Work/life balance great in off seasons. Favoritism is huge. - Tax Associate BDO Employee Review

3.0
Feb 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- During the off season its possible to take time off and work from home - You see a wide variety of clients and work which allows for a lot of learning and experience - Relatively young professionals

Cons

- Really long hours as expected with public accounting - Perception is reality. People are too focus on what everyone else is doing and not enough focus on their own work - Must be willing to go with the flow of the common beliefs in the office or be outcasted. Any criticism of upper management or how things are done will not get you far - A lot of favoritism and cliques - Way too much ego and patting of the back with upper management to notice how unhappy their staff is - High high turnover

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Pros

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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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