Company: Deloitte
Date: 2012-06-28
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Good on a resume, but not an enjoyable lifestyle
Pros: -Good experience for future jobs.
Cons: -Worked 80 hours a week 5-6 months of the year.  I did not have the opportunity to complete my work for the day and go home, as I was expected to be there as long as my superiors were there, just in case they needed anything.
-Tax staff/consultants are not looked at as peers to managers and partners.  I often felt like a "worker bee" and did not feel I had the level of respect from many of my superiors that I deserved.
-Work-life balance is complete BS.  Yes, you get 5 weeks of time off, but for half the year you are expected to bill 60-80 hours a week and routinely work weekends.  It makes for little balance on the "life" side for much of the year.  The turnover rate is extremely high because of this factor.
-Your starting salary depends greatly on how well you negotiate it when given an offer.  This leads to inequality in pay and some hard feelings.