Company: PwC
Date: 2015-05-09
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Keep Smiling
Pros: Excellent benefits and vacation. Smart people; most are nice.  However, there is a disconnect between what the Firm says and what it does, so watch your back, smile even when your heart is breaking, don't complain, and be willing to vojunteer - they offer viable opportunities to do that, even on their time.  So be a team player, but keep up your own work.
Cons: It is very competitive, and compensation depends in part on how your supervisor and HR choose to see you, rather than high marks from those you actually work for. Gossip about you to your supervisor, even if demonstrably untrue, counts against you. The arduous review process, supposedly meant to guarantee fairness, somehow results in the same few people getting the highest marks every year.  Sometimes it is well-deserved, but sometime it is more a question of maintaining the status quo, popularity, and being a gossip to your supervisor so that you look better by comparison. The dice are definitely loaded, even if it looks good on paper.