Company: PwC
Date: 2019-12-26
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

Technology is not a solution for everything
Pros: PwC obviously has the resources and know how as a big 4 firm, they actively chase clients and you are rewarded provided you don’t step out of line or question a member of management.  You are compensated well, however with the overtime necessary due to technology breakdowns or client issues not foreseen the money is not enoug, and your bonus is hardly enough to call a bonus. After taxes you’ll end up with an extra $800-$1000 for working close to 600 hours of overtime. I did learn a lot and made good contacts and people I can call friends but this business model was not sustainable for someone who wants to have a family or time for life outside of work. You’ll work here for 3-5 years, learn a lot, then they will burn you out and you’ll seek employment elsewhere.
Cons: The WMTS practice and pwc as a whole pushed alteryx and RPA as a solution to all their problems, when it obviously is not.  It is a heavy volume business which means mistakes are tolerated beyond levels they would normally not be.  The MO at this place is to automate and cut work out so you can squeeze out a few more tax returns and a few more dollars into the partners pockets. Management is secretive and I never did figure out how your pay is figured out and how bonuses are allocated.  Management is at times blissfully unaware of their staffing issues and resource problems, thinking automation and alteryx can fill the gap.  You don’t get a lot of actual sub chapter or IRC training despite the fact you do encounter those situations regularly.