Company: PwC
Date: 2011-01-22
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Great place to start a career and in the right group, great camaraderie, but the job will take its toll on you.
Pros: Opportunities galore if you're in the right group where they are interested in mentoring you.  Tone for that comes from the partners/directors/senior managers.  Like any big-4 firm, if you work for people who are just out for themselves, it's a miserable job.  Can't beat having PwC on your resume and you will learn a great deal.
Cons: You will pay your dues - lots of hours - and limited opportunities to arrange your schedule, especially early in your career.
Too much HR/bureaucracy trying to run the business.
Senior management is too focused on "check-the-box" activity for appearances sake rather than a steady strategy of growing a profitable business through great client service and taking care of staff.