Poor management - Anonymous BDO Employee Review

1.0
Apr 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits such as holidays and Insurance Some of the entry-level staff are friendly, and it is relatively easy to make connections with your peers around the office. When the firm inevitably restructures or makes cuts, they do provide a standard severance package.

Cons

The work environment is highly disorganized, and the leadership team is completely misaligned. Management gives extreme mixed signals—one supervisor will tell you that you are improving and doing well, while a senior manager will actively ignore your ideas and ice you out of meetings. There is a deeply ingrained culture of office politics where coworkers will complain behind your back instead of communicating directly. Furthermore, new hires are set up to fail. Junior staff are evaluated on impossible, unreasonable metrics (such as expecting 100% perfect accuracy on tasks right away) with almost zero actual coaching or mentorship. Instead of training you, management prefers to micromanage minor, insignificant things to build a paper trail. You can be told you are on the right track, only to be suddenly laid off without cause due to a “business decision.”

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Consultants were not overworked, and people are generally staying in their own lane. Strong knowlegeable teammates and lots of internal resources to grow. Work life balance was good.

Cons

I left during a time of transition, since the top practice director retired and the EBA leader took over as interim leader. This interim guy seemed to be waiting for something to take any action with current resources, and he was not too interested in rallying or figuring things out as a team. If he had expectations, they were never communicated to me. The lack of clarity was very challenging for me personally, and it came off as a lack of support. I think others in the team probably feel similarly.

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