u/DuckyPenguin123

Was scheduled for an “urgent” meeting after hours yesterday and told my manager that out of respect for my personal work/life boundaries I will be sitting out for this call. (My wife wasnt feeling well and I needed to take care of my 3 year old) Keep in mind this was after a 10 hour work day for me. Manager said she understood and that I can sit out for this meeting. This morning I get a call from my coach and “coincidentally” he mentions that we should prioritize my calls unless I have an actual emergency. wtf? I swear you can do things right 100 times at this firm but the moment you don’t, you get ratted on. So many rats at this firm that wait for you to slip up just to tattle tale on you. God I hate this place.

Whether you’ve been laid off or resigned, where did you end up going and are you happier there? I’ve been here for a little over 4 years so it feels like my time is up but I’m not really sure where I want to go from here. My mental health is at an all time low so I’m honestly open to going anywhere other than consulting. If McDonald’s paid more I would be open to it. Anyone else feel the same?

After 4 years here, I've realized the whole "stay for the resume" argument is massively oversold and people preach that having Deloitte on your resume will get you many new opportunities. It does not. I've applied to around 120 job applications and haven't gotten a single interview. The reality is that most employers care far more about your actual skills, relevant experience, and whether you've built expertise in something meaningful. We all know that working here is just doing grunt work for leadership or bouncing around from project to project in different roles, hindering you from developing deep expertise in a specific area. You just become a generalist who knows a little about a lot of things but isn't truly specialized in anything. You're also competing with thousands of applicants, many with ex big 4 experience cause of how saturated the market is with all the recent layoffs. So this whole myth really is just a way for Deloitte to brand itself as a golden ticket to transitioning into industry.

Dumbest shit I’ve heard. I’m going to work accordingly to my pay scale. You want me to perform on the next level then you pay me the salary of the next level. Don’t let this firm take advantage of you with this nonsense.

Does anyone else feel that everyone at this firm is super fake and superficial? All the conversations feel so forced. Compliments are backhanded. Everyone’s so quick to throw one another under the bus. Leadership says one thing, then on your performance review they say something else. This place is horrible. If you genuinely enjoy working here you have no soul.