Company: PwC
Date: 2021-01-22
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Excellent place to be during Covid; good employer overall
Pros: - Excellent overall management during Covid: encouraged to work at home, no pressure to come to the office when not necessary, mental health initiatives, online sports/yoga sessions etc., regular catch-up sessions with CEO, no one has lost their job due to Covid, and bonus + 13th salary were still paid in 2020
- Free iPhone with generous data and minutes allowance - no need for a personal phone -> big cost saving in everyday life
- Bonus every June (at least 1 month's salary) and 13th month salary paid in December
- Sleek, comfortable offices
- Nice canteen
- Good concierge service with loads of services to make your personal life easier: car washing, dry-cleaning, Christmas tree ordering, shoe repairs, flowers, and more
- Fantastic Christmas programme, including free Christmas market and a family day on Saturdays with lots of fun for kids (obviously didn't happen in 2020)
Cons: - Work-life balance varies hugely depending on department and time of year
- Despite being in a country with 3 official languages, it's very French-heavy and it seems easier to get promoted and win favour if you are a French native speaker; Germans and others have to work harder to get to the same place due to different working culture.
- English is the main communication language within the firm, but the quality of English is really bad in internal messages. procedures etc. and even some external documents for paying clients. Many senior people think that their English is better than it really is, and ignore the internal translators (native English speakers) or don't even consult them.