Company: Deloitte
Date: 2016-07-26
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Business Analyst
Pros: Working for Deloitte provides you with a ton of experience in such a short period of time. Training and development are taken very seriously and a lot of time and effort is invested in each employee. The perks of traveling add up to free hotel nights, flights, and other reward programs you enroll yourself in. I hear bonuses are pretty amazing and the opportunity for growth is huge. Amazing benefits.
Cons: All of the pros come at a price. In my experience, I was traveling to my client site for a year Sunday nights to Friday nights- I was only home for a 24 hour period each week and required to work 7 AM to midnight most nights. I was typically also required to work weekends and was never able to take a single holiday during my time nor any PTO. Specific to my team, I wasn't even allowed to have a say in what I ate for lunch or dinner due to tight timelines- one member of the team would decide where they were going and have to grab lunch for everyone. Even though I was given 5 weeks of PTO, in my entire time there I only used 2 weeks and got a huge payout when I left. The environment is very competitive and not collaborative at all and favoritism is rampant. Some people live for this kind of life and culture and a lot of my team members enjoyed it. However, I value being able to spend time with family, have work/life balance, and work among people who are collaborative and supportive. This was not the environment for me.