Company: PwC
Date: 2014-01-31
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Be part of the audit machine for a couple of years, then leave for greener pastures.
Pros: - Excellent job opportunities outside of public accounting when/if you make the move
- Generally work with teams in your age range/generation
- If you have the stomach for high-stress environments, working here galvanizes your work ethic and bedside manner whenever you decide to move out of public accounting and into industry
Cons: - Partner track now has increased from 12-14up to 15-18+ years. Do you really want to spend over half of your career becoming king of the audit monkeys?
- Different industries/market team have distinctively different cultures
- Working with colleagues can be very hit or miss. If you're on the bad end of the spectrum, be ready to be exposed to hypocritical, backstabbing management that WILL remember and disclose every single screw-up you make on your performance evaluations
- Jobs are consistently underestimated (and consequently, understaffed and underbudgeted)
- Significant lack of appreciation/respect/coaching for associates/senior associates, particularly in light of recent "enhancements" in audit "quality"