Vantaggi
Having Big 4 work experience on your resume. Learning about how a Big 4 firm operates. Gaining the experience of working with people all over the world on one project. Immediately being assigned to very difficult research projects.
Svantaggi
Not being able to gain an understanding of the entire audit and tax process. Too much bureaucracy and inefficiencies. Having too many managers to answer to. Some days I would have four managers want me to work on their projects and other days I would be out of work. Also, the performance evaluation process was poor. I think this goes back to having too many managers. Sure, everyone has a performance manager, but I was never placed on one assignment with this manager. How is someone supposed to evaluate you, if they've never worked with you? Lastly, I was interested in gaining the NY experience requirements towards the CPA designation because I had already passed the exam, but was not once assigned the audit work that's required.