- Promotions structure is strange (1 to 2 years as junior, minimum 2 years intermediate to get to senior). This is one of the largest complaints of most staff accountants. But a lot of managers don't take time to provide advice based on performance to develop to next level (heard HR staff complain a lot about this about managers)
- Management style is very inconsistent. Some managers don't prioritize having performance reviews to develop employees. Seem to give initial tools (with good training material) but ongoing training from some champions to develop staff accountants is lacking. Have seen people getting let go without even having performance reviews so the employees would say they had no idea their performance was lacking.
- they like to fire A LOT. This is a very well know issue in the firm. Seen more employees get fired here than people leaving of their own accord. Have a lot of friends in PA and don't see nearly as many people get let go in other firms (big 4 other mid sizes or small unless constantly showing up late or something notably bad)
- Budget politics is VERY prevalent here, more so than a lot of other firms (especially more than a lot of other mid size and large PA firms). If you're going over the budget a lot of managers will keep an eye on you (you will potentially be on chopping block). Some managers will openly encourage eating (under reporting) hours so the partners can get higher pay for having better looking budgets. Being the most hard working committed employee isn't valued here UNLESS AND ONLY IF you are meeting budget expectations. So don't kill yourself during busy season for a place like this.
- No cab available for employees working late like in other firms. So sometimes at 12 I'm taking the subway all the way back to the suburbs (1.5 hour ride)
- although there is an overtime policy here for employees working more than 44 hours a week, no managers ever let employees know. It's so hush hush that very few employees know it's available. In busy season you will work 50-70 hours week potentially (the norm in all PA firms) but it's strange that for the year I worked here no managers ever encouraged utilizing overtime hours which seems unfair
