Avantages
- People working on project teams - Degree of freedom on the project - Interaction with client executives - Generally interesting project work - Organization is flexible if I want to move positions within the firm - Accenture foundation does a lot of non-profit work, which makes the firm attractive to me - Overall, compensation and benefits are generally acceptable - Career paths are well-defined and everyone can find their niche - Generally, very respectful behaviour between co-workers - Little politics within peer group despite "up or out" principle - People are generally very responsive to requests and are happy to help and provide input Overall, Accenture is a successful company and known brand name in the consulting and tech industry.
Inconvénients
- Large organization and all the administration that comes with that - Work/life balance heavily depends on the intensity of the project - Out-of-town travel after a couple of years can be quite a burden - Everyone believes I work in IT - Complex operating model that is hard to explain to people outside the firm, e.g. clients, business partners, friends. However, most organizational re-alignments have little impact on the type of work for the individual. I changed alignment at least 5 times in 7 years but continued with similar projects and almost the same individuals. Overall, Accenture has only a few downsides compared to other companies I experienced, in particular client companies. None of them have been viable alternatives to change jobs.