Deloitte reviews

I hated almost every minute of this job once I started full time (I started out as an intern, and let me tell you, their internships are NOT representative of how you will ultimately be treated when you are full time). -Travelled all the time -Never worked less than 60 hours per week, usually more like 80-90 -Treated like absolute dirt - there is absolutely no respect given to staff. Seniors (who are at most 2 years ahead of you) think it's their role to make you feel as insignificant as possible. -Tedious, rote, remedial work is all you get to do for your first couple of years. It's such a waste! Big 4 hire the best, brightest, most ambitious young people out there and then they waste their talents, treat their people like garbage, and burn employees out in one year flat usually. I had a Master's degree and was a CPA when I started there and was doing the most basic data entry, errand boy-type work you could ever imagine (can you say "bagel duty"?). -It's not okay to think outside of the box -You are just a cog in the wheel- you have no idea what your work means to the overall picture of one audit, much less the firm as a whole -Woefully underpaid given the circumstances -Everyone promoted and paid on a set schedule, regardless of your performance compared to your peers -Cliques, good ol' boys club, brown-nosing, politics People who stick around are sycophants and puppets. Life is much better on the "outside", or "in industry" as they say.

-Terrible work/life balance. If you use PTO it negatively effects your utilization. Be prepared to work 60-70 hours a week on average. -Extremely political. The partners want you to bow down to them in order to advance. -The partners are arrogant and elite. A small handful of them are actually nice. -Endless junk emails pushed down from all areas of the company. Constant bombardment of extra requirements that add to your workload. -All the firm cares about is firm contribution. You can be a rock star with the client, make the firm tons of money but all they care about is the number of firm activities you participate in. -The performance evaluation process is tedious and very subjective. Your boss may give you a high rating, but you'll be downgraded by a consensus panel for numerous reasons. 75% of Deloitte Consulting practitioners are downgraded mainly because the partners don't want to give out good pay increases and bonuses. -401k plan is a joke -The Independence process is slow and painful. We miss out on many opportunities to team with great companies because of it, and lose work as a result. -Useless required training (much of the training the firm requires you to complete doesn't even count towards the annual learning requirement) -Very top heavy, extremely bureaucratic -Layers and layers of red tape and management -Broken staffing process -The firm has lost a ton of lucrative contracts to competitors like KPMG, Booz Allen and Accenture