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CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

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Senior Associate - Senior Associate CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Employee Review

1.0
Mar 6, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Nice office, work does not seem as hectic as other big 4 firms. There are some... if very few people that brighten up your days.

Cons

Toxic environment. All partners/managers are very young and there is a toxic environment that makes you feel as if you are in high school all over again. Very little exposure to other audits (only state and local).... doesn't pave way for your future. Glad to say that I did not stay too long, but got the senior title and left to private . Turnover rate is huge here.. so if somebody leaves you are stuck with the pile of work they leave behind. Not a place I would recommend.

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Pros

Culture and mentoring programs with teams

Cons

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Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Good thing national teams allow remote work opportunity because there's not enough space in the local offices anyway, but you might just end up working after hours more often than not.

Cons

No pay raises year after year which is an actual pay decrees when taking into account inflation, fake "flexible" PTO, required to work 45 hours a week without any overtime, raises, bonus, or any financial reward which actually matters. You have to do ridiculous workday feedbacks, and self review every quarter but it means nothing because they don't even consider the feed back you've received when laying off. It is your job to find work, and when there is't enough work for you it's your fault, not leadership's. You get promised new projects and they are always delayed for months at a time and many times nothing even comes out of it. Pretentious company that likes to call itself "family" - only red flags here.

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