Company: PwC
Date: 2015-02-09
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current

Gain experience through a lot of work
Pros: Every year that you work here (as with other public accounting firms) as worth 3-5 years of work in the private sector. For example my client has an accounting manager that has been internally promoted. It took her 25 years to reach her current position. Her bosses boss, the controller, worked in public accounting for 8 years and makes ~$40k more a year.
Cons: You will not have a life. Even weeks that are not busy season are 55-60 hour work weeks. If you aren't on a client then you will probably be traveling to do an inventory observation. Don't get too excited about that, because there's only so much you can do in Yuma, AZ, Monte Vista, CO, or Burley, ID on a Tuesday or Wednesday night. Also, even if one of those days is a travel day, you will be expected to work on the plane in order to make "efficient use of your time" and not fall behind.