Workplace reviews and discussion: 資誠聯合會計師事務所(PwC Taiwan)_普華商務法律事務所

If only I had seen the Facebook post #靠北會計師2965 before choosing my university preferences.

However, I’m currently just a small Associate, so I can only talk about what I’ve been able to see.

Because the policies differ between each BU, it depends on what the bosses (partners and CPAs) of each group want to establish.

Therefore, different BUs may vary in overtime reporting, employee trips, and even the number of annual leave days granted. I’ll just casually mention some pros and cons.

(Some are company-wide policies, while others are specific to my BU—I’ll just mix them together～)

Pros:

You get 7 days of annual leave as soon as you start, which is better than what the Labor Standards Act requires; some BUs allow more than 7 days during the off-season

One day of leave each year for a health checkup

A wide range of training courses

For employee travel subsidies, you can organize your own group, take some photos, and submit the receipts—you don’t have to accompany the boss and put on a fake smile

Plenty of opportunities for business trips, allowing you to earn travel allowances and broaden your horizons

Most employees are around the same age, so the atmosphere at work is fairly lively

Some audit clients provide meals, and the company also provides meals internally during certain months

The company has a strong reputation, so credit card applications are easily approved

Cons:

Clients are scattered throughout Greater Taipei (or even farther away), so you have to adjust your wake-up time every week

You still have to wear a tie in summer—it’s so hot you could cry

During the busy season (especially January through May), you work crazy amounts of overtime (depending on your individual engagements), and if your overtime hours are too high, you may even be asked to adjust them

Audit services are still, after all, part of the service industry, so you can only work overtime to meet clients’ needs

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After thinking about it, that’s probably all I can come up with. This job is actually quite challenging.

But the biggest problem is that the working hours are extremely long.

You may think that, as long as there’s overtime pay, you can work all the overtime, and you may even feel that you’re highly motivated.

In reality, your body and mind may not be able to take it.

What’s more, you may not even get paid for all the hours you actually worked.

After work, you still keep thinking about the unfinished, never-ending tasks.

Work/life balance simply doesn’t exist—if you put it into Excel, you’ll get #DIV/0!

But the off-season is amazing. Take a week or two off,

and go on a happy trip, singing “la la la la,” then return to the office with a big smile.

You’ll find yourself thinking again: Ah, maybe I’ll do this for another year.

People really are such self-defeating creatures, huh? (sigh)