Pros
- I had 1 great year at Accenture. Interesting and challenging projects and inspiring leaders to learn from. Over the last 2 years, the company has changed dramatically. - The main pro was the people (senior executives to learn from and great peers to work with). However, extremely high attrition has resulted in many of them leaving the company.
Cons
How long have I got? - Long hours - absolutely no work life balance - Projects are poorly staffed and not scoped realistically, placing a huge amount of pressure on these left to deal with the mess - Lean business model has resulted in every person being stretched to breaking point to deliver to plans and costs which are completely unrealistic - The company promotes itself as highly focussed on training and development. However, resources are so thinly stretched that you work in constant "fire fight mode" without any time for training or support from senior management to develop and deliver - The complete abdication of responsibility from senior executives (at least 80% of those I have worked with do not support staff or provide adequate direction), but place huge pressure on all levels below to do their jobs for them - Performance management and promotion system does not work. Like with every consultancy, playing the political game is key to success - but the ability to get promoted / pay is not commensurate with effort and ability