Company: Deloitte
Date: 2008-10-03
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former

Working at Deloitte isn't a job it's a punishment
Pros: Reputation, brand, regular training, staff is talented, nice offices, project can be decent but that is highly variable depending on the engagement.  I chose Deloitte because they were supposedly experts in the field and industry i'm in.  I have an MBA from a top 5 school and another Masters and trust me, I was excited to join a consulting firm with a good rep.  It is not what it is cracked up to be.  I went into this with no expectations but after you've seen what I have, there is no wonder that the attrition rate at this firm along with many others is something over 25% every year.  People get smart and move into other industries and functions.
Cons: Worst management teams in industry.  Poor training, poor communications, no respect, no support, no accolades for good work.  The hours are really long and the travel is really tough.  I had clients coast to coast.  If you think this is exciting like I did before, let me tell you it gets old really quick.  In terms of career growth, you basically have to kiss a bunch of butt and take a lot of crap from horrible managers to move up.  I saw some really talented, bright,  and hard working managers get kicked out or go for years without promotion because they did not go through the political BS.