PwC
is a company where many people want to work in our country and in the world, at
least 2 or 3 years to gain experience. Because writing 'PwC' on your CV can
take you to much better places in business life. I recommend you to read the
articles below, which I told about my recruiting process at PwC.
Other posts about
audit:
Of
course, when you enter and read blogs, your view of the company will change. As
I said, you regard PwC as an over-rated company. Also, I must say that those
who write are partially right. However, many comments can be exaggerated or
incomplete because they were written by people who did not work at this company
before.
What
do they say in these blogs? Many comments with the problem that employees are
treated like slaves, overtime is too long, out of humanity in the busy period,
overtime is not paid, the company is a very capitalist company... These comments
are about the problem of paying a lot of effort and getting a little
response".
As
I said, none of this is wrong, it's just exaggerated. Because the people
working there are just telling about their bad points. It is the classic
features of our people; to suffer and hurt yourself. Even if the company has a
positive effect on their life in some ways, they wouldn't write it down…
PwC
and other big four companies have a 'busy period' concept. This is a period
that lasts 6 months and we work on average 10-14 hours a day including
weekends. It is true that at the end of the period, we found ourselves as a
person whose work-social life balance was turned upside down, weighed 10 kilos
more, and who was marked by the 'asocial person' by everyone.
It
is a complex process where you go to the headquarters of a different company
every month with unfamiliar teams, where the things you have not seen before
are suddenly expected and you should learn with your own effort. This is the
first 5–6 years of busy periods, with no exaggeration.
However,
after this process, you have a 2-3 month vacation opportunity. In addition,
when you move from one project to another, you are not assigned to another
project and you may have a 1-2 week gap during the busy period. Because the
planning department of the company sometimes forgets about your presence.
In
addition, the company will not lay you off unless you commit too much
misdemeanor. They are really very sensitive about this.
I
had three busy times at Big Four companies. So what did this teach me?
Money Is Not Everything
If you start to
work at PwC as an auditor or consultant, you have the potential. In other
words, instead of starting to work at this company, you have the opportunity
and the possibility to get employed at a company that gives higher salaries.
But! It is necessary to make the following decision well:
‘'Do you want to
start a high-paying job and rise slowly there? Or do you want to get experience
and knowledge quickly first and then enter a higher place with a higher
salary?"
When I asked this
question to myself, I chose to start at PwC, which will serve as a reference in
the CV and teach me business life quickly. So the second option. I do not
regret this decision, as not thinking about money in the first 4-5 years of my
career has contributed a lot to me and continues to do so.
Although this is
a personal decision, I think that this experience should be obtained, at least
for 2 years. It will definitely make a difference. Experience and work should
be prioritized.
Difficulty
Strengthens People
I
had a lot of difficulties especially in my two years at PwC. There were days
when I couldn't sleep. As I did not know the job yet, I heard bad things from
people. I was excluded from the teams, I even went out to dinner alone. Because
team leaders can act grim, using your weaknesses. Since I was an emotional
person, I preferred not to talk with them.
In
many cases, humanity is put on the second plan, as the only purpose of many of
the people in the company is "to finish the job immediately".
When you say that you do not know, instead of understanding and teaching, they
can get angry, take you out of the team, or apply psychological pressure. These
are not things that normal people can endure for a long time. However, when you
constantly confront them, you become a truly different person who looks at life
very differently. Every phenomenon in life gets a bigger meaning for you.
You
are enlightened, as a person in Italy in the Renaissance...
'The
current me' is so different. There are things that I cannot really explain by
words... You should feel this after the busy period to understand me.
The
most interesting thing is that you don't notice this while living at that
moment. After the busy period that started on January 1 and continued until the
end of June, you suddenly notice that you have become a very different person.
For example, I am a person without a leadership feature. At the end of 3 years,
I see that I have become a predatory leader who manages and motivates the team
very well. The last thing I expect from myself is being a leader…
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in this link.
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