Company: PwC
Date: 2017-10-31
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

Former Risk Assurance  Internal Audit Senior
Pros: PwC has a lot of brand recognition within the Accounting / Finance world. That said, if you work in Assurance, put in 2-3 years and leverage your experience for a career with a better trajectory / hours / culture / work life balance (e.g. transaction advisory, equity analyst roles).
Cons: I worked within the Chicago Internal Audit Practice at PwC for a significant period of time and cannot imagine a more terrible way to waste away my 20s. I would describe the culture within the practice at best as "toxic". Typically, the more tenured individuals within the practice are the most difficult and least enjoyable to work with; Partners and Directors have little interest in your development or interests (e.g. transferring to a different line of service) and are often rude.  At times, this particular practice felt like a sorority where gossip rather than performance prevailed. 

Unless you are working on a marquee client or for a well respected Manager / Director, it is not uncommon for you to get lost in the fold and receive mediocre ratings thru the duration of your employment. Finally, as associates, the bulk of the work you will be performing is Sarbanes Oxley Compliance testing, which is essentially a gigantic compliance exercise that adds little no value.

If you're intelligent, sociable, eager to learn / work, want  to build-up your business acumen and develop tangible skills, look elsewhere!