Company: Deloitte
Date: 2017-06-12
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Great company, wasn't the right position/fit
Pros: Deloitte is a great company. They truly try to do everything to help their people, even their alumni. I can't think of a better firm to have started my career with. 
-Great benefits. 
-Overall very nice people. 
-Lots of PTO even at the lowest levels (and it is encouraged unlike at many firms)
-Good reimbursement policies and very fast turnaround
-Great client exposure
-Even after you leave they will set you up with life coaches and give you access to alumni portals for discounts at many different vendors, which demonstrates their appreciation for their people
-Great culture
-Lots of community outreach and volunteer opportunities
Cons: -Pay is pretty low for your first like 5-8 years until you get to Senior Manager
-I did not feel a connection with many of the people in my particular office but always enjoyed meeting other "green dots" from other offices through networking events and such. 
-Transferring offices was not as easy as they made it out to be in my interview process, especially when I had informed them that I would likely want to transfer to the Bay Area to be nearer my family. If you are seen as an asset to the group, they will not let you transfer no matter what, as each office has different partners who only care about their bottom line and not the overall well-being of the firm, which seems selfish. 
-Again, if you are seen as an asset to a particular group they will not let you transfer groups either (I wanted to be in technology and not in Financial Services but because I had a background in both and they were low on FS people, I was not allowed to change groups, despite the head Admins telling you that you can change groups whenever you like if you don't like a particular industry)
-As it is an accounting job, a lot of people are afraid to give direct feedback so often you find out things on your eval when nothing was mentioned prior and you kept being told "this looks really good" and so on. 
-sometimes going against the grain and not doing things a certain way because "its always been done this way" is viewed badly by seniors, when a new way that may take more time investment at first may be more beneficial later