Company: PwC
Date: 2016-06-29
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

Great Benefits at PwC!
Pros: All benefits start on the first day of employment. Most managers are very supportive of people needing time off for family leave, even in unexpected emergencies, like death of loved one.  The firm puts a percentage of your income into a retirement plan, in addition to salary. Free annual physical at a highly professional healthcare facility. Chances to join groups to give back to society: Belize trips to help educate kids, for example.  They encourage participation in charity.
Cons: They use the common performance review model where you are rated on a scale of 1-5, 1 meaning superior, usually resulting in a promotion and significant raise, and 5 meaning termination.  But Partners and Directors on the ARC Committee responsible for approving a Director's choice of rating for employees may not have any work experience with the employee being rated, which in my opinion indicates a tight suppression of raises, especially for roles in support-related positions like HR.There are only so many 1s and 2s available, so not everyone in a given department can be a 1 or a 2, which points to the systemic problem in our country wherein salaries have remained basically flat for the past 30 years. This method also puts you in direct competition with your team members, and at times, in my opinion, can decrease productivity and morale.