I interned for Deloitte Tax the summer of 2007. I was paid $22.50 per hour and received time and a half for overtime work. After my internship, I was offered a full time position with a salary of 50K and a signing bonus of 5K.

Deloitte offers great career advancement opportunities and also some amazing training. A few weeks into the job, I was flown out with all of my peers to get trained with analysts from all across the nation. It was extremely fun getting to meet everyone and establishing that sense of family within the company. I really feel that Deloitte cares for me.

I love the competitive nature of the company. I go through about 6 different projects per year, and try my hardest to always get a great review. The competitiveness comes in because you have SO MANY peers! This can be seen as a bad thing, but I love it because all of my peers encourage each other to do better and help each other through projects.

I am a semi-conservative person which fits perfectly with Deloitte. The people here are social (we go out to happy hours and dinners all the time), but there is a conservative feel among the employees. I guess it pretty much depends on which office you are at. I'm currently in the Chicago office which suits me perfectly!

I have worked in the east coast for about 6 years. This is definitely one of the most professional places that I have ever worked at because everyone sincerely cares for each other and I have never encountered someone who made me feel uncomfortable. As a woman, I have felt uncomfortable at certain companies, but definitely not at Deloitte.

Deloitte has a great program called Mass Career Customization. In this program, you are able to customize your career in four different fields:

1. Work Load: define how many projects you are willing to take on at one time
2. Role: you can specify if you want a role that is client interaction intensive or simply peer interactive intensive
3. Pace: how fast to you want to move up within the company
4. Location/Schedule: do you want to work at home, work part-time, or travel

I think this is one of the best things that Deloitte has ever done.

To be honest, I do not love the work that I do. However, I do love the people that I work with. We chat all the time in our offices, go out for lunch, go to happy hour, and even hang out on the weekends. Work is bleh, but the people are amazing!

I have been given the freedom to be involved with any level of the company. The Managing Directors are always open to speaking with me and giving me guidance. I honestly feel that the more value you add to the company, the faster you will move up within the firm.

We have a lot of networking opportunities, social events, and even a yearly community service day. If you want a fun and vibrant place to work, then Deloitte is definitely the place for you

My average day runs from around 9am - 10pm. During the busy season, 12 - 14 hour days are common. What usually happens is that I'll go into work, slide into my cubicle, turn on my laptop, and check my mail. I'll have messages from some clients but mostly from my Managing Directors telling me what to do for the day. You eventually become one with your cubicle.

The culture is upbeat and everyone in the company is committed to creating a positive environment for the employees. I work about 50 to 60 hours a week and often work weekends as well. I don't mind working the weekends because working with your friends is very fun. I love the office environment because the dress is always business casual and I'm able to easily interact with all of the managers and directors.

I thought I would be working my 9-5 with an easy job. Man was I mistaken! I have no time for family and friends because it seems like it is busy season all year round! What happens when I work harder and finish my work quickly? I just get more and more work; therefore, this has resulted in me taking my time with everything so that I don't get piled on with the work.

Dress at my company is formal. Accountants wear basic dark suits. We are allowed to wear slacks and khakis around the office, but it is always a suit and tie when speaking to a client. I guess this makes sense, but I prefer the casual attire rather than the "men in black" look.

Billable, billable, billable. Everything is about maintaining your billable hours high. Billable hours are hours that can be charged to the client. You're expected to have at leat 1,800 billable hours per year, which is actually pretty easy with the amount of work that we do. I sometimes feel that we get lost in the mess of billable hours and forget about having fun while working.

The Managing Directors are extremely fun and feel just like another analyst rather than your boss. Dress code is always casual, with the exception of professional attire when you're meeting with a client. Hours are 9 to 8pm, but you can expect to get much longer hours when there is a deadline.

Compensation is decent at best compared to all of the other bg four. We get our end-of-year bonus (that is less than stellar), a pat on the back for doing a good job, and reimbursements seem like it takes way too many weeks to get back to me. As far as I'm concerned, the pay is average and i could go for some more bonuses.

My working hours are ridiculously long. We're constantly working on our clients' time; therefore, we can't leave the office until the work is done (especially if deadlines are coming up). You can expect to work an average of 50 - 60+ hours a week. I work on the tax side of Deloitte and can say that when I was entry level, I did a lot of data entry, binders, and quality checks. I am now a manager and have much more client interaction.

In 2006, I was hired as a Senior Tax Consultant. My starting pay was 65K with a signing bonus of 5K. My first raise came pretty quick actually. 7 months after I was hired, I got paid 70K. One year later, my second raise put me at 72K. Guess the second raise wasn't as great.

I was hired in 2004 as a consultant in the East Coast. I was paid a salary of 61K.

In 2002 I was hired as a Senior. I received $65,000 with no bonus, no stock options, 5 weeks of vacation, and medical insurance.

In 2003, I was hired as a manager with a base salary of 87K. There were 7 paid firm holidays, and about 28 days of vacation that I took full advantage of. When you travel, Deloitte takes care of food, transportation, hotels, and pretty much everything else. We call it Uncle D. Health benefits are great as well. They definitely take care of you at Deloitte.

I was hired in 2005 as a Tax Associate. The starting pay was $44,500. I had 23 days of paid time off and 8 paid holidays. When I got my CPA, I received a bonus of 3K.

All the managers and partners at Deloitte are extremely friendly and very easily accessible. There is a managing director right across from my cubicle that I am very close to. I am confident in just getting up and walking into his office to say hello.

I was hired as an Analyst in 2005. The starting pay was $55,000. Bonuses at the end of the year are given individually and based on performance. My first bonus was around $10,000 my first year.

You will get the amount of work that you work for. For example, if you only do the bare minimum, expect to leave the office around 6:30pm everyday. However, if you're like me, then you will work at least 12 hours of billable work everyday. I work my very hard in this competitive environment so that I get noticed and I'm able to move up in this company. The company is competitive, but very just in promoting its people.