Deloitte Reviews in Canada

Pros

Complex projects, broad experience, exposure to different industries, smart colleagues, excellent training, overall great place to work

Cons

Pay can be improved, lot of travel, a lot of work required

Advice to Senior Management

Review and improve payment structures

Pros

Work with fortune top 100 clients
Always on the forefront of innovation
High degree of professionalism
World class thinking
Internal support models to help you succeed

Cons

Work life balance
Travel involved
Compensation does not match the number of hours worked

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to reward employes to challenging job roles and appropriate compensation

Pros

Magnitude of projects are on the rise and in every industry Deloitte competes it's catching up to the top players as such it's a good place for career advancement and rotation due to potential projects flowing in.

Cons

Salary wise still not that competitive especially when it comes to bonuses however that's the philosophy behind it as they want to attract professionals without solely being money driven

Advice to Senior Management

Expanding further into emerging markets esp Asia and widen Deloitte's scope with the introduction of new service lines targeting specific industries within particular countries, adaptability.

Pros

The people are great, ability to challenge yourself with new projects was also really good, benefits are the best I've gotten in my career.

Cons

Politics and back stabbing
Over worked and under appreciated

Advice to Senior Management

Realize you have some great people working for you, acknowledge them and be thankful

Pros

Great environment. If you are goal driven and ambitious you will succeed. It is an academic challenging environment. You will get a lot of support if you are well aligned with a senior manager.

Cons

Politically driven organization. Salaries are low compared to other top firms. If you are below senior manager level hours are demanding.

Pros

Opportunities for advancement are quicker than most places, given a lot of responsibility at junior levels.

Cons

Work too much, and no respect from management.

Pros

There is endless learning and growth opportunity, they will pay for your education and they will allow you to work a reduced work week if you are attending school. The people are brilliant. Overtime is paid either in time in lieu or time and a half. They offer extended maternity leave and the option to go back part time if you aren’t ready to go back to work full time after leave.

Cons

You will be expected to carry a very heavy work load. Salary increases are done once/year and are insignificant. Going above and beyond is expected, you are rarely be recognized for it. Promotions are extremely rare for Administrative positions

Advice to Senior Management

You are in the business of giving companies staff retention advice, evaluate yourself!

Pros

-You get to work with lots of young people who are working toward the same thing and you can share your sentiments with them.
-Also provides a good social foundation for building and maintaining contacts to have throughout your career.

Cons

-Work/life balance not respected
-Senior management is very disconnected from the attitudes of it's staff
-People can be very petty.
-The tone is very negative at the top and it extends through to the junior staff
-Morale is VERY low
-People are overworked, underpaid and underappreciated. A thank you can go a long way!

Advice to Senior Management

Senior management needs to be aware of the attitudes of it's junior staff. They're the ones that drive the work and line their pockets so treat them properly. People work hard for those they respect and feel respected by! Vancouver is a small market and word travels fast about your reputation so be mindful of the attitudes of your staff!

Pros

-work with large group of young people

Cons

-very low morale
-no respect for work/life balance
-slave atmosphere where leadership leads through fear
-significantly lower salary at same position levels compared to other big 4 in Vancouver
-lack of partner involvement with staff (no representation at ufe party events where other firms have partners come out, lack of interaction iwth lower staff)

Advice to Senior Management

-don't have people leading the firm who have only ever worked in public practice and don't understand how to run an actual business

Pros

Great experience from beginning to end, was treated very well and given the ability to learn on the fly by asking questions and speaking with my coach and 2nd and 3rd year employees.

Cons

Felt like a number and literally had an ID number that was something like 458924823742389. Made me feel insignificant while staring at my computer in my cubicle.

Advice to Senior Management

You guys are great, always be respectful to the learning curve and different level of abilities of your entry level workers.