Company: Deloitte
Date: 2014-09-22
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

Federal Discovery
Pros: The federal discovery team is, on the whole, a pleasant group to work with. There is a friendly atmosphere among the rank and file employees.
Cons: Most of the employees in federal discovery are paid below the firm's average for their level and far below the current market rate. The way salary increases are calculated means employees can't catch up to their peers in the marketplace. The year-end compensation/bonus process results in lots of unhappy people, year after year.

On top of client service requirements, promotion requires all employees to spend time working on proposals, business development, and internal firm projects. This can be the equivalent of anywhere from 10 to 40 percent of someone's time, in addition to time needed to perform client work.

While leadership and interviewers will talk up the possibilities of career growth and movement within the larger Deloitte organization, leadership pushes back when people try to leave the group. This is in spite of the fact that Deloitte's culture as a whole promotes movement between programs.