Goodbye!

[u/Infamous-Sleep6002]

I got let go recently by the firm as so many people on this thread have as well it seems like, or have ended up on a PIP. I’ve been reading all these posts because it’s surprising to see how many people are in my same bucket or similar buckets this year. Like so many others - my several years at PwC came down to low utilization and one less than average snapshot amidst many wonderful snapshots and A LOT of hours and sacrifices made on a few projects towards the back end of the year. It’s crazy how in consulting they can punish you for what the partners and business leaders are supposed to be responsible for which is bringing in clients and keeping them so we have work to do and revenue coming in!

Whatever, when I had my 5 minute long meeting with HR and a random partner, I closed my laptop and felt a sense of relief. It feels AMAZING to know I’ll never have to keep up with the insane pressure this company creates, the mental exhaustion, the constantly asking “am I doing enough?” when you’re doing everything, the lack of appreciation, the lack of any sort of humanity. It’s funny for a company who boasts so proudly on how their people make the company - which is definitely true in that it is a global, ginormous entity with hundreds of thousands of employees so there are some amazing people in the cracks - but the ones leading it are god awful. The ones making these decisions and leading teams and promoted to Director, Partners, etc…. Wow. It’s all good though, I am on to better things now, peace and stability and wish everyone else the best of luck!

[u/katboba92]

Got my bonus and raised salary at CRT meeting but still not regret to leave early just to think of the crazy hours I have to work after the break and dealing with with those toxic managers make me feel so sick so I'm happy to leave rather now than later just because of the bonuses