Company: PwC
Date: 2014-06-29
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Experienced hire worked hard, didn't feel at home
Pros: I had the opportunity to work with some very talented colleagues & high profile clients. I think that PwC allows (forces, even) employees to develop skills quickly in order to keep pace with the demands placed upon them. (IT Audit/Risk Assurance)
Cons: The Big 4 model depends upon marketing the firm as an ideal starting point, attracting a large pool of qualified candidates, asking employees to work hours & deadlines that are otherwise fairly uncommon in the business world for this level, and then paying these employees below market rates in order to generate turnover & start filtering out start classes prior to each promotion level. PwC is no exception; further, PwC seems to hold themselves up as the "most prestigious" of the Big 4 & demands that all of the employees also drink the kool-aid - meanwhile the PwC'ers may not actually be as competent as other firms / companies.