Company: PwC
Date: 2018-10-13
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Consider elsewhere
Pros: Generous study leave, transfers available to other departments.
Cons: Considerable variance in both scope and difficulty of associate and senior associate Assurance client jobs. 

- No real clarity in performance appraisals system. Tendency to give middle of the road 3/5 scores with little explanation.

- Inflexibility both inside and outside of busy season. I know several colleagues working 14 hour days regularly between Jan - April. 

Stressful environment in general. Higher levels of management CONSTANTLY emphasise innovation and creativity while there is often no scope to apply to jobs. Many processes in your first two years of joining are labour intensive while you're often criticised for not completing at an unnatural rate of progress.

I've found management to be lacking in basic people management skills in general. The default approach is to belittle aloud in front of peers. Several managers have become known for this approach. No recognition of difficulty in reporting and ameliorating the situation. It's simply considered your misfortune while you risk diminishing your reputation.

HR department rather ineffective. Initiatives rarely touch base with employees, while employee training sessions are largely known as a significant waste of time. Little specific department training.

Most significant of all is the general lack of appreciation and value. New employees can be frequently derived and are there's a significant morale problem.