PwC Reviews

Former Employee – worked at PwC

Pros – Good company to work for
Treat employees well
Good learning experience
Focus on knowledge development

Cons – Frequent changes
Need to streamline salaries

Current Employee – been working at PwC full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great people with a large client base and great brand. Large network and support available from the core staff teams

Cons – Utilization target his high and applies to all grades from SA to SC. Internal promotion process is very tough

Advice to Senior Management – focus on talent management and support the talent by providing a performance management process that support personal development and business growth.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at PwC full-time for more than a year

Pros – Reputation. No arguments on them being a level above the other big 4s.

Sexy list of big name clients.

Robust training. You learn a lot indeed, in the classroom and the audit room.

Job security once you are qualified as accountants are constantly in demand for mid to high level financial controller, management accounts or management role.

Cons – No room for faltering or slow learners. Must deliver constantly.

No say on which clients you will get on. Resourcing basically puts you on whoever they feel like when you join the firm and its very likely you will not be able to get off them all three freaking years.

Ridiculous pay structure. Some will be working easy hours as RAS associates, whilst the poor sods who've managed to get themselves on Group audits will be working away until 2 am for weeks fighting the constant urge to reach for the razor and painkillers in their bottom drawer. None of this makes a difference as you are not paid for overtime and the pay is standardised per level. Some half decent managers will offer days off in lieu of overtime but whats a few extra holidays when you are skint as a potato sack.

The most boring, dry, petty, repetitive kind of work. May I add it will probably only get worse once you enter industry (which you most likely will as one has a higher chance of passing out a bladder stone without surgery and finding it to be a diamond than securing a manager role within PwC). So a perfect place for some business school grad with no creative talents who is wetting his pants in the face of the global downturn. But for others who are using it as a stop over to set up a fall back net, it will do.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at PwC full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The company had a strong focus on training and development, and the UK supports your qualification (ACA through the graduate route) financially and for time off.

Cons – First year's salary had not changed much (if at all) for about 5 years, the only pay increase you get is through going up the grades. The company encourages you to recoup more for 'additional efforts' from the clients but you generally don't get a share of these unless you are part of the senior management.

Advice to Senior Management – Start addressing pay as an issue rather than avoiding them by talking about 'overall package' and 'people's experience' during annual reviews.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at PwC full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great colleagues and good work environment. Fantastic learning opportunities. Good as a launching pad to industry or other consulting firms.

Cons – Really bad pay. It's below market average.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at PwC as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Excellent set of people to work with, managers, peers, directors and partners. The work set out for me during the internship was of great quality and actually contributed to the success of the team and department which I was working in.

Cons – Can be rigorous, tedious work at times such as using certain pieces of software, e.g. Excel or otherwise. However this is at a basic level and to progress further within the division it is good to have a great foundation and knowledge of this area.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at PwC full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Flexibility in terms of areas you want to work in and competencies
There are many opportunities to work across different sectors and industries
Excellent Training (learning and development)
Room for gaining experience
interesting jobs and clients to work on
Decent benefits
Opportunity to work with many brilliant individuals

Cons – Decent cash salary, but could be better
Can be quite political, which may influence your ability to get ahead
A bit over dependent on internal networks and relationships

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at PwC full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – PwC is trying to do some great things for employees, clients and society

Cons – Too white male dominated, they are trying to do something about this but still a bit too slow.

Advice to Senior Management – More women and minorities in senior positions. More flexible work for all!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at PwC full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Broad experience of a variety of industries. Excellent training and support

Cons – Too inflexible on keeping people who are good at passing exams but not necessarily the best auditor

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at PwC full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great opportunities both internal and external

Cons – Hours can be long in certain periods

Advice to Senior Management – Keep people motivated

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company