Company: Deloitte
Date: 2020-07-23
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Graduate One Year In
Pros: - Largely a secure job, Deloitte seems to always be growing
- Some teams are full of great people 
- If you enjoy it, you will likely stay for a long time and earn a very comfortable salary, and no ceiling to earning potential. Remember though, salary is NOT everything and you will not have any work/life balance if you choose this route.
Cons: - Graduate pay has not increased in a decade! In the regional UK cities, it is difficult to live on such a low salary, especially when the benefits allowance has to be taken on holidays to pass exams. I am earning half to 2/3s of most of my friends on similar schemes, with worse work/life balance, don't be sold by the brand.
- Graduates expected to take their own annual leave to pass exams, and jump through numerous hoops to step up the incredibly rigid structure
- Graduate work is boring and trivial 80% of the time - think spreadsheets, drafting emails, invoices etc.
- The most cost strict organisation ever - don't expect a lavish experience, Deloitte will ensure they spend as little as you as possible to maximise profits and Partner pay
- During COVID-19, many people have been working without adequate equipment for months despite requesting this at the start of the lockdown period
- The hierarchy can be extremely toxic, and it really shows, even only as a Graduate
- Work life balance is not good and work is not flexible! You will be judged for working from home (pre-pandemic), and expect incredible pressure and additional hours when things are busy - oh, and you don't get paid any overtime.
- Burn out is ignored. Many people will still be sending emails at 10pm at night solely to keep up with workload, and this looks to be ignored by leadership
- Don't expect to be able to move teams or service lines when you join, it won't happen