PwC reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(75,248 total reviews)
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Mohamed Kande

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

PwC has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 75,248 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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3.0
Jun 30, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Good work experience with challenging assignments and opportunities to learn. Ability to work with other talented professionals. Exposure to top companies.

Cons

Annual ratings are dictated by a "managed distribution" system which is dictated to the local offices. So, only X amount of people can be rated as a Tier 1, Tier 2, etc. This causes unfair results at the higher staff levels such as director and manager when some people are going to end up as a Tier 3 or 4 even if they have really performed as a Tier 2, for example.

1.0
May 17, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Sad to say I don't have much to write here.

Cons

- Very bad office politics - Partners did not care and did not want to care - Manager level politics - Managers created politics - I personally was bullied by a manager and partners did nothing to manage situation - No support from partners - No support from management level - Managers push work load on consultants because they couldn't manage time or work - Poor choice of people at management level elected by partners - Lack of support overall - Negative environment, unhealthy competition - Heavy work load - No care or trust among peers

2.0
Apr 20, 2017

What it's really like

Recommend
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Pros

PwC is a place where you get to learn so much in a very short period of time, however, after being here for 3 years the learning slowed down. It's a good stepping stone and you get to network and meet many people whose relationship will come in handy in the future.

Cons

Depending on the team you work in, management has absolutely zero consideration for you personal life and the "work/life balance" they're always preaching about. The pay is terrible, especially for the amount of work you do/are expected to do. The work hours are long, I mean, really long. Between December to April, kiss your family good bye because you'll only be home by 9pm, on a good day. So much discrimination; gangs are divided by nationality and tough luck if you don't belong to one of the "powerful" ones. Did I mention the terrible pay? This needs to be highlighted. For the high living costs in Dubai, between the mandatory car purchase (if you wanna get to the client not sweating from head to toe) and sky high rent (unless you wanna live in a cheaper near by city and get stuck in traffic for a minimum of 3 hours a day), the salary is not enough to cover your expenses. Also, if PwC paid for your professional qualification, they own your soul, they'll only start amortizing the cost (over two years) once you finish your last exam.

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