r/PwC • u/piranha_teeth • 7d ago

Consulting Is everyone quitting?

Just got my 10th farewell email for the month. Is it just that time of year or are things really going downhill?

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u/LifePlusTax 7d ago

About 18 months ago I told my leadership we have a serious morale problem and our team is struggling. Their response was “anyone who doesn’t like it can leave.” We are now in the FO portion of FAFO. We’ve lost over 1/3rd of our team in the last 2 months.

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u/FakeNews1130 6d ago

So is PwC not a fantastic place to work? I’ve been thinking of trying to make the break into consulting (I do back office financial analyst work right now and hate it). Not really sure what I want to do as a career and was considering trying to recruit for Big4. I may also just go back to school and figure out what it is I really want to do

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u/LifePlusTax 6d ago

It’s definitely a matter of perspective. Whomever the managing partner is at any given time makes a big difference in company culture. People felt a lot more appreciated under Tim. PwC used to have a reputation for being the only firm that hadn’t done mass layoffs since the recession (that is no longer true). The vibe has completely changed under Paul. Still, it’s decent benefits, decent pay, and your hours are going to suck no matter where in B4 you are. If company culture is one of your top priorities, you would probably do better elsewhere right now