Company: Deloitte
Date: 2018-08-16
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

I'm miserable here
Pros: On paper, it seems like a supportive, collaborative place to work. In reality, I find it extremely lonely and isolating.
Cons: I'm an "experienced hire", meaning I'm new to Deloitte after working elsewhere for the last 15 years. I've done well in previous positions by being methodical, analytical, and thoughtful. Those things aren't valued here. As far as I can tell, you're supposed to talk first and back up what you say later.

I don't come from a consulting background. I work in Deloitte Digital, and the reality of what I've experienced so far is far from what I was expecting. Other than the endless online training, none of which I absorbed, I haven't received any real training on how to do my job. There's no opportunity to shadow anybody, and and the others in competency don't have either the time or inclination to show me the ropes.

I was sent completely by myself on my first client assignment. It seemed straightforward enough, and I  can think on my feet, so I wasn't worried. Well the client didn't know what the hell they wanted, and even though they gave very positive feedback on my work, there was a real disconnect in the expectations between me, the client, the client's boss, and the other Deloitte people doing other work at this location. After a month or so, they took me off the project, with no real feedback. People actually apologized to me for putting me in that situation, and said they want to make sure my next client is a better fit, but I've now been doing nothing at all for almost a month with no work in sight.

The thing about that first assignment was that it wasn't even close to the job I thought I'd be doing. I really don't feel like I've done anything that I'd consider "work" since I left my old job. I'm now doubting my ability to even do the job I was hired to do when it comes along. I feel like I'm bugging people constantly for work, but nobody has anything, and it's mentally exhausting and depressing. It feels like constant rejection. I never expected to have to track down my own work here. I don't enjoy doing that and it's why I never seriously pursued freelancing.  I left my old job because I felt I had hit a ceiling, and I could take it to the next level at Deloitte. Maybe it's possible, but in order to do that, I'm going to have to do a lot of stuff that just doesn't work for me personality-wise. 

If you are a super-extrovert who gets off on shaking hands, networking, and non-stop chit-chat, you'll do fine. If you're someone mostly concerned about the craft of your work and letting quality speak for itself, it's probably not a good fit.

I'll  have to repay the bonus I got, but I think I'm going to quit. I just don't see myself ever being happy here. This is a job for someone else.