Do not value employees - Manager - Advisory BDO Employee Review

2.0
Jul 1, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are decent and lower-level staff are extremely skilled and talented.

Cons

While the firm has forward thinking core values, I found that in the day-to-day work, the partners in advisory do not actually follow them. I’ve seen blatant sexism and nepotism and indirect racism. It seems like upper leadership is just an old school “old boys club.” The culture at the firm does not value its employees. They treat people like they are a replaceable cog and they would definitely choose to pay someone less to do your job. At the beginning of the pandemic, advisory was laying people off but claiming it was performance. Which in it of itself is questionable in terms of ethics. One team lost only women and over half were women of color. I would not recommend anyone work here and I would specifically tell women to avoid the firm.

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Pros

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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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