Buyer beware, Although good at times Big 4 is not all its cracked up to beThe good thingsExcellent exposure to largest clients in Australia, good assistance with attaining CA qualifications, large work team and plenty of social functions meaning that it is easy to make friends. Opportunities to learn from industry leading partners.
The challengesTerrible work life balance (late nights and weekends are rarely awarded genuine thanks), training not executed properly, a 'throwing under the bus' culture from management towards juniors just so they don't look bad, flawed workflow system where managers opinions of staff will affect who they give work to.