Company: PwC
Date: 2014-11-11
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

A strong employer who understands the need to hire and retain good people
Pros: The firm offers a tremendous amount of benefits, including unlimited sick days, up to 22 days of vacation, and a paid sabbatical as a promotional bonus.  In additional, all levels have opportunities to earn annual performance bonuses, and leadership worked very hard to avoid layoffs during the recent economic downturn.  They are also very honest about what is expected of personnel, and are generally fair when it comes to compensation, promotions, and recognition.  Everyone has the opportunity to manage their own career, and I have personally seen leadership support transfers to different practices in order to help personal career growth.
Cons: It all depends on your partner.  Application of all of the above varies between partners and practices.  Partners also can be very competitive, which can impact those working for competing partners.  Recent changes in performance evaluations have made the process less transparent, resulting in staff distrust in leadership.