PricewaterhouseCoopers Reviews

Pros

cutting edge, excellent knowledge sharing, good colleagues, fun, great exposure to high profile clients, good though leadership and training opportunities

Cons

work life balance was not a high priority
too much travel with the assumption that an employee can always be available
timely feedback not sufficient

Pros

- The best training and knowledge network available to professionals.
- Good benefits and lots of vacations
- Get to work with some the brightest and talented people in public accounting
- Pay is competitive as compared to other big four firms

Cons

- Hours can be very challenging at times with lots of overtime during busier times of the year
- It is very easy to get stuck working on one client or with one specialty group/industry for a long period of time which might limit your work experience. This in term may hinder your ability to transition out of the public accounting at a later date.

Advice to Senior Management

NA

Pros

will learn a lot
they offer lot of benefits and perks
will get client exposure very early in the job

Cons

they pay low salary
had to work odd hours
there are some bad managers
i feel they are bengali dominated

Advice to Senior Management

they need to train their entry level employees better before sending them to meet clients
they should provide good living conditions at client site

Pros

steep learning curve. good people, smart rubs off.

Cons

work a lot, work can be uninteresting, turnover

Pros

Employees have steady career path.
PwC has a friendly environment.
 It's a place suitable for people who like business travels.

Cons

In PwC, sometimes it is too busy in peak season.
There is no work life balance in peak season.
People are under great pressure.

Advice to Senior Management

Recruit more people if there are too many people quitting every year.
More activities outside work.
Let employees eat fewer hours.

Pros

- Great flexibility
- Very good perspectives for professional growth
- Steep learing curve
- Very good mentoring program

Cons

- Few international assignments
- Secondments and chances to work abroad for more than 12 months are increasingly offered but sometimes it is still difficult to go abroad with PwC
- Salaries at secondments are not competitive

Advice to Senior Management

- Make secondments more attractive by offering competitive compensation packages
- Increase salaries

Pros

Agility - ability to switch groups to obtain new experiences and skills

Cons

Time spent on internal initiatives versus client work

Pros

Ability to work in a constantly changing environment allowing for a variety of experiences in a relatively short period.

Cons

Lack of consistent leadership through the firm. There are a lot of managers but less true leaders or a good combination of both.

Pros

Variety of work assignments, good compensation and benefits, flexibility to telecommute

Cons

like other big 4 firms, it's hit or miss with the quality of the people. It can be embarrassing when a team member asks a client a question for which he/she should already know the answer; or openly disagrees with you in front of a client.

Advice to Senior Management

First rate people hire first rate people, second rate people hire third rate people!

Pros

- opportunities to work on a team
- face to face interaction with Partners and Seniors in the firm
- compensation and bonuses
- longevity and knowledge of PwC employees

Cons

- competitive culture
- independent based tasks
- many employees are focused on CPA
- career path is pretty direct in this industry as a whole

Advice to Senior Management

As an intern, I received great feedback on my accomplishments. I applaud PwC for their direct contact with all team members at different levels.