Company: PwC
Date: 2017-12-02
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Great Flexibility and Opportunities to Gain Consulting Skills
Pros: The firm has focused on expanding their Advisory/Consulting practice, which has led to a great variety of projects for those starting or far into their consulting careers. There are high expectations for new associates, so the learning curve can be steep but results in developing a lot of skills early on.

PwC has pushed flexibility from the top down, and it shows. All of my teams have allowed for significant flexibility and trust team members to get their work done in the way that is near for them. That can include long periods of working from home, coming into the office later in the day, taking multiple coffee breaks, etc. The mindset is that if the work gets done and is of great quality, individuals should continue to be rewarded with as much flexibility as they need to succeed.

Colleagues genuinely seem to care about each other and I have made some life-long friends here. Very happy with my experience!
Cons: A lot of changes recently, including to our health benefits. Most employees are subject to a very high deductible that discourages trips to the doctor, which directly contradicts their current Be Well, Work Well initiative.

There was a period where they were hiring a lot from industry in FS Advisory, and some of those back office personnel are not strong performers in consulting.