Job Title: Consultant
Location: Charlotte, NC
Submitted on: 31-Mar-04
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The most common theme when asked about the Accenture culture is "It
depends." In the office where I work (relatively small) there is a
great comraderie among the employees. While company-sponsored social
activities have been limited in recent years, we are starting to bring
back such events as comedy club attendace, partially-sponsored office
trips, diversity and women's forum dinners and happy hours, etc.
Service opportunities have always been available with repected
organizations such as Junior Achievement, Race for the Cure, and the
United Way.
The dress code is business casual both on the client site and in the
Accenture office. Some clients dress very casually, and I have seen
Accenture executives agree that it makes sense to loosen a few of the
dress code rules while on those sites. Of course, on the flip side
other clients dress very conservatively and employees on those
engagements will dress more conservatively as well.
Work hours will depend on the client, the project, and even the phase
of the project. While our work-weeks are typically a minimum 40 hours,
many clients are comfortable with us working those hours on a flexible
schedule. Other times, the client scrutinizes every move we make, and
our hours are less flexible. In either case, there will be times (such
as during a system implementation) where we must be available for many
more than 40 hours to test, fix, and deploy the system prior to roll-
out.
There are ample opportunities for advancement, although at times
recently the advancement timeline has been slower. This is improving,
and can be improved individually by taking an active role in project
and office activities. This helps the executives to get to know you
better, so that when your name comes up for promotion more of the
decision-makers know who you are.
In general, the atmosphere is very comfortable. While we spend the
majority of our time on the client site, the times we are in the
Accenture offer a great opportunity to reconnect and get to know our co-
workers.
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