Company: Deloitte
Date: 2017-08-28
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

USDC  - Internal Role
Pros: Flexibility, access to excellent training and development tools and resources, generous PTO, each employee has a coach/counselor and on-boarding adviser to help with performance and development, many talented and friendly colleagues, culture of excellence.   Although it did not work out for me, I still believe it is a great option for many others and I have seen many inspiring success stories for myself.
Cons: The USDC business that I supported does not operate the same way that the Deloitte Core Consulting practice operates, so much of my initial training and expectations did not apply once I was on the job. Networking and relationships are critical to success there, and this is a double-edged sword,  In my case, I established great relationships with virtually everyone except the primary decision-makers. I was constantly told that it takes a year to learn my role, but was only given 4 months. Also, every obstacle faced was attributed to some type of "learning curve" on my fault, including not being included on emails or in conversations regarding information I was supposed to be tracking or data errors that I later learned were happening across the board. My experience was completely different from those of my peers working in other areas of the firm, including some who started on the same day. Much of the Deloitte culture that I researched was not the same in the USDC.