Awful People Pretending to Have a Cool Culture. What a fraud! - Senior Manager BDO Employee Review

2.0
Jul 30, 2017
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Pros

Great marketing has created a widely recognized brand.

Cons

Acquisition of other firms binge has been poorly managed. Culture diluted, new people not integrated properly. Pretend to have a culture with people first when they treat their own people very poorly. Acquisitions of other practice areas have been allowed to continue with pre-BDO upper management, systems, policies and procedures that are not consistent with the rest of the firm and this group of people are in way over their heads.

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5.0
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Pros

Strong team culture and they offered great flexibility throughout the internship.

Cons

High workload during busy season (although that is expected)

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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