Pros
- Great opportunities to both broaden and deepen one’s knowledge, skills, and abilities - Great variety of projects (in terms of industry, domain, and job function) - Excellent benefits - Excellent (paid) training opportunities - Accenture looks great on the resume - If you can endure the abuse for long enough, the money can be very good (once you hit Sr Mgr - base starts around 150-160k)
Cons
- Many bad people, who make life miserable for others - Highly competitive environment, the consequence of which is poor teamwork and animosity among coworkers - It’s easy to get forced into roles of poor fit and have one’s career potentially derailed - Mediocre raises and laughable bonuses (3-5% bonus typical at Consultant level, 5-8% at Manager; compare that to the typical 10-20% in industry) - One-size-fits-all approach to the consulting career path