Unfortunately not a good place for women
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Low psychological safety, surprisingly few people speaking up in what elsewhere I would have considered fairly safe spaces (eg team meetings). Lots of gossip (even from partners unfortunately sometimes feedback would come via the grapevine, ie gossiping to another partner until the feedback finally after 4 rounds reaches the team member, instead of just role modeling how to have an open conversation and give developmental feedback to a team member with a growth opportunity)
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Definitely in some parts of the team. Unfortunately not throughout. Even know of one person making it through the partner process despite an ongoing compliance case for being accused of mobbing.
Work-Life-Balance
For Professional Services it’s ok
Vorgesetztenverhalten
I was asked to lie to one of my clients. Need I say more.
Unfortunately very few inspiring leaders (there are some, but unfortunately few)
Interessante Aufgaben
Content wise had some pretty good projects
Gleichberechtigung
It’s not a good environment for women.
Very senior leaders accusing female partners without kids to “not be role models to our juniors” for not knowing “what it is like to combine family and work”. No sensitivity that this might not always be a choice... on the other hand not creating a supportive environment for working moms either, know from several moms that they had been requested by their partners to hide from their clients the fact that they worked part-time (“just dial in and go on mute...”)
A senior partner gave as reason why the firm would need to aim for having more diverse leadership that they lost an RfP for not meeting the client’s procurement standards (because they proposed an all-male project team).
A junior woman being cut off by a director because “now the gentlemen are talking”. She left few months later, he made partner that same year..
so many sexist, toxic situations (women consistently being cut off / silenced / ridiculed..), it felt a bit like time travel to the early 2000s. As if me-too had never happened.
The social media campaigns are trying to tell otherwise but from the inside it’s not a good environment for women to grow.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Slightly below competitors but also working hours are not too crazy for Big4, so ok
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Round table conversations with basically no consideration of objective performance metrics (ranking / overview by utilization/ managed revenue across team) but instead very subjective assessment / favorites…
Kommunikation
Arbeitsbedingungen
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Arbeitgeber-Kommentar
Thank you for your entry on kununu. I’m very sorry to hear that your experience with us seems to have been so negative. As a female senior leader and part-time employee myself, your feedback is concerning and I take it very seriously.
Both as a firm and on a personal level, we are deeply committed to promoting gender equality and cultivating a culture of inclusivity. Inclusion and diversity, including gender diversity are at the core of our people strategy, one of the key areas being hiring, promoting, and retaining female talents. We want our people to feel included and valued and encourage them to bring their authentic self to work, every day. Our ongoing investment lies in equipping our leaders with the necessary skills and mindset to become even more inclusive. This is what we expect from our people and leaders on a daily basis and hold them accountable for. Despite our best efforts, we recognise that unfortunate incidents of unacceptable behaviour, as you have described above, may still occur. We want to assure you that we do not condone this kind of behaviour and take such feedback very seriously. By actively addressing these misbehaviours, we bring attention to and correct any improper conduct. So we appreciate your honesty and you speaking up.
PwC heavily invests in a "speak up" culture and promotes it vigorously within the firm. There are many ways to give feedback, one being via the Ethics Helpline: The Ethics Office is a standalone instance at PwC, meaning it operates independently from PwC's leadership, does not report to it, and ensures absolute confidentiality for the employees.
Thank you for your hard work at our firm. I wish you all the best in your professional as well as private life. I’m hoping to hear from you to discuss your experience personally - my email address is Martina.Bender@pwc.ch.
Warm regards,
Martina Bender