PricewaterhouseCoopers Reviews in United Kingdom

Pros

Collegiate and intellectual atmosphere
Exposure to high profile clients
Always engaging with the C suite when interfacing with clients

Cons

Very limited career progression for non-accountant niche specialists
Promotion more of a political game than a meritocracy
The Partners are often not all pulling together in the same direction and one can all too easilyget caught between opposing Partners

Advice to Senior Management

More concentration needed on the needs of the individual rather than finding the next engagement

Pros

- Excellent work environment
- Partners show that they care for employees
- Partners give honest feedback about your strengths and weaknesses
- Excellent opportunity to have all round development
- Lots of focus on networking

Cons

- Strong partnership hold...they dont want to collaborate until they benefit . They talk about "One firm" only if they get to benefit.
- people from corporate cultures might find it difficult
- Too much audit focused

Advice to Senior Management

Make it more consulting focused. Partners are still very much audit focused. I keep hearing that PwC is the only Big 4 which still has a lot of audit focus compared to KPMG, Deloitte or EY.

Pros

The flexible working hours make it work around my personal commitments

Cons

orking long hours in comparison to the pay

Pros

Nice people, nice office, great variety of work in terms of nature and client industry. All in all a great place to begin a career and stay there should you be so inclined.

Cons

Work hard and play hard can be unsuitable for some. Some areas of the firm can be a bit cliquey at times too, but not many.

Pros

- Very high standards of engagement
- Good support when you ask
- Challenging yet rewarding environment to work in terms of standard of work

Cons

- Need to be 100% commited to job
- No work / life balance
- Very large workforce

Pros

Employer recognition
Ease of transferability through the firm
Access to a strong network of professionals within the firm
Good benefits

Cons

Salary
Issues with promotion if not on big clients
Lack of bonus payments regardless of performance of the firm
Hours worked

Advice to Senior Management

Understand that the firm must be successful if partners are paid such large salaries. The salaries of anyone below partner level are insufficient.

Pros

The job offered good pay and good title to to put on your resume.

Cons

Was a little stuffy and to many guidelines

Advice to Senior Management

Give employees and little bit more space.

Pros

Very Friendly colleagues, Good Salary,Great Offices,Varied work

Cons

long hours
Can be a strain

Advice to Senior Management

Remember to help younger members of the team

Pros

Career development excellent - those talented will certainly be valued in the firm. HR had some incredibly interesting and competent from different backgrounds.

Cons

Some internal politics - communication issues between levels of staff, and people with some real ego's who think they are a bit more important than they are.

Advice to Senior Management

Maintain better communication channels with staff, and focus on how the firm together can reach business objectives.

Pros

a) Able to develop a sector specialism very early in your career
b) Great brand name for your CV
c) Helpful colleagues
d) Good training opportunities

Cons

a) Salary is below that of other consultancies - even during the boom years, when utilisation and billing rates were very high
b) Partners more focussed on maximising their profit share than on developing the wider practice

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in higher salaries and bonuses. Make the promotion process more transparent, currently there is a risk of consultants being promoted more on who they know, rather on the substance of their work.