PwC reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(75,407 total reviews)
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78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

PwC has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 75,407 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PwC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
May 14, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

If you are looking to go into consulting, you should understand that all the firms have the same limitations ; travel, work / life balance... etc. The differentiators between the firms will be a) opportunity, b) investment from leadership, c) stability, and d) your fit. I've looked around at other firms, before choosing to stay with PwC, and found that PwC has the highest regard from its employees on top boards like glassdoor, vault, etc. This is because the firm works hard to create a supporting, and stable culture. The partners (for the most part), are great. There will always be many that are not, but the partner culture is one of trust and investment. This creates a strong, and sensitive leadership that will keep PwC on a leading list of employee satisfaction and prestige.

Cons

Like all growing firms (yes, PwC is growing, and is starting small in the advisory business), there is organization and cultural issues that are blatantly apparent. It will take time for the firm's dust to settle, but if you get in, and prove yourself during the times of change, it is a great opportunity to be part of a startup within one of the larges professional services firms in the world, and one that is sure to be a leader very quickly.

1.0
Apr 16, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Good Resume Booster - Decent Benefits - A lot of training of available - Will pay for CPA testing & CPE - Stable job security...rarely has lay offs - Good Name

Cons

- You will work a ton of hours!!! A TON!!!! (cannot emphasis this enough) - Very low pay compared to your education level and number of hrs. worked - The "Work Life Balance" slogan is a complete joke...you only work...there is no balance - Management has no people skills whatsoever - Way too many office politics - You never have a set schedule..Can never have personal plans - Never can choose your projects - Projects go those who suck up the most - Too many administrative tasks (billing, input time, pff's, etc.) in addition to normal work - You will get penalized if you are not a robot - Constantly have to bend over backwards for clients - They are quietly laying off employees - Easy to get pigeon-holed in a specific group - Too much emphasis on revenue and little to none commitment to their employees - The ARC process is very hidden and a lot of back room conversations take place

1.0
Dec 1, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. unlimited sick leave; you don't have to use your vacation time 2. definite perks if you come in at the associate or above level...don't come in as an admin and think you will be able to "work" your way up to associate...The EA manager in my office made this sound like it was virtually impossible to do!

Cons

1. IFS staff - especially EAs are treated like children and are carefully monitored by the EA manager 2. If you are an EA, your work hours are told to you and there is no working from home if the weather is bad or if you have a sick dependent to care for...the "work life balance mantra is a joke for IFS staff. 3. You have nothing of substance to do...all day you will sit and enter time from arrogant people who you will have to "hassle" to get them to give you their time on a daily basis, there is some travel arrangements to be done for the people you support, and then there's preparing and processing the expense reports...if you ever have time to get to it. Literally, all day, all I did was enter time.... 4. EAs in the WNTS office have to use a formula when submitting their own time -- and get this, you will have to use the client codes off of the individual timesheets of the people you support. It will take you 2-3 hours just to enter your own time....what a waste of time and skills! 5. Bottom line, don't come to PwC, if you are an experienced/seasoned admin professional -- it is a waste of time!!

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