Is BDO a good company to work for?

BDO has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 15,221 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at BDO to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BDO have been left by employees working as Internship , Assurance Intern and Tax Intern .

Does BDO pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BDO employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BDO. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BDO?

62% of BDO employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BDO 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BDO?

Audit Associate (500) , Senior Associate (457) , Manager (394) , Associate (381) , Auditor (360) , Assistant Manager (353) , Audit Senior (324) , Senior Auditor (259) , Tax Associate (240) , Senior Accountant (232) , Intern (226) , Consultant (213) , Senior Consultant (213) , Accountant (175) , Audit Manager (174)

What are the pros of working at BDO according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and pretty forward thinking" ((in 871 reviews)); "Culture in the junior and mid ranks is good but doesn’t extend to senior team." ((in 828 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 392 reviews)); "The benefits are good and overtime paid" ((in 308 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 296 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BDO according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 567 reviews)); "No work life balance and stressful" ((in 512 reviews)); "pay is bloody Low (mine increase 1k after I left and I changed industry)" ((in 503 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 487 reviews)); "Poor management communication should be worked on" ((in 318 reviews))

What are employees saying about BDO layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about BDO layoffs and their outlook for job security at BDO in 2026.

What are the top reviewed BDO locations?

New York , Chicago , Houston , Los Angeles , Dallas , Boston , San Francisco , McLean , Miami , Washington , Philadelphia , Oak Brook , Atlanta , Grand Rapids , Seattle , Costa Mesa , San Jose , Columbus , Pittsburgh , Charlotte , Cleveland , Detroit , Raleigh , Denver , San Diego , Milwaukee , Minneapolis , Phoenix , Cincinnati , Las Vegas

BDO reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(10,387 total reviews)

Pat Kramer and Peter van Laer

74% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

BDO has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 10,387 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BDO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

10K reviews

3.0

Sep 3, 2015

Overworked Underappreciated

Learning solutions specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The company itself does a decent job of providing perks for employees. There are 13 paid holidays per year including the entire week from Christmas Day till New Year's Day. Also, there's an open bar at basically every event, and you're allowed to expense alcoholic purchases on trips. They really fling money around at BDO, which is humorous.

Cons

OVERWORKED. I worked an average of 50 hours a week with a minimum of 45 hours a week and a maximum of 75 hours a week. The flex policy is also terrible--you can only flex two hours a week. Meaning if you work 75 hours for the week, on Friday you can only leave 2 hours early--any earlier and you'll have to use PTO despite putting in two weeks' work already.

2.0

Jul 10, 2013

Run away

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with. You learn a lot, opportunities for growth.

Cons

The McLean office is unstable and still transitioning after a merger. Expected to work overtime 5-6 months out of year... Stay away until the McLean office finishes transitioning from Argy, Wiltse, & Robinson, PC. High turnover. Lots firings, demotions, and resignations. Employees are dropping like flies Pay and promotion are not based on performance.

3.0

Apr 9, 2013

Used to be a GREAT place to work......

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Team outings -Pay for Certifications -Provides beverages and food often -Always at the forefront of technology -Lots of opportunities to grow technically -Salary is average

Cons

No 401K matching -Managed Services management push for the advancement of specific people while everyone else sits idle. -Communication between management and consultants is very poor and usually comes after the fact. This has long been a problem. It seems that there is a "need to know" rule here and usually that rule doesn't apply to those who need to know, the consultants or Account Leads. -Pay is lower than industry standard. Even with high end certifications, they are not rewarded unless you are in the group of those that they want to see move up quickly. -Blackballing occurs if you provide any type of push back to a newly promoted member of management. At that point, several consultants have left the company because of this practice.

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