Deloitte looks great on paper to a successful college graduate. They do a great job blinding a recruit from what Deloitte stands for and who they are behind the scenes. Certain senior managers can get away with whatever they want because they are, in fact, senior managers. If you can find a way to kiss your managers butts to get up to that level, it might be ok. Do not plan on getting there without going through years of burn out and no life outside of Deloitte.

Work hours greatly depend on the project you're on. It can be as crazy as 80 hours a week to something more manageable like 50 hours a week. Travel can be very taxing because we are staffed globally. You may be working on a project locally, and then on your next project you may get staffed on the other side of the country. It can be very tough to balance work and life when you're working at the client site.

The company works with frameworks rather than with set solutions. This means that Deloitte gives you the tools to work with the client, but the analysis and recommendations are all up to you. This gives Deloitte an entrepreneurial feel. However, this is completely up to the Manager or Partner that you are working with. Your work at Deloitte can be fun when staffed to a good manager, or dragging if you're stuck with a bad manager.

There was no micromanaging at all involved with Deloitte. In fact, most of the projects that I have been on have been very relaxed and I have not felt any pressure from the management.

Most of the Consultants do not work at the office. You will consistently work at the client site, so there is a lot of traveling involved with working at Deloitte. You will have a Monday through Thursday schedule at the client site and Friday you'll get to come back home. This was exciting at first but you can burn out quickly.