Company: PwC
Date: 2017-07-24
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Tax Associate
Pros: At least I will leave this company with my CPA paid for
Cons: 1. No work-life balance. 
2. You feel like you are back in high school with no leadership. Nothing more than a popularity contest.
3. Partners are so disconnected from staff. I know someone who has worked on the same engagement with the same partner for almost 1 year. She has presented workbooks to him and he did not even know her name. Didn't feel bad about not knowing it either.
4. If you are a black associate, prepare to be the only one in your group. You will have to deal the isolation from others. You will be left out of your own workstreams, meetings, and simply made to feel like you don't belong there. Talking to your coach and HR is useless. I have done it and all I heard were excuses.
5. I have been here for almost 1 year and really have not learned anything. 
6. Very competitive atmosphere
7. They tell you that you can move around to different groups but it is a lie.
8. Utilization is all that matters
9. The concept of career roundtables is a joke. You have an RP whose job is to vouch for you but he does not care to get to know you. 

After my time here, I can honestly say that I know what I don't want. The culture here is cliquish and if you want a promotion, prepare to give your entire life to this company and become a part of the in-group. It is very easy to get left behind. Your RP,  coach, and buddy are useless. My advice to other African Americans looking to go to PwC is to save yourself the headache and don't waste time here. Find a job that will give you skills and real opportunities for advancement. But if you want to deal with crap like this, go for a company that pays more.