Company: PwC
Date: 2017-07-27
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

Pretty on the outside and rotten at the core
Pros: A wide variety of tasks and clients to work on. Opportunities to fluctuate between teams (secondments etc.) it is a flexible company with very good training programmes and depending on the team you find yourself in, the management can have quite a lot of faith in your abilities and may give you more responsabilities if they feel you can handle it (even if you don't think so yourself). Rewarding if you know what you want, and where you want to go.
No two days are the same and the work can be fulfilling and/or frustrating. Attitude defines performance. Resilience is key.
Cons: Very concerning nepotistic promotion system. It's not about what you know (or do) but rather about who you know (and how long you've known them for and whether your families are friends from Church etc.)

Extremely concerning given the fact it is a Big 4 company (this is only the case in Belfast by the way).

Despite all the speeches about diversity and being yourself, one definite advice is DO NOT be yourself, it costs you. PwC wants its employees to be nice little obedient minions with no opinions or ideas whatsoever. When they ask you to bring your ideas forward to the table, it is a test. Don't fall for it. Just do as your told and you will be successful.

To say that the pay is cr*p is an understatement. Not only is the pay an insult to people's skills and abilities, it is attributed on a preferential/sectarian/nepotistic basis... not speculating but hear me out. Bonuses are discretionary. As an example, there is an instance where a woman and a man who did the EXACT same job at the EXACT same grade got paid different yearly bonuses (£3k for the man and £2k for the woman). Upon confronting management, the woman was told bonuses are discretionary...So nothing to do with the fact that higher management are from the same religious background as that guy and different from that girl (welcome to NI). 
In addition, a young girl close to higher management was hired on a salary £4k higher than people who had started a year before her and had therefore more experience... Again, unless you know someone higher up don't expect too much.