Ok as an Initial Learning Job, but watch out later..... - Anonymous employee Protiviti Employee Review

3.0
Jun 22, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Initially pay is ok, work/life balance is attempted, enjoyable first job.

Cons

Leadership questionable in most offices, up or out scenario still in play, annual "reviews" are a joke, auditing is the firm's bread & butter, if you are not in this track...start looking for another job since you will be hung out to dry eventually. This firm doesn't really understand anything outside of auditing and sox.

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Cons

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