Accenture

"You may find pockets of female leaders and supportive men but there are plenty of boys clubs running wild and making decisions"

"You have to know what you want and try to get it from this organization while building a support system. Otherwise, you will get lost. "

"You unfortunately you need to blend in with the male crowd. There are two few women except an entry-level positions. If it all possible, try to seek out a woman in a higher level position to be your mentor. "

"Lot of workload and pressure. They provide good benefits but at the same time need to work hard for long hours. No work life balance"

"Women generally won't find many problems specific to their gender here, especially in the Strategy & Consulting wing. There is good representation, even in upper management levels. However, everybody is expected to work long hours/ as long as it takes to satisfy the client and the team culture VERY WIDELY varies according to the team."

"A good company to work for once you are willing to work hard. "

"All is good. You will find good folks and managers."

"Great place to work and will encourage you to grow your skill"

"Collaborative and supportive work environment. Find an MD or leader you trust and enjoy working with and follow them. "

"Great place to start and move to another company. Great pivot for your career."

"Excellent opportunities at all levels to grow your IT Leadership career."

"Very good work life balance Benefits as well for women employee "

"Its nice company for maternity leave specially in india! I am not sure about other countries"

"Accenture has been the best company I have worked for. Diversity and Inclusion play a big part in the employees life and Accenture is No. 1 in that aspect. During my time at Accenture I felt appreciated and my team was wonderful. I felt at home."

"Its a good place to work for women. Good benefits and supportive management. "

"The good old boys are starting to retire. I have hope that things will get better in all areas for women, we just need to stick it out and keep speaking out."

"I'm new but I can see the push for equality here at Accenture. I hope I see this more throughout my work on projects. At the moment I am one of three women on a project of 12 and so far it has been mostly men on the sales pursuits I've been privy to but since I haven't been involved in many, I cannot form an opinion about equality here yet."

"It's a huge place to work, so finding your tribe is the most important thing you'll do. Right now, there are so many people leaving, so it's hard to find that tribe. Generally, the people are genuinely well-meaning, but depending on the group, there can be favoritism and passive bullying."

"If you ask for what you need from a w/l balance perspective, you can get it and have a very successful career here. "

"Lots of very tenured women that have seen a lot of career growth and transition with the company"

"It's an OK workspace. Maternity leave could be longer compare some other companies."

"Really do your due diligence to identify with woman leaders who will support you rather than demote you. The promotion structure is built in a way where you're constantly in competition so you do have to do the work to identify with genuinely supportive women that aren't there to crush you. "

"It is a good place to work. Women and men are treated equally"

"Wire Stone (part of Accenture) is not a good place to work. Partners (way too many) use it as a personal ATM."

"Its one of the better companies for women to work in by far, but still needs to improve"

"There are women in higher management, and women are treated as equals here."

"Be upfront about your expectations, your limits for example - not working after 7pm and weekends. Ask for clarity, be vocal when something does not make sense or you don't agree. "

"This company is a wonderful place to learn and work hard. I have found numerous co-workers who are open and willing to be mentors, teach you what you need to know, and are uplifting. I would recommend working here to anyone, especially those who are mothers and need flexibility. "

"Women in IT will enjoy working in Accenture because the organization provides support in terms of career development, balancing parenting with work, and more importantly, its leadership culture focuses performance and values. "

"Take advantage of free learning the company has to offer"

"yes -its a good place to start working - i like it and will strongly recommend "

"Accenture's Goal is to ensure at least 50% of their leadership and location staff are women. It is an amazing initiative that all support."

"Great place. Nice coworkers and working conditions. But the workload is absurd."

"Accenture is an amazing place in terms of learning and growing experiences"

"16 weeks full pay maternity leave; travelling can be very hard on a family"

"I think Accenture strives to meet aggressive diversity goals and to be a great place for women to work. Accenture seems to be moving away from the "old boys club" culture and there are many women leaders. Be up front about your work/life balance commitments and don't be afraid to protect your time when you need to."

"a good number of leadership are women. there is an initiative to have 50-50 ratio by 2020 I believe "

"It’s really department dependent, but be prepared to advocate for yourself otherwise the default tends to be based on traditional gender roles. Some of the jobs are just structured in a way that works against mid-career women who have lives outside of work (with or without kids)"

"Everyone I work with at Accenture is professional, polite, and willing to help from corporate headquarters to the smaller segments of the company."

"The company seems to care about inclusion but they need help filtering it through the company."

"It really depends who your manager is, but most are great about offering flexibility "

"Company culture varies by team- that’s the nature of consulting. If you find a great manager or MD, stick with them."

"All boys club mentality, promotions mainly for men, bad work life balance"

"Frequent travel is required in consulting practice, many projects are difficult for remote work"

"Great maternity leave, great flexibility despite high workload. Inclusion and Diversity is a high priority on the talent agenda"

"What has been wonderful is being able to work locally for 1 year after my maternity leave ended so I didn't have to go back on the road. I am very fortunate that I have a project where I can work from home half of the week. However, I don't think that every working mom has had this experience. I believe I was in the right place at the right time and do fear for what my work schedule will be like when this project ends. "

"They brand themselves as extremely female friendly and do have an amount of female executives who you often read about. However for those that are experienced hires and looking for growth into management- opportunities are few and far between. "

"It is very necessary tokeep up with the new trends and keep themselves uodated of the new technologies."

"Accenture is a great place for women to work, but if you are an ethnic minority, then you will need to work twice as hard to get credit. Find a male sponsor who is at least two positions higher than you are and have him guide you through the company politics "

"Cut-throat culture to get promoted in all departments. Very stuffy environment in the AFS Accenture Federal Services Space "

"There are great benefits for working mothers - especially new mothers!"

"Slow progress and promotional growth, low moral, but can meet some great people. "

"I think there is a great focus on gender diversity in Accenture. There are a lot of women empowerment programs"

"Great place to work. Opportunities are endless and it's easy to find something you are passionate about and pursue it."

"You can count on working 10-12 hr days. Total disregard for personal time."

"it's a great learning opportunity, personal development and exposure to multiple industries, functions and roles. but based on your personal goals, family, work, life, balance, it may not be sustainable"

"Accenture can be a great place to work up to the Senior Manager level. At the Partner/MD level, there is a lot more competitiveness, ego, and less respect for the individual. "

"It's a great place to work with good work life balance"

"Please work only 9 hours and please track of how many extra hours you work every day"

"They have great policies for women, but unfortunately they are not flexible with timing. I see a 8 month pregnant person come into work everyday because she's afraid she will miss opportunities if she works from home."

"I'm not familiar with other consulting clients of Accenture, however, the area I worked in was tech heavy and it was the worst culture I've ever experienced. The women on the team were encouraged to sabotage each other for bonuses and promotions. The young, very sexist, male middle managers always promoted male employees first and gave them bigger bonuses. The woman employees were always piled high with the lowest profile, grunt work. One male colleague, who had less experience than I and was doing the same exact job, was being paid double and bragged about it constantly. He went so far as to show me his pay stub and all the perks he was given when hired that I was not. The woman managers did not advocate or mentor new or existing females, even though everyone was assigned a "mentor." I had a woman mentor who also mentored another male colleague. She advocated for him and got him a bonus and left me to fend for myself. I've tried many times to think of constructive ways of improvement. There is such a deeply embedded culture of denial at this company. Men are running the show at all the highest levels and they have a formula of pitting employee against employee that has been working for them for decades. There's so much smoke screen in the form of new "programs" and initiatives for equality that seem to be serving a token few for the sole purpose of performing for the media. All I can say is that there are some very good programs in place such as flexible work hours, accrued vacation and family leave, but if daily work life is hell, these small compensations are not worth sticking around for. They need to get in the trenches and talk to woman and minorities in non-management roles and find out what's really going on."

"Diversity efforts are supported at grass roots and C- and regional level executives but bad practices remain in the leadership tier directly beneath."

"It's a consulting firm, so any project within the company will be extremely time consuming. Although some projects are more flexible than others, it was always hard to find time for your family and yourself when work weeks were mostly working all day. Even when working from home it wasn't that good. "

"Be careful about talking about your family and children. They aren't interested and ding you for having young families. "

"If you are a seasoned consultant, the company would be a great fit. But if you are fresh out of college or from another career path, I've noticed it's rare to see a woman rise up the ranks quickly without having to leave the company and then come back. "

"Accenture has excellent professional & career development programs to assist women (and anyone) with moving to the next level, but these are typically self-driven and can vary in accessibility depending on the type of role and line of business. Those with ambition, drive, and strong internal-to-the-company mentors will do best here. Now with a public goal of 50/50 gender equality in staffing and 25% of management roles staffed by women, I've seen a big improvement in proactive efforts to prepare women for leadership and promote them."

"Global Company, work life balance, benefit package, training and development, great people to work with and for, women leadership programs, committing to boosting workforce to 50% women by 2025"

"It may be a better fit for the start of your career, versus once you're trying to start a family. "

"Futuristic, career oriented, respect for individual is highly shown. I'm very happy to work here"

"Expect long hours and salary that does not match but great maternity leave "

"In order to climb the corporate ladder, women at Accenture have to undermine other women. Women are constantly thrown under the bus by their female supervisors, and those female supervisors are promoted and praised."

"Great maternity and paternity leave policy. Internal networking groups to help mother's find opportunities that allow greater work/life balance."

"It's a great place to work at. Try to find a mentor"

"Very focused on achieving gender parity. Provides great benefits for women."

"I have seen women far out perform men in objective sales and not be promoted to Managing Director. Women don't usually last past manager, they get burned out or give up. "

"Great opportunities given to women. Not enough support once in the role."

"There is a lot of hierarchy within the company, so you will need to network your way around if you want to enter into different divisions."

"Expect lots of bureaucracy and long working hours. Networking and connections are key for advancement and promotions."

"Working at Accenture is like no other company in the world; women are visibly in leadership positions and inclusion, diversity and belonging is part of the experience."

"I have heard positive things about Accenture's work culture and promotion of women; from my day to day, I think it depends hugely on your direct bosses and making the most out of current projects."

"Be confident when requesting work options, be your authentic self, be a role model to others "

"Be careful- super-charged hierarchy means that you are often in vulnerable or no-win situations. "

"No matter what they tell you about flexibility, a slow week is 60-65 hours in consulting. If you can balance that with your other commitments, then great. "