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I’m looking for companies with overtime pay, better work life balance, and a better schedule

Is 90k sufficient to live off in New York City (living in kips bay?) starting out after grad (debt free)? Would live with 2-3 other roommates!!

Recently moved to a project with a use case I really like, but the work culture is becoming difficult. I log in around 9 AM, calls/work continue until 10–11 PM, and sometimes I’m still expected to continue after that.

How do you guys handle this kind of environment? I want to perform well, but I also have a life outside work. Is this normal at PwC AC, or should I start setting boundaries?

Hi all, so I've had my job performance or COC this week and I was basically told that there will be a PIP. Wonderful. Initially there was a HR person present to "make sure everything was being done well and so they could see how well a manager is doing the whole job interview" but pretty sure the gist of it was: You're being put on a PIP and HR has been notified.

The gist of it is that I have not been visible enough, missing the mandatory office days with the rest of team. Mostly this was caused due to stress, a lot of trouble in the home situation and mental related issues. Those issues have been mostly remediated or put in a process to be so. This has been addressed and discussed with my manager.

I have yet to hear what the PiP will entail but I'm kind of fearful of it. Fearful as that despite showing my 'worth' in half a year, they're going to get rid of me regardless. Which is fine, though it seems unfair.

Currently a lot of labour is being moved to India and people who leave are not replaced.

So, yea. I expected my career at this company not to last a long time - half expected 4+ years maximum with this year being the 4th one - and I am curious: Should I start looking up for something else? I mean, it has been on my mind for quite some time. Due to what is happening in my department but certain colleagues kissing a bit too much ass but shoving their ambitious in front of their humanity in their strife for promotion.

I am not a consult, I am part of IFS however.

Hi guys!
I have completed the compliance & nomination portal thing and have been waiting for my offer letter since April.

In May, they told us that our joining is now deferred until September. There is no updates as of now.

What to do? Any kind of suggestion is invited.

Role: One Consulting - TMT
Location: Bangalore

Hey y'all, I am joining new @PwC. I have been understood that there's gonna be 8 days a month policy. But is it applicable in the first few months as a new joinee? will it look bad? Would you recommend attending office as much as possible in the first few months to understand things? Thank you

Hi, I’ll be joining PwC in bangalore soon and have a few queries regarding wfo. Could anyone let me know if we can work from any of the PwC Bangalore offices, or are we restricted to an assigned location?
Also, what are the minimum daily office hours required, and for the 8 days per month, can we choose any 8 days, or are there specific days we must attend?

TIA

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

What is wrong with the Salesforce practice? When I joined this firm back in 2022, we had so many projects that almost no one was on the bench. I remember we actually had to request resources from other practices to complete our projects.

Cut to 2026, and it’s been almost a month since I’ve been on a project. At first, I thought maybe it was just me. But now I see people (Senior Associates and Managers) sending emails to the entire practice, literally begging for project opportunities.

Did we hire too many people, or are we simply getting fewer projects?

Hi everyone! I'm currently working in a Big 4 firm as an Enterprise Technology Consultant. However, I've developed an interest in M&A, primarily in the Post Merger Integration phase. I've done MBA and I'm studying for interviews at the moment.

If anyone has moved from a tech consulting role to an M&A role, could you please give me some tips? Thank you!

I recently received an email from PwC’s BGV partner asking me to submit a PCC (Police Clearance Certificate) as part of my joining formalities.

I’m confused about which service to select on the police portal. It shows options such as Character Certificate, Security Guard Character Certificate, and Police Clearance Certificate: Abroad.

Since this is for employment in India, I’m not sure which one is applicable. The Character Certificate application is also asking for a company address, but my exact PwC work location hasn’t been confirmed yet.

I’ve emailed the BGV contact for clarification but haven’t received a reply yet.

Has anyone recently gone through PwC BGV and been asked for a PCC? Which certificate/service did you apply for?

Also, anyone from Maharashtra facing the same issue?

I need to withdraw my resignation letter. Is this realistically possible, given that I got a 5 rating in my review cycle? Has anyone gone through something similar?

Some context: I joined PwC in late 2025. During joining, I was upfront that I have my real sister’s wedding in late February. For those unfamiliar, an Indian wedding isn’t a one-day event. It runs across several days and involves a lot of shopping, logistics, and running around well before the actual ceremony. My output would be divided between the two because I’m the sole male responsible for handling things at home.

The review cycle landed in Feb, early March and eventually in June, as a result of my work during that period, I was given a 5 rating. Because of that, I was asked to resign.

Since then, for the last three to four months, I’ve been putting in the work. I now own several parts of the project on my own, with complete reliability on me, and both my director and manager are aligned that they want to keep me. I don’t want to leave. The pay is good and I have no plans to look elsewhere anytime soon. I need the income to keep coming in.

I spoke with HR, and they told me there’s no way to reverse it. But I want to know if anyone has actually managed to get a resignation reversed after being asked to leave. I also have a doubt: if the director or partner sends an email saying they want to retain me, could that change anything?

Hi Guys! I am working at the NY office and looking to put my 2 weeks in. Since the bonus gets paid out on September 30th, I wanted to ask if I can put my 2 weeks on 16th September so I am still employed on 30th for the bonus or do I need to resign after 1st October.

Also would appreciate if you guys can recommend things I should do on the portal before my access is revoked.

Thanks

Just got 3 years and have the option to pick. Which ones did people like the best?

Anyone Joining PWC india. Gurugram office on 28th September

US employee here. I’m potentially planning to leave around the end of October.

My understanding is that unused accrued vacation/PTO gets paid out when you leave, but unused holiday hours/floating holidays do not.
If that’s correct, should I be using my holiday/floating holiday balance for days off before I leave so I can preserve my vacation balance for the payout?

For example, if I have ~10-15(whatever amount they give us each fiscal year) days of holiday hours available, can I use those days between now and October? Or are there restrictions around using holiday hours for days that aren’t the actual designated holidays or during firm shutdowns?

Just trying to make sure I don’t leave money on the table. Thanks!

I’m a first gen college graduate, I worked extremely hard to land a job into nyc office but I want out. I’m 8 months into AWM Tax, and I’m starting to question whether the tradeoff between hours, comp, and long-term upside is worth it.

I don’t mind working hard, but I’m not seeing the payoff in career growth or compensation that I expected.

For anyone who started in AWM Tax:

Where did you exit?
What roles are realistic after a year?
Which exits have the best long-term comp upside?
Can you pivot out of tax without starting over?
Would you stay 2–3 years or start recruiting around 1 year?
What skills should I build now (Excel, modeling, valuation, SQL, more certs like SIE,etc) to improve optionality?

I’m trying to understand the actual career map I didn’t know when I chose accounting. I worked very hard to get here and want to use it as a stepping stone, not waste it. Just trying to figure out what paths actually make sense from here long-term.

Any honest advice from people who’ve made this transition would be really appreciated.

Is it crazy to reach out to recruiter about return offer gift 😭? Wtv it is it’s free and i’ll take it

Hey folks,

1. I’ve got the offer from pwc ac 20fixed 4.5 yoe on tech consulting- AiA. I’ve counter with 22 fixed. Will pwc ac will be able to match that?
2. I also reduced my noticr period to 15 days. And asked for joining bonus. Is that possible as well?