Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, known by its brand name, Deloitte, is one of accounting's Big Four, with offices in 140 countries. Like its peers, it's organized as a global network of legally separate and independent country-based partnerships, offering audit, consulting, financial advisory and risk-management services. Deloitte is unique among the Big Four in retaining its consulting business; the others (Ernst & Young LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and KPMG) exited theirs following Arthur Andersen's demise.
While a host of initiatives have landed the firm on several top-employer lists, there's no denying its work-hard culture. Employees were working so hard that the company instituted a ban on nonessential work email on weekends. But Deloitte isn't afraid to poke fun at itself. A favorite entry in a employee video contest spoofed its food-obsessed meetings.
Although the company shed jobs lately, the firm has a push to retain employees, which includes internal career coaching and a Personal Pursuits program that welcomes back boomerangers. Among its alumni: Chris Moneymaker, the 2003 World Series of Poker main event winner.
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