Company: PwC
Date: 2020-05-13
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Great Colleagues, Good Benefits, Possibly the most Toxic Culture
Pros: Colleagues - especially those who are 2-3 years more experienced than you. Not only are they amazing resources to turn to in order to be successful at the firm, but you also work so many long hours that they almost become family.
Cons: Depending on the line of service, your salary is often very low. And when compared to the hours you will actually end up working, your salary is pathetic. But this is consistent across almost all PA firms (as far as I know).
Performance reviews are often more about who you have supporting you than they are about your actual job performance. Although this inevitably helps build good relationships within the firm, it can also do the exact opposite. And in situations where you have both supporters and non-supporters, your promotion and future at the firm may very well come down to who is more vocal between your supports and non-supporters, as well as their respective influence within the firm. 
So, in essence, your promotion and future within the firm can very well become something that is out of your control. This is completely backwards from what any employer would actually want and resluts in significant brain drain of very valuable employees.