Company: PwC
Date: 2010-07-27
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

Great reputation and commitment to quality, but they'll pigeonhole you.
Pros: Best reputation out of the Big 4.  The commitment to quality is the highest, and the clients are the largest.  They run their business very, very well.  The management is really smart and almost always a first-mover on compensation, technology, market trends, etc. when compared to EY, which is their closest competitor (Deloitte and KMPG, in my opinion are distant 3rd and 4th).
Cons: The culture is hyper-competitive and very political.  If you are a savvy politician and a hard worker, you will excel.  It's a great place to start a career, but if you don't start in the group that you're interested in, good luck getting a transfer.  They'd rather re-hire you from outside the firm than let you transfer. Sad but true.