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3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(35468 total reviews)

Chief Executive Officer, PwC Canada  Nicolas Marcoux

Nicolas Marcoux

72% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.0

Career Opportunities

3.9

Diversity and Inclusion

3.7

Culture and Values

3.3

Senior Management

3.3

Compensation and Benefits

3.1

Work/Life Balance

Ratings distribution

5 stars

28%

4 stars

33%

3 stars

25%

2 stars

6%

1 star

8%

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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "Meet great people and overall an enjoyable and worthwhile experience even if you don't want to come back(in 4333 reviews)
  • "The resources we have to do our job is abundant and there is a good culture of talent cultivation from one level to the next.(in 2282 reviews)
  • "The benefits are good and the people are some of the smartest you can work with.(in 2009 reviews)
  • "You get to see various service lines within the transaction/ deals inustry Great colleagues and teamwork Steep learning curve(in 1525 reviews)
  • "Great opportunities for training and personal development (online training and chance to work with industry and technical experts)(in 1186 reviews)
Cons
  • "No work life balance (70 hours week during busy season and 50 hours in off peak is a norm)(in 5507 reviews)
  • "Long hours and easy to get 'lost' as an employee due to the size of the company(in 4454 reviews)
  • "Salary and late working hours(in 2762 reviews)
  • "The starting salary is low and the salary stays low until you get to roughly senior manager level.(in 2414 reviews)
  • "it was low pay low growth for a company who continually is out sold and out competed by daddy deloitte(in 1829 reviews)

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Found 35,468 of over 78K reviews

Updated Nov 29, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Oct 16, 2023
      Information Security Analyst
      Former Employee, less than 1 year
      Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      best environment friendly growth oriented

      Cons

      salary it the one issue there

      1. 1.0
        Sept 30, 2023
        Senior Associate
        Current Employee, more than 3 years
        Toronto, ON
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        If you are a masochist, this is the place for you!

        Cons

        PwC Toronto has an extremely toxic work environment. Specifically, within AWM practice: short staffing is severe and partners continue to push the remaining workers harder and harder to get audits done. As well, the company has no intention of fixing this, as they are trying to outsource all work to India. This has created a situation with below market average salaries and a terrible work life balance as management don't BELIEVE in their own senior associates and workers. The only people who stay at the firm are those tied to clawbacks (if firm paid for your education) or those who think they will get manager. PwC is a husk of its former self. In the past despite low salaries and long hours, there was talent and opportunities to learn. However, PwC Toronto is having significant issues keeping their talent which means that you often work with and FOR people who are dumber than you. If you do accept your offer, remember this review when you are sitting in the middle of busy season with 2 associates who do nothing while the manager/senior manager/partner chain of yelling berates you.

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        1. 4.0
          Nov 10, 2023
          Associate
          Former Employee
          Toronto, ON
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          - Good promo structure - Reasonable hours (depending on team) - Solid exit opportunities

          Cons

          - fftf program is not rotational - can be easy to get siloed into one or two project types

          1. 4.0
            Oct 25, 2023
            Senior Associate
            Current Employee, more than 1 year
            Toronto, ON
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Big name with comprehensive coaching and learn opportunities

            Cons

            Swamped in different tasks and meetings

            1. 3.0
              Oct 18, 2023
              Advisory Senior Manager
              Former Employee, more than 1 year
              Calgary, AB
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Provide ample opportunities to learn new things

              Cons

              Ineffective communication; Local leadership is not open to experiment and limits itself to old tested methods

              1. 4.0
                Oct 18, 2023
                Associate
                Former Employee, less than 1 year
                Corner Brook, NL
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Great team and positive work culture

                Cons

                None- work culture is great

                1. 5.0
                  Oct 2, 2023
                  Senior Associate
                  Current Employee, more than 5 years
                  Toronto, ON
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Great training and plenty of resources and people to learn from.

                  Cons

                  Long hours, but flexible on taking time.

                  1. 5.0
                    Oct 2, 2023
                    Associate
                    Current Employee
                    Toronto, ON
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    People are always willing to teach you.

                    Cons

                    Commute could be a hassel.

                    1. 3.0
                      Aug 26, 2023
                      Sr. Associate
                      Current Employee, more than 3 years
                      Toronto, ON
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      - Many opportunities to tackle challenging projects to enhance your capability as a professional - You can learn one of the most advanced practices for valuation and modelling which is a good transferable skill

                      Cons

                      - If you cannot become a partner, benefits are not good - Working overtime is required

                      1. 3.0
                        Sept 18, 2023
                        Associate
                        Former Employee
                        Vancouver, BC
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        great people lots of fun

                        Cons

                        typically have a bad manager

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                      65% of PwC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated PwC 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

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