Deloitte Reviews in London, UK Area

Pros

Working with very telaneted people, an opportunity to develop an grow with the business
A strong culture that is supportive and focusses on developing our staff

Cons

LIke all Management consulting jobs you will travel

Pros

Full of great people who are talented and highly competent

Cons

Poor work-life balance, performance review can be inconsistent and talent management can be improved

Advice to Senior Management

Need to focus on talent management in particularly around consistency of management skills within the management team

Pros

Good training opportunities and good brand recognition

Cons

Poor feedback, no praise, lack of communication, poor line management

Pros

Some very intelligent and helpful colleagues.

Cons

Long hours are expected rather than as and when required

Advice to Senior Management

Offer more competitive pay with other big 4.

Pros

Still has enough ex-Anderson people to feel premium,
Good client list
Challenging projects

Cons

Quality of staff has declined over 5 years
Compensation still heavily slanted towards Partners
Glass ceilings aplenty!

Advice to Senior Management

Become more global

Pros

Opportunity for partnership, global company, great clients

Cons

Long hours, lower pay than competitors

Advice to Senior Management

You underpay vs the market

Pros

Great people to work with
Some of the world's biggest names as clients
Looks good on your CV
Obtain an extra qualification- ACA
If you do make Partner, you're rolling in it
Flexible working

Cons

Very political
Some experienced hires are debatable
Senior Management keen to delegate(pass on stress) to Manager
Not guaranteed a desk until you're a Manager
Pay should be higher

Advice to Senior Management

Try to recognize and reward higher performers more!

Pros

Work with some great colleagues and meet lots of intellectual people who are willing to help
Good benefits programme in place as a manager

Cons

Hard to get requested client projects as you tend to be put on a project without having much say in the matter

Advice to Senior Management

Once I left Deloitte, I realised that I was being underpaid however I stayed mainly due to loyalty to the firm and the fact that I really enjoyed working with the people. I suggest that you review the pay

Pros

stable; upward movement possibilities; networking; diversity

Cons

lack of true lateral movement options; lack of clear, objective performance rewards; bureaucratic

Advice to Senior Management

show sincerity in people's efforts by taking tangible action in response to their concerns

Pros

The people are normally great to work with, and great at what they do. The amount you learn while working for Deloitte is also a great education in business.

Cons

Sometimes projects are understaffed / underscoped, making for longer than necissary hours, often with little extra recognition. Work/life balance means writing off most weekdays and living your life on the weekend.

Advice to Senior Management

Better staffing and scoping to reduce loads on people. All in all though, they are doing a good job.