What to expect from any large public accounting firm: Slow career growth, long hours - Accounting BDO Employee Review

1.0
Dec 11, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Working at BDO compares to working for any large public accounting firm. Long work hours (e.g., >100 hrs /week during busy season and anywhere from 60-100+ during “not” busy season) are required.

Cons

There is little to no coordination between the partners, meaning everyone below is left to decide which partner they want to disappoint, since delivering quality work on-time to every partner is not possible. Again, pretty typical for this industry. If you’re thinking a job at BDO will be significantly better than a job at [Deloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG, BKD, Andersen, RSM] it probably won’t be, so take your highest paying offer.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

It was a good place to work

Cons

Can be busy at times

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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