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    PwC Reviews

    Updated 19 February, 2019
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    1. Featured Review

      "PwC Senior"

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      Current Employee - Senior Associate in Vancouver, BC
      Current Employee - Senior Associate in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at PwC full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      -Fantastic coaching and mentorship
      -Global mobility options
      -Flexibility to work around personal schedules

      Cons

      -Longer hours during peak seasons

    2. "Manager"

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      Former Employee - Manager in Surrey, BC
      Former Employee - Manager in Surrey, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at PwC full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Career development; mentorship; challenging work

      Cons

      high volume; long hours; not great work life balance

      Advice to Management

      transparency and communication at all levels

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    3. "PwC"

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      Current Employee - Senior Associate in Vancouver, BC
      Current Employee - Senior Associate in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at PwC full-time

      Pros

      Great learning opportunities
      Good career opportunities if one decides to stick it out
      Flexibility
      Good benefits

      Cons

      Long hours during busy seasons
      Politics

      Advice to Management

      More transparency when it comes to promotion

    4. "Great company, but as any company, has its problems"

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      Current Employee - Audit Manager in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - Audit Manager in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at PwC full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good environment, great people to work (since partners until interns), flexibility, challenging, good place to learn.

      Cons

      Too many resignations have impacted the teams.

      Advice to Management

      Improve your efforts to retain your good professionals.

    5. "Assistant Vice President, Capital Projects and Infrastructure (2019)"

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      Current Employee - Assistant Vice President, Capital Projects and Infrastructure in Montreal, QC
      Current Employee - Assistant Vice President, Capital Projects and Infrastructure in Montreal, QC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at PwC full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Exponential learning curve, opportunity to take on large amounts of responsibility very early in your career, exposure to client, great coaching and mentoring program, etc., work hour versatility,

      Cons

      Low salary given workload and responsibilities

    6. "Associate Management Consulting"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON

      I worked at PwC full-time

      Pros

      - Friendly culture with a strong emphasis on coaching

      Cons

      - Below market compensation when compared to other comparable consulting firms

    7. "Good opportunities...burn-out not uncommon"

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      Current Employee - Advisory in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Advisory in Toronto, ON

      I have been working at PwC full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Big and diverse clients in the busy hub of Toronto makes for a lot of great professional opportunities.
      A very small handful of good leaders / role models to motivate staff.

      Cons

      V hard to achieve any sort of work life balance. Expectations often unrealistically high, even for the highest achievers.
      No tangible or cohesive sense of strategy. Or if there is, it doesn’t make it past director-level.
      People strategy almost non-existent and poor behaviors left to fester (as long as your revenue figures are going up).

      Advice to Management

      It feels like the 1990’s - focus on purpose not just revenue.

    8. "Good consulting company"

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      Former Employee - Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at PwC full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good collaboration between peers
      Partners able to make decisions on the spot

      Cons

      Monday to Thursday travel out of town is expected for long periods

      Advice to Management

      Keep investing in new skills

    9. "Assurance senior associate"

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      Current Employee - Audit Senior Associate in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Audit Senior Associate in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at PwC full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      a. Working with global well-known clients
      b. Clear promotional structure
      c. Flexible hours during the low season

      Cons

      a. Demanding job with a lot of long hours and weekends especially during the season
      b. Very high turnover - the good people leave - the bad people stay and contribute to a toxic environment
      c. Lack of appreciation for hard work and efforts
      d. A lot of organizational politics (who u know can take you places)
      e. Payment is really low with no or minimal bonus
      f. Bad manager and partners cannot be touched and this leads to a bad bossy environment
      g. Performance evaluation is based on people preference not real work

      Advice to Management

      a. Make down-top feedback and take it seriously - if a partner or manager is supported by his/her staff then he is doing good
      b. Change the performance assessment tools and promotion basis as they are really outdated
      c. Coach-coachee structure does not work as if your coach is a manager will never confront a partner - either u get the IFS to get involved or partners only coach
      d. Start paying bonus or appreciation amounts to show the staff your appreciation

    10. "Great firm to train at...but comp could be better"

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      Former Employee - Senior Associate in Vancouver, BC
      Former Employee - Senior Associate in Vancouver, BC

      I worked at PwC full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great people and learning opportunities

      Cons

      Despite the long hours, the pay was definitely below average.