Company: Deloitte
Date: 2010-07-19
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: former

Great place to start (and grow) your career
Pros: The firm is highly committed to people development -- personal and professional.  There was a rough transition period during the 2002-2003 time period (particularly in Chicago), when transferring Andersen professionals outnumbered legacy Deloitte folks.  However, the resulting blend of the two cultures has made Deloitte a real powerhouse and enabled the firm to make some major strides that would not have been possible but for the combination
Cons: Politics...which is unavoidable in an organization of that size.  But, still, it can be extremely difficult to recover if you end up on the wrong side of a power struggle.  For the most part, competency usually prevails, but not always.