Company: PwC
Date: 2009-03-01
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

What work life balance?
Pros: They are one of the largest accounting firms in the world, and in Malaysia they are also pretty big. Working in a large firm allows for great opportunities for growth and learning since you get exposed to a wide range of clients and companies. You get to audit companies from different backgrounds and different reporting entities. A large firm also has a greater capacity to invest in training for employees to equip them with the skills required to perform the job well. Besides, they also pay a decent amount of salary. PwC also has a great working culture and the people are pretty nice.
Cons: The working hours is a bit too long. You have to work way beyond the stipulated 8.30am to 5.30pm. Most of the time I would have to stay in the office or at the client's place until 10-11pm. During peak periods I may have to stay till the wee hours of the morning. There is almost no work-life balance working as an auditor in Malaysia. I guess it is unavoidable since others from different accounting firms also experience the same working conditions. The other thing bad about working at PwC is the parking is very expensive since it is located at the heart of Kuala Lumpur.