Company: PwC
Date: 2008-08-23
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Moving in the right direction.
Pros: Overall management is trying very hard to make PwC an environment committed to its employees. It has significantly improved, in Canada at least, the training and educational resources available in the last five years. It has made significant inroads in creating a work environment that supports work-life balance. I have always found management, for the most part, receptive and appreciative of family demands. 

There are also plenty of opportunities at PwC. This is a large organization, with plenty of opportunities for international movement. The clients are varied - everything from Fortune 500 to small entrepreneurs - and new ideas are always welcome.
Cons: This is a partnership. It still has a long way to go to get away from the partnership track as the sole motivator of behaviour. By this I mean that partnership is the carrot that is meant to motivate overachievement. Since not everyone intends to be a partner - and since much of the knowledge and experience in specialized practice areas - can come from non-partners, the firm will need to come up with more varied incentives - and realistic incentives - if it wants to truly tap into the wealth of knowledge and experience that it has in its non-partnership-track employee base.