Company: PwC
Date: 2010-08-19
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Know what you want
Pros: Like any big professional service firm, PwC provides a wealth of learning opportunities if you're willing.  But you have to understand that those generally come with strings attached, in the form of more hours and more effort.  If you're looking for a place to coast, forget it -- any professional service firm is the closest business to a real meritocracy, and PwC's no exception.  Coasters will be the first ones shot when the economy sours, and even if they stay employed, they'll miss out on the best assignments and the chance to work with the best superiors.
Cons: Work-life balance -- although that just comes with the territory.  Any client-service business that involves clients who need some sort of technical expertise is going to have to serve those clients on their schedule, and that may not always be convenient for the professional.  You just have to accept it as a fact of life -- if you can't, then get a job someplace else.