Company: Deloitte
Date: 2020-09-11
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

TALK TO PAST EMPLOYEES
Pros: - You learn a lot in a short time
- Exit opportunities are GOOD
- You get assigned buddies that you can rely on
- Great network 
- Great people 
- Generous PTO (but only if you can actually take it)
- Deloitte University 
- $500 wellness stipend
- Corporate card
- Lots of perks like free food, drinks, hotels, flights --during audits
- Plenty of personal development opportunities
- Volunteer opportunities
- Exposure to range of companies and industries
- Status

Big 4 is where it is at if you want to have a good accounting / auditing career and hope to become a CFO / partner some day. It is true that having Deloitte on your resume will automatically give you creditability and will present you with great opportunities in big name public companies outside. I 100% recommend Deloitte if this is the path you want to take. They will indeed prepare you for a thriving career.

However, if you don't know if this is the right path for you and you are just doing it for the job and status, then I want you to stop right there. Take the Clifton Strength Finder test and read What Color is Your Parachute --it will give you more career direction, so that you don't end up wasting 5 years of your life then want to do a career pivot.
Cons: - Long hours
- No support
- Expected to work weekends in tight deadlines
- No overtime pay
- Toxic people (varies)
- PTO was blocked and controlled by manager at times
- The best ppl tend to get the most work assigned to them, which leads to BURNOUT
- Work was DREADFUL + BORING

Your experience really depends on the team and client you are placed in. Be prepared you will be expected to jump into the fire and figure it out yourself. If the senior is too overwhelmed and often times overworked, he/she can't help you and it's on you to get it done even when the learning curve is high. Vet out your teams and industries ahead of time to get an idea what they are like to work with. There are a lot of toxic teams out there that can really make your life hell, but there are also some really good teams too with awesome people!

My advice for anyone starting is to get ahead of the game by taking LinkedIn Learning on audit courses + excel. Each office has their own culture. 

For ex. SF tend to have a more formal environment, since they work with a lot of financial companies whereas San Jose work with a lot of tech companies and are more relaxed. 

Reach out to them on LinkedIn -- trust me they are happy to talk, since majority of the day is spent in front of a laptop. Ask them about culture, teams they are on, what clients they like, and why, and if there are clients to avoid. This will make your life at Deloitte a lot easier!