Pros
Every day is a new set of diverse challenges that allows you to use your HR expertise, provide guidance on Employee Relations, HR Compliance, Benefit funding strategies and many other HR efforts. Consulting allows you to interact with the clients on a strategic level and use independent judgement to provide solutions. Work environment is supportive, team oriented; rewards and recognition are given generously and appropriately; most up to date tools and resources are available to allow employees to be successful. No matter how experienced you may be, you will learn every single day! I learn from my internal colleagues as well as my clients.
Kontras
If you do your job well, your clients will recognize this and your workload increases. Everyone is very busy due to record growth that the company is experiencing. Systems and processes are being fine-tuned and change and growing pains add a new level of challenge- however, this is a temporary issue. Sometimes, too many people get involved in one situation. With a team of people working in several different locations, you can find that many people are all working on the same client issue and not always communicating effectively.