PricewaterhouseCoopers – “Good Career Starter, but the compensation won't catch up with industry until you are Director or above.”

Pros

A great place to build networking relationships and gain exposure to a variety of experiences. The work always seems to be challenging, and most internal programs are sufficient to build your career. The opportunities for learning and education are also a plus to working for one of the large accounting firms

Cons

Compensation is lacking. Firms policy is to pay cost of labor for the market you live in and not the cost of living, so if you live in an area where it is expensive to live but the labor force is educated and strong then the cost of that labor will be low for the firm and they will pay accordingly. Also, from communications with National HR and locas HR the firms policy with regards to benefits and all compensation is to be in the middle when compared to their competitors. They do not seem willing to pay to reduce turnover. I guess they seem content to keep burning them out and turning them over.

Advice to Senior Management

Seek feedback with realtion to benefits decisions and other decisions which will impact staff. The staff may not see your decisions the same way you do.