanaging occurs.

A good place to work if you can do things independently and without being tightly managed. Allows you manage your time yourself to work smarter. I made good friends from here.

The gap between management staff and lower staff was noticeable. They’re looking for great talents without willing to pay for it. Can be a bit bureaucratic.