Accenture reviews

Most client projects can be very trifling. Not only is the workload heavily massive (which is ridiculous) and moves at an accelerated pace, but the environments are very toxic. Sometimes the person in which you directly report to will purposely set up subordinates for failure by providing them wrong information, the slightest flaw in your work could cause a manager to schedule an impromptu meeting to discuss (or magnify) what you did wrong, they will talk to you in a condescending way if you do not fit in or don't get invited to join them for lunch or non-work outings, you are constantly being micro-managed by everyone on a daily basis-sometimes to the point where you have to eat and work simultaneously through your lunch so the manager can see you, and if you are involuntarily rolled off of a project, you are lucky if you have one of three personnel that you report to (Career Counselor, Talent fulfillment Specialists-the person that pitches your profile to demand, and HR) to act on your behalf if the client gives you a bad review without giving you a fair shot. Also, not only will you be viewed as just a number because so many ppl work for the company, but many employees are practically scared into getting involved with community service and joining various groups within the company to get a good performance review at the end of the year (scared meaning if you want a good EOY review, then you don't have a choice but to do it). The bench process is very stressful as you are competing with other professionals in the company all over the country for a project, and sometimes when you are able to get hired on a project something could happen that prevents you from coming onboard(loss of budget, project non-readiness, etc.). This is unfortunate, but you are still on an hourglass to find a project, plus it may even create an opportunistic environment amongst yourself and other employees that specialize in your field of work. The accumulated hotel points and sky miles are definitely not worth all the stress. Don't be fooled by the flexibility to work from home, this means that not many are watching you, which means not many are watching who you report to. Therefore, they have all the leverage necessary to throw their employees to the wolves if given the opportunity.

The epitome of a corporate behemoth which is too big to offer employees the true nurturing and career progression everyone deserves. Nothing about Accenture feels personal – you really are just another number in a huge multinational machine. As someone who has a great deal of professional experience, I’ve never worked anywhere which made me feel so unimportant as Accenture. It really lacks a soul. If you are joining, or already have, and soon after feel that the company is not the right place for you – leave! Your client(s) or role(s) are important in shaping your experience within Accenture, but ultimately if the company’s culture, ethos and its people feel foreign to you, then escape quickly and without regret. Accenture sells a dream and delivers something far short of that. The training offered is sub-par to competing firms by quite some distance, something which is particularly obvious to clients when they meet recent joiners to the company. Accenture also fail to utilise employees’ previous experience – for example why would you force someone with years of Resources industry expertise into a Financial Services role – because you need a number to fill a role and really don’t care who that individual is. Failure to offer people the true ability to build on their experiences and shape their career is one reason why so many people decide to leave. It’s also worth saying that your working hours are entirely dependent on client, location and role, so this really is pot luck – some people really do end up with an intolerable work-life balance. If you’re prepared to perform significantly above the level at which you’re paid to, and wait for the overly restrictive performance achievement process to promote you up the career ladder then Accenture is a company that could offer you a career for life. However don’t be fooled, Accenture is not a meritocracy - very talented individuals will not necessarily progress much more rapidly than those who consistently just do enough year-on-year. Long-time employees I met who (at least said they) enjoyed working for Accenture, where those with an almost robotic approach to their work and their career. I truly believe that those who benefit the most from being at Accenture long-term, are the shareholders.