Company: Deloitte
Date: 2014-07-12
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

A successful company that is driven to provide value
Pros: Deloitte pays well.  Were I to take a job locally, I'd likely receive about 30-40% less.  Deloitte's health package is first class and they give you more opportunities to train than you can absorb.  Deloitte is huge, but if you navigate around it you'll find truly bright and visionary people.  In my four years at Deloitte, I've met a great number of people that I truly respect--people whose input I truly value.
Cons: I came into Deloitte with eyes open.  I knew what consulting travel was like.  At Deloitte, they call the schedule a 5-4-3.  That means that you're working (minimum) five days a week, four days on the road and three nights in a hotel.  Basically, you get up at 5 a.m. on Mondays and get home Thursday around 8p.  Friday's (most of the time) you're in your local office.  And beyond the client work, there are firm activities to develop new business, support the firm or make a splash in the industry.  The combined weight of travel plus firm activities can suffocating at times.  Trying to eke out a sane family life at Deloitte is not always easy.