Disappointing - Tax Manager RKL Employee Review

2.0
May 16, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is competitive and the benefits are good. There are numerous interesting clients to work with and great learning opportunities among various industries; most coworkers are friendly and helpful. The firm gives back to the community and provides many opportunities for volunteering.

Cons

The billable hours goal is high, and to be considered a success you need to work considerably more than budgeted; leadership tells you if you don’t feel like you’re drowning, you are not working hard enough. Partners go weeks without greeting you or speaking to you unless you are working on one of their engagements. High number of layoffs at end of busy season leaves morale low and causes concern of job security. There are no inclusion or diversity initiatives which makes the firm feel outdated and limits employee creativity and engagement . Unfortunately, the firm is so focused on growth that both clients and employees have become only numbers and are not seen as people; clients are revenue; employees are expenses. Overall, good firm but could be great with different leadership.

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RKL Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about your experience at RKL. While we're glad to hear that you were able to make new connections with co-workers, learn from our diverse client base and give back to the community through the volunteering opportunities, it looks like we still have room to grow. We appreciate your candid feedback about valuing our clients and our employees. This will certainly help us in making it a better experience for everyone.

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5.0
Dec 2, 2025
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Pros

Flexible work environment. Good office and firm culture. A lot of learning opportunities because of the diversity of client work. Supportive of pursuing the CPA and other licenses.

Cons

Staffing shortages in select areas. Not enough communication through different service lines. Compensation is fair but could benefit from market adjustments.

2.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Great people, fun atmosphere, used to be a best place to work

Cons

Vision is lacking - the company has strayed from what made it great, which was being a best place to work for employees. Now, completely focused on budgets and AI. The human element of RKL is no longer important and we are only focusing on what everyone else around is doing.

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