Deloitte Reviews in Los Angeles, CA Area

Pros

Good career development opportunities, collaborative culture

Cons

Limited opportunities for those who do not want to travel, no work/life balance

Pros

lots of opportunities to learn and explore various industries
lots of visibility with clients
lots of upper management who actually cares about the happiness and development of analysts and consultants

Cons

lack of work life balance
abuse of power in management
lack of respect for analysts and consultants
there's a pocket of extremely unsatisfied workers

Advice to Senior Management

be reasonable

Pros

broad exposure, vacation policy, opportunities within the firm

Cons

low compensation, poor management , lack of communication

Advice to Senior Management

care more about the people

Pros

+ Young, smart, and driven co-workers
+ Project opportunities are vast, but tend to be longer, so doesn't really feel like you're in consulting
+ Traveling is almost always required

Cons

+ So much politics... really, are we a professional services firm?

Advice to Senior Management

Not sure if there's anything that can be done to change a massive company like Deloitte, but the business model seems to be working

Pros

you have the opportunity to get staffed on challenging and diverese projects; you get to solve business problems by thinking tactically and strategically

Cons

I think the downside is something which is typical of consulting projects - maintaining a healthy work life balance can besome a problem especially when staffed on long-distance projects

Advice to Senior Management

The strong and clear leadership from Punit was very much admired in the firm. Best wishes for our new CEO.

Pros

Good tools and methodologies. Expertise in managing large programs

Cons

Travel.
One needs to be "in" the circle for better career prospects

Pros

Great career development opportunities
Good management
Definitely a company I feel proud to work for

Cons

A lot of internal (non-client) requirements
Long hours
Pay and bonus is relatively low

Advice to Senior Management

Cut back on internal initiatives
Raise salaries (I'm making significantly less than my clients in the Tech industry and working quite a bit more than them... it's very tempting to leave)

Pros

Name recognition
good experience with clients
good interaction with peers
If you enjoy traveling, this is the place to be

Cons

Firm requires lots of extra-curricular activities for you to get promoted, but in the end, it doesn't matter anyway as long as you develop good relationships with the people who will support your promotion in the end. So the process is not just a little bogus.

Advice to Senior Management

Cut out the double speak. This is difficult to do but look for ways to more effectively review people. And more work like balance.

Pros

Great learning experience overall. Very good place to start off a career and develop a solid set of core skills.

Cons

Project oriented work means that you may not have the opportunity to always work on areas that you are interested in.

Pros

Decent pay...good clients and nice pto period

Cons

need not be a specialist in the field...just good enough to talk ensures success