Perfect place to film a sitcom - Senior Associate BDO Employee Review

1.0
Sep 7, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Its airconditioned in the summer (though too much sometimes), and heated in the winter.

Cons

The upper management is paranoid and because of that micromanages every aspect of clients. Advice is given more to confuse and mistakes are held over everyone but the partner's heads. Managers and staff are not treated as adults, nor are they given leeway to try other management techniques. How upper management acts and what it says it wants to do are diametrically opposed to each other. They say they want a work life fit, but want everyone working 12-14 hours a day. What the partners charge the clients are far too small in relation to some of the work that needs to be done, and when budgets are consistently blown, it is not the partner's fault for not charging appropriately, but the staff's fault for not being more efficient, even when the staff was working on the client for 30 hours strait.

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Cons

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3.0
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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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