PwC reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(75,365 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 75,365 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 Finanza industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Jul 7, 2008
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Pros

PwC really knows how to treat its employees. It has become fairly common for management to reward us with a firmwide day off, or a random "thank you" present. For an organization this big, those kinds of practices are rarely heard of. Holiday party in Philly rules.

Cons

Long hours are expected and those expectations are passed to the employees. Not really the Firm's fault, but the audit industry has become regulated and in turn, the Firm has implemented too many check the box procedures to comply. Takes away from time that could be spent on client service.

4.0
Jul 6, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

There are lots of great people and very good opportunities to work on large public clients. PwC also provides a number of opportunities to work in all parts of the world. I believe that the resources that PwC provides you are are excellent and greatly assist in your development.

Cons

The hours are long for everyone from January through March and can vary greatly beyond that time frame. Also, travel can be a really bad part of this job for some people. Sometimes, you can be assigned to smaller clients and feel like you are alone on an island.

4.0
Jul 4, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

I work in the tax practice and find there is great opportunity for diversity and knowledge growth. I work in a bigger office so there are many lines of service, such as high net worth individual returns, R&D credits, compliance for corporations, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions etc. There are many possibilities and areas that you can try to see which fits you best. I really feel if you speak up and let people know what you want to work on, then they will work with you to get you on jobs and projects that fit your desires. The biggest thing is you have to speak up, because if not then you will get stuck on the same project and same team. I enjoy a bigger office as there are more people to diversify who you work with as well as options for work experience. I really enjoy that you are assigned a buddy when you first start and as well during your internship. This buddy is usually an associate or a senior associate as well as a coach who is a manager and then you are assigned a partner coach. They want you to have someone you can relate to as well as talk to about your career path and other questions. I like this structure so you feel you have someone to personally can go to as well, they take you to lunch at least each quarter to keep an open connection. I also am please with their review process, even though it is quite lengthy process in the end you enjoy the feedback from different areas on your strengths and weaknesses. Most co-workers won't tell you openly how they feel about your work product, so this allows a great opportunity for them to write it down as well for you to expound on your areas you think you excelled in. Also I feel I was given great Holiday and paid vacation time off, as well as other flexible work arrangements and financial benefits.

Cons

The cons as in any Big 4 public accounting firm is the unpredictable work schedule. It is all based on when the client gets the work papers and information to you so that you can prepare the returns and other work papers. Your deadline will always be the same to get it back to them, but they don't always get you the information you need on time. I haven't found many cons yet, my main complaint is the unpredictable work schedule. I enjoy the group I work with, but I have heard others say they don't have a good organization or management, as this can happen any any company or any firm.

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