CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) reviews

Compensation: 10-20% below market. No meal allowance during overtime. No parking or mileage reimbursement for weekend/holiday work. Travel policies: required to stay at an employee's house (rather than hotel) when traveling outside home office, meal stipend was $400 for a month (that's $13/day for ALL meals!). Poor office culture: management is cold and unfriendly, zero office outings/holiday parties, rare happy hours (and employees pay for their own drinks ALWAYS), minimal collaboration. Work life balance: Treated like a commodity (long hours, little praise, no interest in developing young staff.) Exit opportunities: mediocre job opportunities since CLA is not nearly as highly regards as Big4 or other second tier firms (GT, RSM, CBIZ).

Sharing my cubical with a different CLA department is challenging, but there are usually conference rooms available or my manager shares his office with me if I need to make any sensitive calls. So, I wish I had an office and more privacy, but that'll come with time. Not many cons to think of. Wish I was paid more, that's always a con.