Deloitte reviews

Deloitte is desperately trying to move away from its reputation as the “sick puppy” of the big four, however there are still too many residual managers from its darker days, and the hangover from a once toxic culture remains. Many of the senior managers are more concerned with bullying staff then getting the job done, and are very reluctant to support more junior staff, and even reluctant to get the job done for the clients. The firm is still very hierarchical and any manager who has been there since the “sick puppy” days will expect to be treated like a king. Although the top management has a clear and well thought out strategy, in Deloitte’s own words, culture beats strategy. Unless the “old” culture of hierarchy, stifling of free thinking, and workplace bullying is extinguished, the strategy will never come to fruition.

I was denied a salary review. Compensation is my biggest con. I just want to be paid equal to my peers. Practically impossible to make chargeability targets and take allotted personal time. Company is very demanding. They want you to spend all of your time networking, completing training hours, doing philanthropy, writing industry papers, mentoring, developing new business, ... oh, and you have to bill 40 hrs/week to your client too. Doing great client work is just not enough here.