Deloitte – “Deloitte - #1 place to LAUNCH your career, not have one.”

Pros

Deloitte has a lot to offer and definitely provides you with many of options and opportunities (for those that seek them, that is). The firm pays for your CPA as well as offering a bonus, you are able to connect with a ton of great people and there's more training at your finger tips than you know what to do with. Compensation overall is great, and if you're lucky and smart enough to plan and set boundaries you have lots of opportunities to take your 25 days of personal time off. Did I mention connections and opportunity? Yes, I suppose I did.

Cons

While the culture at the firm is amazing overall, the hours are more than demanding (dwindling your marginal earning power). Also, there is a large portion of the employee and management population that are extremely dissatisfied with the way in which firm leadership maneuvered in a less than transparent manner during the recent economic crisis.

Note: Performance reviews were squeezed so lower raises were dolled out. Here's an idea, salary freeze and you rate people based on their performance - it matters to them!!

Advice to Senior Management

Lose the "I was tortured coming up, so you must endure it too" mentality. Of course the hours are going to be hell, but that doesn't mean the time you spend on your engagement needs to be, too. Please focus on actually developing people skills - we all know you're an auditor, but geez, come to grips and get more comfortable. Learn how to influence and motivate people beyond the authoritarian approach - it's the weakest and most detrimental style of management. Lastly, have fun, loosen up and BE FAIR!