Company: Deloitte
Date: 2014-05-20
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Great for launching your career, not the best choice of employer for the long-term
Pros: You get great benefits, there are lots of young people and you can make many connections and networks. Flexible with working conditions (working from home, remotely, in the office) and great professional experience. Leadership at Deloitte is very ambitious and approachable (most of the time).
Cons: Deloitte tends to emphasize its pro work-life balance stance to its people and prospective recruits, yet this is nearly unachievable due to the workload you will have...and if you don't get the work done, that affects your performance review. You cannot have a work life balance when you are constantly working on five projects and five partners - impossible. Even when you take a vacation you will want to check your email because you'll be terrified to return and open your outlook. Also, the pay at Deloitte could be better. For the worlds largest and wealthiest professional services firm, the salaries are lower than the competition... KPMG, Accenture... they all pay more than Deloitte. Communication could improve; many decisions are made without knowledge until you randomly get an email saying this has been done. Sometimes leadership does not do a good job of communicating the WHY something is happening, just that it is. You always have to figure everything out on your own with little guidance which isn't terrible, but again, communication and openness is key and could be made much easier.