Accenture reviews

Accenture's ability to promote completely mediocre people is truly astounding. They have these claims like "Meritocracy", "Up or Out", and "Best People". To be honest, from everything I've seen, there is a large talent gap between the pre-IPO Management and the lower level managers who will presumably take over. The longer I worked there, the more people I met that I truly respected...and then promptly watched large portions of those people leave. Being on large implementations (Accenture's bread and butter) gives you a strong feeling of being another warm body.

- Large organization and all the administration that comes with that - Work/life balance heavily depends on the intensity of the project - Out-of-town travel after a couple of years can be quite a burden - Everyone believes I work in IT - Complex operating model that is hard to explain to people outside the firm, e.g. clients, business partners, friends. However, most organizational re-alignments have little impact on the type of work for the individual. I changed alignment at least 5 times in 7 years but continued with similar projects and almost the same individuals. Overall, Accenture has only a few downsides compared to other companies I experienced, in particular client companies. None of them have been viable alternatives to change jobs.