Company: Deloitte
Date: 2014-12-01
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

Not a fan
Pros: There are really smart, interesting people at the firm with varied backgrounds - especially those who have come in as direct hires or from grad school (vs. those who have grown up in the firm).  You have a lot of autonomy to own your career and exposure to interesting projects and senior leadership at the client site.
Cons: No work-life balance in commercial practice. It's impossible to predict when you might be working (weekend work and very long hours are not out of the norm).  I worked anywhere from 10-20+ hours a day. Those who succeed in the firm tend to be aggressive, competitive, incredibly confident and obsequious.  

There is more of a focus on style vs. substance.  Throw something into a pre-made template with a lot of words on it and be able to speak at length about it.  

There are a lot of immature managers who do not know how to manage people.  The firm enables managers to pick their favorites for projects vs. finding those with the right skillsets for the job.  

Staffing is ridiculous.  It involves cold calling people throughout the firm and developing a network to get on to projects.  Onboarding didn't exist.  I was thrown onto a project with no preparation whatsoever.