Company: PwC
Date: 2014-08-19
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Catalyst Hire?  No thanks.
Pros: PwC's "brand" is remarkably high and it brings in a lot of remarkable "catalyst" hires from industry and government.
Cons: The problem with PwC and catalyst hires is that the firm has no real way of utilzing them or properly integrating them into practice groups.  Other directors and below resent new personnel coming in at their level or above, potentially taking promotion chances away from them.  Work life balance is non-existent in the hunt for the almighty dollar.  SMEs are sucked dry of information, but not given origination credit or billable hours, and then discarded. And permeating the culture of the firm is  an often unwarranted arrogance of "we're the best."