Pros
*200 hours of PTO are awesome- but you'll never use all of them or hardly any. *Jumpstart summer hours were cool- if being judged what time you leave the office is ok with you *You make life long friends who are just as miserable *You learn fast when you're dumped into fires- sink or swim *It looks good on a resume but everyone knows the "joys of public accounting"- they're impressed by how long you stay. *They'll pay for your CPA/any continuing education that is required
Cons
*You quickly realize you're merely an underpaid slave. I switched to industry with an 11k raise. They will take advantage of your negotiating skills when you're a fresh grad. *Turnover is insane so you had to be prepared to "pick up the slack" *Higher ups gush about the "flexibility" and "work/life balance..THERE IS NONE. I once had to work at a Denny's due to a power outage. *Hours are long, and by long I mean work in the office until 8pm and then take your laptop home to work some more. *Training is more about "this is how you do it" not so much as to why, rarely there is that one manager who takes the time to train you correctly *There is -0 chances to move up in Tax. I know associates who have been there for 8 years plus with no increase in position. I also have friends in Advisory who were promoted to Senior within their first year, it varies within the departments. *Favoritism is HUGE