The performance reviews at Deloitte are far from perfect. If you do not devote your entire life to Deloitte and work, then you will not get a good performance review. Recruiters will tell you that you can get promoted at anytime; however, once you start working at the company you'll realize that there are clear windows of time when you can be promoted.

The opportunity to advance in the company is there, but you really need to stand out to get the promotion. You may get stuck at a position for years because you just aren't able to get the attention of the management. It can be stressful to watch your friend get a promotion when you didn't and you both started Deloitte at the same time.

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.

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.