Company: Deloitte
Date: 2016-05-15
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Great Place to Learn & Grow; Great Benefits
Pros: Smart people, some of the best solutions in the marketplace, a real focus on providing value and strategic vision rather than just accepting the problem as presented. 

I have had the opportunity to work with some brilliant people, who have taught me a lot and empowered me to lead. Being in federal has been great in terms of work/life balance (many projects have a time cap).

The health benefits at Deloitte are truly impressive.
Cons: I make less than I would elsewhere - but I like the people enough that I've rejected other offers for higher pay. 

PTO is abundant, but taking 5 weeks of vacation would negatively impact your utilization (and likely your performance rating.. And therefore your pay.) 

Deloitte has shifted to a "pay for performance" model, composed of a lower base salary and a higher bonus percentage. This could mean considerable variability in your pay year over year depending on your performance rating. 

Quality of your Deloitte experience is highly project-dependent; the senior manager or partner on your project can make or break your experience. My last two projects have been stimulating, challenging, empowering, and provided great growth opportunities -- because the leadership cared about me, cared about my growth, and really cared about what is best for the client. One of my projects was abysmal - because the senior manager's focus was on profit rather than truly adding value to the client, and I was clearly just a warm body who could bill for the firm. I believe this poor management is the exception, but I also think Deloitte needs to better identify and address these poor leaders.