3.0
Sep 16, 2008
Salaries and training excellent; "face time" and appraisals pointless.
Former employee
Birmingham, England
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
The prestige of working for a big four firm is very good for your CV. The training (study leave) was excellent and the pay grading for junior employees is transparent and fair, although some of the appraisal information seemed to be ill informed or unbalanced.
Cons
The blatant favouritism by middle managers towards junior employees who fawn, rather than excel. "Face time" seemed to more important than intellect to many managers. I find it difficult to justify being at work when I am on top of my workload - I would rather be at home with my family than be seen to be working long hours needlessly.