Company: PwC
Date: 2012-01-09
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

Varies greatly by partner/team, very low pay but easy job, hours with limited pressure
Pros: Easy living: If you're good at what you do you can get things done quickly and use the free time to do what you want with it, whether its run a business on the side or just go on facebook

Not a ruthless competitive environment: People are friendly and not particularly ambitious so they don't put each other down or compete with each other for attention or progress. Has to do with the standardized promotion system, extra effort isn't rewarded. Everyone follows a set progression, so people don't take work too seriously. They put in the minimum effort required and are always available for long lunches
Cons: Pay: Lowest paying of the big 4 in the Middle East and half of what banks/consultancies pay in the region. 

Talent: Mid-tier in terms of clients and talent. People aren't enthusiastic, particularly qualified, smart or ambitious.

Very dependent on Team/Partner: Some teams are great to work with, with fast career progression and fun ambitious people. But even the most ambitious people aren't particularly qualified, smart or creative. They're very comfortably mid-tier and that is the position of PwC in the mids of clients, that is what clients expect so there's no need for more capable people. Other teams are dead end jobs, peopel use them for a means to an end- either Banking/PE/Consulting but hte experience isn't rigorous enough to be relevent for any of those careers.