Company: PwC
Date: 2010-03-31
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

For the young and restless
Pros: Youth - Average age in public accounting is low compared to many industries.  You'll share a bond with your "class" of recent grads.

Teaming - If you enjoy working with different people on different projects you will get plenty of that.

Professional Development - Learning is highly encouraged and is part of the firm's culture.  Opportunities to learn from formal training, online courses, and coaches are there if you want them.
Cons: Restlessness - You will be without restful sleep, especially during busy season when you're often asked to work 10+ hours and come in on weekends.

Travel - Work usually involves lots of traveling if your client is out of town, lots of driving if your client is "local."

Matrix organization - You will likely work for multiple bosses with different styles / requirements, sometimes simultaneously.

Peripheral jobs - There are quite a few teaming events designed to develope your leadership skills but I hated them as they are on top of my already busy schedules.

High turnover rate - But I guess that's what Big4 is all about.  Overwork your people and let them leave so you can hire more cheap new grads to do the grunt work.