Company: PwC
Date: 2011-03-03
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

Tired all the time
Pros: There are good people and fun activities planned by both the teams and the firm.  People here seem to be reasonably intelligent and despite a competitive culture, it doesn't seem like people want you to fail.
Cons: It's very tiring here.  It's not as bad as an IB house, but people are still on uppers to fit in the hours on a lot of client work.  You will probably burn out reasonably fast if you're doing work rather than selling it.  The lack of rest and being "on" all the time will take a toll on you or at least it did on me.  I find that I can't really care about keeping on top of things in my industry because by the time I get a few free moments I just want to sleep or stare off into space.  The busy time of the year will take over your life.