Company: Deloitte
Date: 2016-08-05
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

A lot of work for comparatively mediocre rewards
Pros: -Incredibly high standards for hiring
-Clearly defined culture you actually feel invested in
-Focused on giving back to the community (annual Impact Day where the entire company volunteers, etc.)
-Tons of opportunities for education and training
-Pay is good when you first join, and bonuses are pretty good too
-Very generous with PTO
-Commercial practice has great expense perks when you're travelling (Federal not so much, but it's decent)
-Fantastic maternity AND paternity leave policy for parents
Cons: -Work-life balance is non-existent
-Expectations for firm contributions ("extracurriculars" aside from regular project work) and proposal work are ridiculous (they're essentially mandatory to do well, especially if you're up for promotion)
-Incredibly competitive environment, pitting teammates against one another for promotions
-Hard work isn't adequately rewarded, it's all about networking and getting in good with leadership
-"Flat" structure is a pipe dream (hierarchy very much exists, though PPDs are usually good about meeting with junior staff)
-Pay doesn't stay competitive the longer you stay with the firm
-You can't actually take PTO because your utilization rate will suffer (in theory they're changing how your utilization is calculated, but I'm not convinced)