Company: Deloitte
Date: 2013-07-16
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Great place to learn, tough place to stay
Pros: Some very experienced leadership that are a cut above their peers in Federal Consulting.  Strong focus on strategic work and not staff aug like other firms inside the beltway.  Strong support infrastructure with good benefits.
Cons: The firm activities or non-client, non-business development work is extremely time consuming and mandatory.  This consists of upwards of 200+ hours per year that is an extra burden that is not advertised by recruiters.  Compensation in Federal Practice is lower than commercial side.   Once in the Federal Practice it is extremely difficult to transfer to other parts of the firm.   Salary increases are difficult to come by with a very ambiguous bonus structure. Those that are hired from outside as opposed to campus recruits come in at a much lower comparative base salary.   Also the politics of a large firm can be frustrating, bureaucratic, and at times limiting to creativity.