Company: Deloitte
Date: 2009-04-01
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

Disgruntled Audit Staff
Pros: It will teach you a strong work ethic and give you a lot of broad experience with different types of clients.
Cons: The hours scheduled don't neccessarily mean the hours you will work, you typically will work many more with busy season typically lasting from September through May (50-80 hours weekly).  You will not be compensated well at all.  Some classes only makes $500 more than the class below them.  A high performing 5th year senior only makes $8k more than a new hire.  They will typically make you commute extended distances for clients without the availability for a hotel.  They have eliminated any recognition rewards for high performers.  Working from dusk to dawn and weekends are the norm.  You have to adapt to lots of management styles, many of which will micro manage you.  You have little job security, as there have been 6 rounds of lay offs in the past year.  Then they will continue to fire people below a certain rating.  The rating system is based on a bell curve, so normally good performers may be at risk of losing their job.